Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 105,749	$ 97,345
Marketable securities held to maturity		256
Accounts receivable, net	74,620	87,545
Inventories, net	76,766	71,785
Prepaid expenses and other	3,644	3,284
Deferred income taxes	4,569	4,502
Total current assets	265,348	264,717
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	515,593	510,442
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	363,508	363,278
	152,085	147,164
Other assets
Goodwill	84,615	76,899
Other intangible assets, net	43,718	44,012
Marketable securities held to maturity	2,000	2,000
Marketable securities available for sale	107,876	107,664
Other	3,495	3,205
	241,704	233,780
	659,137	645,661
Current Liabilities
Current obligations under capital leases	265	211
Accounts payable	51,011	50,906
Accrued insurance liability	9,844	9,954
Accrued income taxes	7,768	1,740
Accrued liabilities	3,995	3,769
Accrued compensation expense	10,057	13,671
Dividends payable	5,978	2,988
Total current liabilities	88,918	83,239
Long-term obligations under capital leases	458	136
Deferred income taxes	45,193	45,183
Other long-term liabilities	535	538
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,681,000 and 18,677,000 respectively	35,166	34,516
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,561)	(5,930)
Retained Earnings	494,428	487,979
	524,033	516,565
	659,137	645,661
Land [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	2,496	2,496
Building [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	26,741	26,741
Plant Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	183,867	179,331
Marketing Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	246,542	244,770
Transportation Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	6,688	5,953
Office Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	17,496	16,282
Improvements [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	25,561	24,917
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 6,202	$ 9,952