The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-17


Of raising fruit or veget tables and it Is
nard TO get them to co operate In way
to make sure OF q regular supply of good
stuff to pack and sonic days thoy would
bring five times as much as we could
handle, and OF course wb couldn't buy it
ell. Then those who failedto sell would
tell everybody We didn't went any more
stuff, aud then We would be very scant
for couple Of days. Then, too, they
would bring good, bad aud indifferent
stuff, entailing considerable work to 60. &
out and get what was at to pack. These
irregularities made the matter Of hand.
ling the labor difficult. One dsn wc
would have moro hands than we had
work for, aud the next day We would
have more stuff Than we had hands to
work. I planted some vegetables my.
self and always made out we'll with what
I got off my own farm. My tomatoes
were considered especially fine wherever
I sold them. In Maryland the farmer,
are educated to co arrange. their vcgeLa-
be and fruit products as that they can
take just so much to the psckiug hous
every day and they are Informed that
none but selected products are wanted.
"Thc whole business must be done in
side of four months, and most of it is
done inside Of so days. II fpeaches could
always be relied on in this section as a
crop, aproft Of at least 23per cent. could
easily be made on them alone; but some.
times we have no peachcsat all. Garden
peas are also In good demand. and would
be very pi ofitable, but could get very
few, and evsn when tried to raise them
myself the results were very poor. They
don't seem 10 grow well about Salisbury.
@Thc simple establishing of canning
factory and q knowledge of how to treat
and pack fruit and vegetables, is not
enough to make success of the business.
It must be understood what sort of goods
are in demand and will bring good prices.
and provision must be made to get q reg.
ular supply of stuff. II won't do 10 RELY
on the farmers until they get much bet :
ter acquainted with the business than
they are now. Apples, b.ans aud corn
are low priced aud unprofitable. Peach 8.
garden peas and cherries are always h'gh-
priced snd profitable. The best results
got were from vegetables raised my
self, and from peaches, and think it
would be best for Anyone going into the
business to start vegetable and fruit
farm, relying on this farm for the bulk
Of the material, and thsn buy only such
stuff a. the farmers brought in good
shaps, and only from favIners who would
be regular in supplying . certain amount
Of stuff at regular intefvsis The farm.
ers would naturally do hokter each year.
In this way the business could be made
very profitable.
Even in the way la which ran it
thtre could be some money made when
!! prices were fair. but It Is too hsrrassiug
in the present condition of the material
markets especially to man with other
business to look after The goods are
ready sale. ] sold goods IN St. Louis,
Memphis and other p'aces and they gave
entire satisfactiop. The Sal sbury ffeiehts
were against me both onsthe cans coming
| In and the goods going out, but ev. n
then there Is nothing to prevent making
this q fair business Il 4 man could stand
the worry with the farmers and the hands.
II should think that down In South
Caroline, where fr,i { and vegetables can
be raised In abundance aud the crop is
suro each yenr, that avery excellent bus
fncss could be made hat would develop
TO very large proportions'i L looked after
aud pushed. fw,ist3n oUtht 10 be
made befofchan,l tl,oagh, for 4 good
asd regular sll ply Of material to pack.
and II 4 can b doae 10 no other way q