La Crosse Tribune in La Crosse, Wisconsin

Washburn Crosby Milling Plant and Gold Medal Flour

The Washburn Crosby Co Mills produce Gold Medal Flour with a daily capacity of 35 000 barrels and grind the wheat from 20 000 farms yearly. Over 150 cars of wheat are consumed daily and more than 150 cars of flour and feed are shipped, enabling about 10 500 000 loaves of bread daily. The plant emphasizes strict quality control, an Experimental Mill for test runs, and a skilled staff of chemists bakers and millers overseeing constant quality assurance.