The midland journal., 1889-08-16
Pickles.

The American AyrtcuuortSt gives
full page illustration of two large pick
ling establishments with the accom-
panyiug description of the business
carried on by them:
ITO one whose ideas of pickle max
ing are based on the domestic industry
alone, the magnitude Of one of the es-
Adjustments is astounding. Some idea
of the scale upon which the business is
conducted may be gathered from the
following array Of figures. During the
season of 1888, the business of the two
fActories at Farmingdale and Central
Park, L. l., picked 22.OOO,O0O cucum'
bers, 500 barrels OF tomatoes, 500 bar
rels of caulifower, with prorortionate
quantities of string beans, onions and
other ingredients Of mixed pickles;
l 500 tons Of cabbage were made into
sauerkraut; Is carloads Of salt and
300 barrels of vinegar were employed.
"The harvest begins in the latter
part of August, and continues until the
second week of October, unless sooner
terminated by an untimely frost. The
"pickles,' as they are called from the
first. are gathered in baskets by women
and boys, and brought to an asserting
table which stands in the field, shelter
ed by a canopy Of green boughs. Here
they are assorted, and those of like size
put in barrels, in which they are car
ried to the sailing house After the
pickles have lain in the brine suffic-
lent length of the time they are rcmov
ed to the freshening yas. Here they
are soaked in fresh water warmed by
steam pipes. When the salt is all ex-
trectcd the pickles are removed by
girls and women, and placed in vinegar
either in barrels or glass jars.
"The manufacture of sauerkraut is
an important branch of the picking
industry. There are two cutting ma
chimes, each of which cuts six tons a
day, the united capacity Of the two be-
ing 100 tons of cabbage per day.
"The farms attached to the pickle
factories supply only small portion Of
the materials worked up, the balance
being purchased from farmers in the
vicinity. These bring their supplies
in huge wagons, and the grounds
around the factories present a busy
scene at the end of each day, when the
principal part of the produce is brought
in."
No site we have ever met with pos
sesses so many natural advantages for
building up such an industry as the
one above described, as in and imme-
diately around Rising Sun. The can
ming industry already established here
has supplied much Of the practical ex-
perience necessary in conducting a
picking factory, which started on a
small scale could speedily be developed
into large and important industry.
Quite large tract of land could be
leased we doubt not, for term of years
that could with small expease be
brought under irrigating bitches to in
sure the crops against injury from
drought in hot dry seasons, where all
the picking Notwithstanding, caul-
flower, cucumbers, onions, beans, etc.
could be produced in abundance and
perfection. A picking factory fairly
established, would find supplies of veg.
etables increased yearly from neighbor-
ing farms, till its business might be
readily expanded to approach. if not
equal, those above described. The de-
mand for pickles can never lessen, un-
like canned goods ia this respect, while
the expense and rush attending can
ming OF corn and tomatoes would be
avoided.
We have no doubt that picking
industry could be established here that
could be made more profitable than any
other enterprise requiring like pro-
portion of capital to conduct similar
volume of business. A couple Of weeks
spent at one of the large pickling fac
tolies by capable man would give him
sufficient knowledge of the business to
enable him to manage factory with
safety and success, if started on mod
crate scale and increased as experience