New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-05-06
fOme Canning Is Profitable

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Of the State University gas So. a
] Interesting faces re,gar.5ao rs.#t3;
oi OF hotuc caeuiug aS II uraus ut
iIspo>lng at jhr -jnp4- en.tp
products. The HaI,-uu auy#:
a question Of very considerable
economic importance to The farmers
of the State is that of utilizing to
the best of advantage aud profit
the surplus, or otherwise vase.
products of the farms, such as
fruits and vegetables.
To can these, for home consamp-
ton and market; TO raise a supply
for the special purposes and to
eventually build ap Il home can
nlng industry. is one of the most
promising additions farmers can
engage in.
TO gain reliable data, to encour-
age work in this line and to dis
seminate information, the Station
lnauguated demonstration work in
this line on small scale the past
season.
To bnild and operate a canning
business on large commercial basis
belongs to the domain Of the ex-
pert with ample capital; but fortu-
nately, there are means and meth
DDS by which any small farmer, or
enterprising individual, whether
farmer or not, can very successful |
~ build up a canning business for
himself, provided he will go at it |
intelligentIy
The outfit the Station nsed the |
past season is the Rialto canner,
manufactured at Mt Pleasant, Tex
as, by the Rialto Gamer Co. This
outfit is very simple in construc-
ton and operation, and can be pur-
chased for $1,000 There are also
other makes that are inexpensive
and satisfactory. a single outfit
has capacity Of 200 3-pound cans
per day when ran 10 its full capae-
lty. Where 1t is desired to in
crease the capacity, two or more
outfits can be run on Il small furn-
ace, built either of brick or rock.
The outfit consists Of a specially
structed galvanized iron boiler.
made to fit either No. 7 or No s
cooking stove; a basket, or carrier,
that fits inside the boiler; can
tanks and soldering irons This is
a very simple, yet economical ana
accurate form of the '.open pro
ceSs' method Of canning.
The operation Of the outfit is
very simple aud quickly learned.
and the principle ali The way
through is the same as that foliew-
ed IN regular Ganning establish
mentS.
The scope of the work Of home
canning is almost Unlimited The
Gamer can be run almost constant
ly from May until November. Be
ginning May with all kinds Of ber- $
ries Especially Strawberries and e
blackberries,) we go right on f
through the summer with vegeta-
bles and fruits and during the fall :
with sweet potatoes. A list of the /
leading fruits and vegetables that $
can be successfully put up are as !
follows: Fruits-Strawberries,
blackberries, peaches, plums, pears
figs. Observation-Disclosures, okra ,
beans, sweet potatoes. Peas and !
corn cannot be very successfully
canned on an outfit of this kind, as i.
hey require higher pressure
han the above, and for this !.
purpose the closed kettle is neces-
,ary
Some data concerning the cost of t
this outfit was obtained a
he past season, and our figures .
ire based on the operations of two :
giving a maximum capac- |
ty of 600 2-pounds cans (toma- L
oes) and 400 3-pound cans (peach- il
,s or pears) per day. For the r
lebit side we have as follows: y
u Picking and delivering fruit, Q Q boys
at 60 cents per day :. :. :. S l.20
. Scalding peeling, filing, 2
boys at 60 cents per day =. 1.20
- Wiping and soldering, l man a,
at $3.50 per day. 1.50
~ Processing, ] man at $3.50 "
per day -. ..... 1.50 W
81 600 2-pound cans, at 2 l-2 81
cents each :. . 400 m
Solder for the cans Loo
Total cost per day 5000 81
Undoubtedly, the chief value of fl
n outfit of this kind lies in the p,
opportunity afforded of utilizing Y
he surplus that cannot be profita- a
'ly shipped to market. With to- fir
natoes and peaches, aud often with P
early all kinds Of vegetables and lii
ruits, the period wherein profta-
lie shipments can be made comes
0 an end before the crop is ex- s.
austed Therefore, what remains W