The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12
CAN C ANNE-RIES
PAY FARMER MAN?
This Question Answered by
Young Tennessee Toilcr, Who
Relates His Experience.
LIKE PICKING MONEY IN ROAD
Too Much Can't Be Said in
Favor Of tile Home
Canneries.


THE Timos-Dispatch cannot say too
much on the subject OF home canneries
on the farms. I mean little establish
mants that are capable Of bringing to
the farmer, especially IL he lives clos
/. to town. a lot of money that he would
otherwise never see. for his surplus
vegetables and fruits nre now bsing
thrown away"
Thus writes a wide awake Char
lotto county man and he asks me 20
print an interesting story which he
says he clipped from Tennessee pap,r.
the name of which he did not mention
or due credit would be given. Hero is
the story:
Three years ago 1 paid 5000 for my
little farm of fifteen acres. and last
year l sold nearly $1,000 worth of stun
from 1t. 1 should hate to take $4,000
for 1t now-in fact. would not"
This statement. made by an enthus-
iastic young farmer of Middle Tenne-
ssee' naturally brought many ques-
lions to the mind of his interested
auditor. more especially since a we'll
worn crutoh lying across the arm OF
his chair was silent proof OF a hanL-
leap under which many would have ut
terly given UP. The pleasant it'll.
nome, the bright, contented faces OF
VIE and children, the well-kept prem
ises. all spoke of success. and on. who
knew some of the circumstances of the
brave struggle against heavy odds
Which had been mnds for the past few
years In that home. could not refrain
roc ct,.,r Il
OF the ways in which success had been
won.
Cripple Tolls All About 1t.
1T has been largely due to my
Gamer he said. that has helped me
10 turn the scale against failure" And
theh ne told something of the how and
why of the business as he had found IL
IN his two years of experience.
Tie little farm was bought with
the iuea OF raising truck crops for
the nearby market. Having had n
little experience in the canning bust
ness the IDEA naturally suggested it
SELF that small outfit might help to
dispose OF the surplus to good adj
vantage, so medium sized Gamer
was Installed two years ago at a cost
OF about SIS. The first year only
-,eUo cans were packed. mostly of to-
hatoes ana green beans These found
such Ready sale that the second ycar
the output was more than doubled ap
gregating over 5000 cans Not only
were homegrown products prepared
Tor market, but considerable custom
work was done for other people. who
wore beginning TO learn that It was
the cheapest and surest way OF put
ting up their winters supply. So
great mas grown the demand. both for
the market goods and for the custom
work. that far more extensive plans
al 10 fnr h.,
Commands the Situation.
by the aid of my Gamer 1 am able
10 control the local tomato market"
he went on. Being the heaviest pro
Queer of that article In the vicinity.
the grocers look TO me for their steady
supply. Last year / held tho price
above dollar for all the early vario-
ties. and when the demand began to
tall off little at that price l quit
selling and went to canning.
When the dealers saw they could
not bluff me into dropping on my
price they just went on paying it, and,
OF course, all the other local tomato
growers got the benefit OF 1t as we'll
as ]. When 1 take tomatoes to market
only select the finest ones-largc.
smooth. flawlcss beauties that look
the price. All the rest goes to the
Gamer. Even for that. however. moth
ing but that which is absolutely fresh
and weli-ripened is used, for I try
TO Keep my canned goods of the high
est quality. In this way do not have
TO otter two grades OF fruit, as one
mn, must If he has no Gamer. 1 can hold
the standard up to first grade goods
throughout IT i had to sell two
grades on the market 1t would not
be long before people would be buying
only the lower priced fruit for can
ming, which would soon compel me
N he ,,rga
duct"
Selling Canned Goods.
the canned tomatoes found ready
sale in the loca! market at SO case
and by October every can was sold.
so great was the success of the vent
ure that this year n considerable
acreage for tomatoes has been secured
OF ncighboring farmers. and plans are
being made to run the Gamer through
out the season. instead of at odd
| spells. as HERETOFORE
Although this mans speciality il
1 tomatoes. he also handles a great
many beans. ~ great many beans are
canned for other people, who bring
them in cleaned snapped, and ready
for cooking. For this charge of 3
cents a can is made. the cans being
| furnished Those beans thaf ,Apre
canned for market bring s1.20 per
dozen cans Only three-pound cans
are used. The demand has always far
exceeded the supply. as the product is
! superior TO the ordinary factory-pre-
! pared goods.
| Docs Gamer Pnyf .Yes.
The cans and labels cos. triflid
| over 80 cents dozen. when bouEhf
! by the thousand. As soon as the ca
pacity Of the little plant will warrant
! their being bought in car lots this
price can he considerably lowered; SO
Tar as the work itself is concerned. 1T