Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
CANNING GOODS At HOME
AN INDUSTRY OUT OF WHICH
FARMERS MAKE MONEY.
Surplus Vegetables and Fruits Put
Up in Tins-Big Business
Being Built Up.

Sell what you can and can what you
can't" has become the motto OF many
truck growers. That is, all surplus Vege-
tables and fruits which cannot at once De
disposed of to a good advantage are pre-
served for future sale on a better market
This is done by canning the surplus at
home, and in such way as to meet the
reouirements of the market and at the
same time command a good price.
The process of canning is very simple,
and the machine used is neither compil-
Gated nor expensive, which places this IN
dustrv within the reach of any one desir-
Gus of trying it.
sweet corn. squash. beets, sweet POTATOES.
tomatoes, kraut, apples, peaches, pears
berries and chicken, beef and oid-fashioh.
ed I've hominy are all included In the hst
Of things canned for nome use: lon .ha
foes. string beans and peaches are the
chief products of the farm canning iac-
tory that are put up for the market, pears
and berries being close second
The fruit and vegetables, being gamer
ed fresh from orchard and garden. and
nacked sealed and cooked before they are
allowed to deteriorate, retain thelf naVor
unexcelled.
The fruit and vegetables are packed In
the cans by hand while raw, the can Is
at once sealed and submerged in boring
water and left to cook the required
length of time to insure it's contents keep
ing. The length of time required to prop
erIy cook the contents of the can varies
from six minutes for Strawberries TO nVe
hours for sweet corn, in order that the
heat may thoroughly destroy the germs
that produce fermentation.
Peaches and Pears.
In canning peaches. pears, strawber-
ries and raspberries, strip made by
dissolving granulated sugar in water Is
used To fill in after the fruit is packed in
the can.
weak salt brine is used for sweet
corn. peas and string beans, just enough
being used to season to taste, but no
other preservative of any KIND is used
This insures all home-cannea sooGs COM
plying with the pure food law. because
thew are free from any injurious acids
coal tar DIVES or deleterious ingredients
of any kind.
Being packed by hand, each can is we'll
filed, and as all rotten, oVerrlpe ana I'M
nerfect fruit and vegetables are rejected
honest weight and first-ciass goods are
the rule. A.,
Southern farmers have found the can
ming machine a means of reducing the
acreage of the cotton crop, ana at the
same time bringing them good money. AS
..More tomatoes and less cotton means
more money and less debt tor the south
ern farmer" In fact, the canning III
dustry has grown to such dimensions III
the south that in the state or Iexas the!
have organized the Texas Home Gamers
Association. A state business agent has
been appointed to purchase cans IN car
load lots and all other supplies az Wnole-
sale rates He will also solicit orders
for their canned goods, to be shipped IN
carload lots. att.
canned goods and each member Will be
given a number which he will stamp on
the labels on all the goods he packs:
Guarantee Quality.
Each member will be required to guar
antee the quality of his canned goods
When an individual member needs sup
NV of cans he will notify the local agent
of the association. who will IN turn for-
ward the order to the state business
agent.
farmer i'm Massac county ILLINOIS,
purchased a canning machine last year
and put up variety of fruits and vege-
tables. An epicure living in an adjoining
state had been importing all ms cahIieu
goods and even his Irish potatoes direct
from Germany Through mutual friends
he learned of this Illinois farmers home
canned goods and decided TO try them.
Consequently he ordered sample Out
without intimating his intended expert
ment When the goods were received ne
subjected them to the most crucial test
IN discover any acids or colorng matter
The result was so satisfactory that he
nro,nntIy ordered several cases for his
own table use.
The profits to be derived from canning
fruits and vegetables for market vary
with the persons doing the canning, the
locality, cost of labor and the market
facilities. just the same as in all other
farm products.
The cost of cans. sOlder-tipped lids. sol
deriny fluid and solder, ready boxed and
Grated f. o. b. at the factory. will cost
from SIS to $50 per LOCO for two-pound
cans. and from $21 TO S23 per 1000 for
three-pound cans.
Labels cost from 10 cents TO SO per
thousand. according to the quality and