CROP REPORT

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                “Crop Report” – September 11, 2009
                      FINALLY I KNOW HIS             “BEEP-BEEP”-CANNED
                         SECRET — IT’S                 & FROZEN TO BE
                        VEGETABLES. . .              EXACT. . .”GENIUS”. . .


                        “2009” PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
                  TENTATIVE PACK “NORMAL” START UP DATES
                         PEAS – COMPLETE-“BUDGET PACK”
                      WAX BEANS – COMPLETE-“BUDGET PACK”
                      GREEN BEANS – HARVEST IN FULL SWING
                          CORN – HARVEST IN FULL SWING
                             LIMA BEANS – FULL SWING
                       MIXED VEGETABLES – SEPTEMBER 20TH
                               BEETS – OCTOBER 1ST
                             CARROTS – OCTOBER 5TH
                            POTATOES – OCTOBER 15TH

 WILE E. COYOTE                                                                  ROADRUNNER

                    “2009” CORN PACK IS UNDERWAY. . .
General Comments: The “2009” Corn Pack is “finally” underway with production at Brooten,
Owatonna and Plainview, MN along with Eden, New Richmond, Random Lake and Reedsburg, WI.
We are about two weeks behind our normal start up due to the unseasonably cool temperatures
the Midwest experienced in the month of July. . .

                                                                           Packing Season
                                                                The minimum soil temperature for
                                                                germination is 50F degrees.
                                                                Generally, Sweet Corn takes about
                                                                14 days to emerge from 50F degree
                                                                soils, but only about 5 days to
                                                                emerge at 70F degree. So you can
                                                                easily see that soil temperature is a
                                                                key factor in scheduling plantings.
                                                                Normal Corn planting starts around
                                                                May 1st, finishing around June 25th.
                                                                The harvest generally starts around
                                                                August 1st and finishes up the last
                                                                week in September. Corn from
                                                                planting to harvest can be from 75
                                                                to 85 days depending upon “Mother
 Lakeside Field General giving Plant Operations                 Nature”. Minnesota/Wisconsin lead
 some up to the minute direction as to what’s                   the nation in Sweet Corn production.
 happening in the field.

            LAKESIDE FOODS, INC., 808 HAMILTON ST., P.O. BOX 1327, MANITOWOC, WI 54221-1327
               PHONE 920-684-3356 • FAX 920-686-4033 • LAKESIDE@LAKESIDEFOODS.COM
     UNDERSTANDING TODAY’S CORN VARIETIES                                                     Report #34
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“Corn Color” -- Sweet Corn comes in three colors: Yellow, White and Bi-Color (mixture
of Yellow and White). There are certain geographical/consumer preferences for specific
Kernel Colors; however, there is no relationship between color and sweetness. Lakeside
Foods takes great pride in producing the highest quality in flavor and freshness in our
canned and frozen Corn items. . .




“CONVENTIONAL” YELLOW CORN                                  “SUPER SWEET” YELLOW CORN
    The popular original side dish. . .                          Is two to three times sweeter then
                                                                 conventional corn. . .”Love it”. . .




          “WHITE” CORN                                                 “BI-COLOR” CORN
   Has grown in popularity for its                            Bi-color corn has 80% Yellow Kernels
   unique color—used in many salad                            speckled with 20% White Kernels.
   dishes. . .                                                Popular for its appearance/taste.
            LAKESIDE FOODS, INC., 808 HAMILTON ST., P.O. BOX 1327, MANITOWOC, WI 54221-1327
               PHONE 920-684-3356 • FAX 920-686-4033 • LAKESIDE@LAKESIDEFOODS.COM
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                            UNDERSTANDING LIGHTNING. . .                                          Page 3 Of 3


Lightning is one of the oldest observed natural
phenomena on earth. Its been seen in volcanic
eruptions, extremely intense forest fires, surface
nuclear detonations, heavy snowstorms, in large
hurricanes and most often in thunderstorms. The
creation of lightning is a complicated process. We
generally know what conditions are needed to
produce lightning, but there is still debate about
exactly how lightning forms. Precipitation and
convection theories both attempt to explain the
electrical structure within clouds. Precipitation
theorists feel that different size raindrops, hail and
graupel get their positive or negative charge as
they collide, with heavier particles carrying
negative charge to the cloud bottom.
A bolt of lightning can travel at speeds of 130,000 miles per hour, reaching temperatures approaching
54,000F degrees. Temperatures hot enough to fuse silica sand into glass channels known as
fulgurities, which are normally hollow and can extend some distance into the ground. There are some
16 million lighting storms in the world every year.




                   Thunder is the sound made by lightning.                      LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE A
                   Depending on the nature of the lightning and                  TOPIC YOU WOULD LIKE US
                   distance of the listener, it can range from a sharp,              TO WRITE ABOUT. .
                   loud crack to a long, low rumble. The sudden
                   increase in pressure and temperature (air heats up
                   to about 54,000F degrees) from lightning produces
                   rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within a
                   bolt of lighting. This sudden expansion of air
                   creates a sonic shock, which produces the sound of
                   thunder. . .

   THE DOOR TO A BALANCED SUCCESS OPENS WIDEST ON
       THE HINGES OF HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT. . .
                LAKESIDE FOODS, INC., 808 HAMILTON ST., P.O. BOX 1327, MANITOWOC, WI 54221-1327
                   PHONE 920-684-3356 • FAX 920-686-4033 • LAKESIDE@LAKESIDEFOODS.COM