The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-24
Interesting to Farmers and House
KEEPERS

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keepers.
Under the present condition of agricult ure
and tillage In Virginia it is more than ever
desirable that the farmer should he protected
by greater variety Of crops from the sweep
ing disaster of bad season when relying
upon one or at most two staple products.
We bail, therefore, with satisfaction, as ben
etcial 10 the most important class Of society,
everything that tends to widen the field of
culture.
III this view we would call attention to
an enterprise undertaken by SIr. JOINS B.
DAVIS, of this city, at his farm, g Leslie Ma
nor" near the Pamunkey river, in King.
William, twenty-five miles from Richmond,
on the Richmond York River and Ches-
apeake railroad. Not only does he set
the example of culliyating extensively
the tomato, but he goes further, and intro
duces the plan of canning the crop on the
ground. He commenced operations last
year with sufficient success to induce him to
continse them the present year far moro ex-
tensrely.
He claims that he has proved two facts
the value to the farmer of increasing the va
ricty of crops, and that the canning OF fruit
| where produced makes its quality far better
and causes it to keep longer than the fruit
canned after being transported in bulk and
after the lapse of too much time between the
gathering and the canning. We give some
| of the points on the subject:
Mr.. DAVIS had this year over hundred
acres in tomatoes. The land is highly I'M
proved, well lined, and we'll titled. Lime
has good effect on the crop-makes the to-
mato more solid and sweet, and takes from
it the excess Of acid that is found in fruit
grown on thin and uuimproved land. The
crop is closely titled kept strictly clear OF
weeds while growing. The seed are Sc
lected by experienced persons with great
care, and being all OF one kind the fruit
when packed is not impaired by mixture.
| For canning, the best fruit is selected, all
that is small and imperfect being otherwise
used. In the process there is little handling
and no injury done tine fruit by bruising and
delay. The fruit is canned and sealed gene.
rally in an hour or so after being gathered.
In this way all the evils from long transpor.
tation, delay, heaping in large quantities,
consequent bruising and fermentation, are
avoided. The whole process is prompt
clean, and strictly careful.
Tue "process of canning is upon the
most approved system. The fruit is "dry.
packed" under experienced and skilful di.
rection. The cans are filled with sound,
faultless fruit before exhausting and sealing,
and so they are always full and Of
the regular weight. Thus put up, the
packages keep for years without being
impaired. They are thus insured to keep in
any climate, hot or cold. After canning, the
boxes stand In the warehouse about month
before being cased-ample time for dis
covering leakage.
The manufacturer warrants that they are
not surpassed by any fruit packed any
where else, and he asserts that there can be
none better. Housekeepers in this city
unanimously give the "LEsLIE MANOR y
brand decided preference over all other
canned tomatoes in the market.
The invention of putting up tomatoes for