The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-26
sAuERkRAuT QUEEN.
rks Proaa Boast Of clyde, u Little
Town In Ohio.

i
! Town In Ohio.
| Nfns-tenths Of the American people
Ii asked to locate the kraut making
center of the world, would point to
Germany, little appreciating that this
distinction now belongs to a town in
their own country.
| Kraut making. like other industries
| which, have long been synony nous
with the name Of some foreign coun.
try. has III recent years been found to
excel. at least In some important par
ticular. IN the United States. II IL Al
serted that there Is no one place III
Germany today IN which us much
sauerkraut IL produced as In the town
Of Clyde.
In the territory about Clyde are
1900 to 2.O0O acres Of land In which
nothing but cabbages are planted,
Each acre Is expected to yield not less
than ten tons of good cabbages. The
bulk of this crop II used In the krant
factories, although a small portion liz
shipped to the outside world. The
farmers haul these eabbages to the
factories Mt the opening of the kraut
| making season and usually receive for
their loads 20 to ~ ton. although oc-
casionaIly the price drops to third Of
this amount When the cabbages ore
bringing good price the farmers
make a urge profit from their fields
II II not unusual for growers about
Clyde to receive 100000 for their sen.
sons crops.
The cHbbages after coming from
their storage quarters are handled by
Inspectors. who scrutinize them closely
and then hand them to tho cleaners
The core ID taken ont by skilled work
men. after which the cabbagcs are
placed on Il continuous carrier, which
delivers them to tho grinders. The
grinders rapidly reduce the hends of
cabbage tn slaw. = H."
From the grinders the cabbage next
goes In IT. chopped form to the recelv.
Ing TANK, in which the requisite amount
OF salt IL added. The suited cabbage
IL now ready FOR the vats lii which the
stamping operation IL carried on. These
vats hold as much ms 100 barrels each.
The stamping II done by men who
wear rubber boots made for the pur-
pose. Great care In taken to hive ev-
cleanly In connection with
each operation. The kraut Ii allowed
to fermelit two weeks and gather
strength Id its own Juice. Then 1t II
placed IN barrels and sold at whole
s,,le nt abp,ft $3.50 barrel.
1t IL not unusual for one factory Co
grind hundred tons of cabbage In
single day. The season usually OK
ends over a term OF about two months
Ind hall, beginning about Sept. /
n this time perhars the output Of d |
inKle factory will exceed $1,000 bar
els.
The kraut making Industry calls for
he making Of barrels. A krnut bar.
u cannot be bought for less than 4
lollar, 20 In the production OF the
own Il Il not unusual for 100000 or
5000 to be expended for barrels.
he making OF these barrels Is carried
n In the Vicinity and thus adds to the
of the kra,it making ce,1ey
Other places are beginning TO make
rant on d large scale Id the vicinity
Clyde, and thus the industry prom.
leg TO spread over 4 burger area. BELLE.
ne u trying To rival Clyde this sen
IN md has been doing big business.
II Is prophesied that next seasons
OPP Of rabbazes In sandusky county
III exreed TINT Of any previous year,
the season Ii a favorable one. More
Irmers are growing cabbage. and
lose who have been Iii the business
'rerai years are preparing to Increase !
ctr nercase. Minneapolis Tribune.