Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-03-09
Canning Fruit.

Some valuable facts on this sub
ject were elected 1T the late meet
ing OF the Iowa Horticultural Society.
1t has been for long time matter
ot doubt whether any one i'll our
State had either the secret or the
skill for successfully canning corn.
A few companies in Maine have
heretofore monopolized this business.
And Iowa, where corn can be raised
for twenty cents per bushel, had to
60 tor her canned corn thousand
miles to where it cost one dollar a
bushel to raise it. We have hereto
fore had some statements that Mr..
Kemble, Of Oskaioosa, was expert
men,ing upon the subject, but of his
SUCCESS Or Of the quality of the pro-
duct we had nothing definite. The
facts which were developed at Oska-
loosa, and as reported by the Herutd
are encouraging in the extreme.
Mr.. Kemble reported that he had
been canning corn and tomatoes in
Il small way for market for four years
to the entire satisfaction of his Gus
toners. He put up the past year 8,
900 cans OF tomatoes and II, 900 cans
ri corn. These are all sold long ago,
and he says he could have sold as
many more, and that he is entirely
satisfied with the profits. He in
tends 20 put up 100000 cans the
coming season OF corn and Tomatoes.
And he claims he can do just as well
i'll canning peas, beans, and all other
vegetables.
But are these canned vegetables
as good and pala,ablc rs those from
other and better Xnown establish
mcnts? Upon this subject the Hor-
ticultural Society does not leave us
in doubt. A committee of three of
the very best men were appointed
t. examine and test the quality of
these canned vegetables. The com
mittee were Prof. McAtfee, Suel
Foster and Col. Scott. They report
ell that "Mr. X. has done much to-
ward solving the problem of pre-
senting Oh our tables throughout the
year our most valuable yet our most
perlshablc articles Of food The
quality OF his products has never
been surpassed-and as Il home pro-
duction the fruits and the vegetables
he presents should be purchased by
Iowa people i'll preference to those
otany other State, thus saving to
ourselves in every year scores Of
thousands Of dollars. SO long rs
Iowa people are able to pay tor corn
canned III Baltimore, there should be
no mention OF hard times"
Mr.. kemble, i'll his report to the
Society, makes Il strong appeal i'll
favor OF Iowa products and Iowa
industry, and he regrets his own
want oil capital to carry forward this
enterprise upon Il much larger scale.
liz says millions OF dollars worth OF
Iowa fruits aud vegetables persisted
in orchard, garden and field, last seal
son, and our citizens will pay the
money out for the products Of other
States, with heavy lrelghls, to supply
liz place, Of Il poorer article, at big
ger price. Thereby Iowa supplies
employment to thousands Of women
ana children in Maine and other
States, instead Ut her citizens. We
furnish them food and clothing, and
let her own be idle, and supply her
wants from their profit on the raw
material, after paying commission,
irci ght and profit TO middle men, to
ge, the raw material to Maine, that
1t may be manufactured and shipped
back again, rs though our products
were improved i'll quality, quantity
and cheapness, and that we are un,
der obligations to our eastern cousins
where they are, and keep them i'll
something to eat and wear, and leave
our own citizens without employ,
mcnt.
he future will see and remedy
these things. But why is it neces
sary that our State and people should
be- bcggard even for the present
generation, with the comfortable re
Election that the next generation will
/ do better: Maine now depends OH
the West for corn to iced their stock
paying heavy tariffs, and we buying
their corn which ,sts them from one
to two dollars to raise. And ye,
our people are bowling about moth
my to do. This is not y small bust
ness. 60 INTO our large grocery
stores and see the large amount OF
those delicious canned fruits and veg
elables which are sold every day and
some estimate can be made OF the
money, which by poor ,goes
out of our State annually.