The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-04-26

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shall be paid for supplies? There
areno questions confronting US that
are more important and in the an
swering OF which great care should
be taken. The overstocking of mar
kets is fraught with disastrous re-
suits. AS regards the articles in tin
for which there is an enormous de-
mand, circumscribed only by
world wide limits, there is little
fear of this occurring, When 9TH
ers are considered, for some of
which there may be but compar-
atlvely local call, it is found that
there is constant danger of the sup
ply lastly exceeding the require
ments of consumption. Okra, fol
instance. of which the dried article
can be bought when the green veg
etable is not in the market, finds
bat little demand outside of the
South. OF such an article 1t is
easy. with each Southern Gamer
ignorant as to what nearly all the
othe.s are packing, to have the
markets 50 over run that no one
can obtain a price yielding a prof
il, and many be forced to carry
large part of their stock over to
another season. The same state
ment is true of okra and tomatoes,
of guavas, Of squash ard other ar
ticles.
The great staple canned goods
are tomatoes, corn, peaches, peas.
Following them are beans, sweet
potatoes, pumpkins, squashes Gin
vegetables), and apples, pineap-
pies, pears, plums and the berries.
In the absence of an Association
of Southern Gamers large enough
to enable its members to obtain a
reliable statement as to what the
profitable pack of each article will
be, it is well for them, unless ex,
ceptionally situated, not to go
heavily into any other than first
four mentioned. For them there
is practically always a demand
sufficient to exhaust the pack. As
the output of them increases the
consumption keeps pace with it.
OF the other articles-pineappies
excepted-this is not always the
ease, ana more caution must be
observed in packing them. orr
course, if Gamer is in section
where he can get an abundance of
beans at low prices while peas are
scarce and high, common sense
will dictate the packing of the
beans in preference to the peas.
So as to apples. Certain sections
are favored with this fruit of a fine
quality and in such great quanti-
ties that it can be obtained for lit
tie more than nothing. Apples,
under such circumstances, might
naturally be the mainstay of a fac
tory. But many neutrality-suspicious.
the majority-wlll be SO situated
that, if they desire to contract for
them, sweet potatoes, or beans or
squashes can be obtained in equal
abundance, and at as low prices
comparatively as tomatoes, corn
or peas. 1t is in these cases where
wise discrimination must be OBJ
served To such there is but one
thing to say: Subordinate the
pack of other vegetables to those
(frst0 of tomatoes, (second) Of
corn, third OF peas. This is the
unanimous verdict Of Southern
Gamers. An old maxim, to the
effect that it is not wise to carry
all ones eggs in one basket, is
likewise not without its applica
tor in the canning business.
Certain sections are destined to
become tt e canning centers for
certain fruits or vegetables. Just
as New Jersey and Maryland are
famous for their canned tomatoes,
so will central and southwest
Georgia, and parts of other soutn-
ern States where the fruit flourish
es. become noted for their canned
peaches; and Florida, rapidly &C.
yeloping into a great pineapple
producing State, become the head
quarters for that division of the
canning industry. Peaches and
pineapples are two of the best pay
ing products of the cannery. The
margin on each is good, and is es-
pecially large on the fancy stock.
The attention of Southern Gamers
and prospective Gamers cannot be