The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-02
4 BIG CANNING
EXHIBIT OUT
At FERRY PASS
NUMBER OF INTERESTED SPEC
TAToRs GATHERED AT HOME
OF ED. JONES AND WATCHED
MEMBERS OF GIRLS TOMATO
CLUB WORK AND ENJOYED
FINE DINNER.

Members of the Ferry Pass Girls
Tomato Club No. were the hos
tesses at another open air canning de-
monstration, which occurred yesterday
at the home of Ed. Jones at Ferry
Pass, under the direction and super
vision of L. w. Hardy. organizer Of
tbs clubs, and Miss Mary Bradley. the
lady demonstrator in charge of the
various clubs Of the county.
Quite a number of spectators were
present, some of them coming several
miles in order to witness the demon
stration, and the entire process from
the time the fruits and vegetables
girls until the cans had been sealed
and labeled was watched with much
interest by those present.
Every Member Present.
Every member OF the Ferry Pass
club was present and took part in the
demonstration. Besides these two
members of the Roberts club We're
present and assisted in the canning
The Ferry Pass Club is composed of
Almeda Jones, Charlotte Haynes, Pau
line Haynes. Helen Jameson, Lizzie
Jones and Ella Mae Gates.
Clara Mae and Annie Laurie Hardy,
of the Roberts club, represented their
club.
Several Articles Canned.
Yesterdays demonstration was a
thorough one, showing the number of
articles raised on the farms in this
county which may be canned success
fully and at a profit. Among the
things canned by the class yesterday
were tomatoes, okra, corn, pears, peas,
etc, besides number of combina-
tons, such as corn and tomatoes. etc.
Hardy and LiIIard Talk.
When the crowd had assembled for
dinner, which was spread on a long
table in the front yard, shaded by
several beautiful spreading china
trees, L. w. Hardy addressed the
crowd briefly, compIimentjn them
upon the interest manifested in this
work and in agriculture generally.
Mr.. Hardy called attention to the
fact that practically everything on
the table was a product of the farm
and had been raised at home This
was true and the spread to which he
referred was one of the most tempt
ing that could possibly have been ar
ranged. Mr.. Hardy said this pleased
him more than he could express. as
there was nothing in which he was
more interested than agricultural de-
velopment.
N. ]. Lillard, of the interstate fair,
was introduced and talked a few min
utes on agricultural subjects. Uncle
ST" as he was introduced, made a
good talk and urged the people to CO.
operate with Mr.. Hardy in making
the Escambia county agricultural ex-
hibit at the fair this year the best
one there. His talk was well received,
but one statement he made caused a
litter all around the table. This was
when he apologized for talking so long
and explained that he would rather
talk about the fair than to eat. No
body doubted that Uncle ST. was in
terested in the fair, but the crowd he
was addressing knew him and when
he said he would rather talk than eat
they could not refrain from smiling.
After Mr.. Lillard concluded there
was very little talking for sometime,
everybody being busily engaged in do
Ing justice to dinner such as only
the people of the Ferry Pass com
munity know how to prepare.
Music and More Work.
After dinner the crowd proceeded
to the house where they were enter
tanned by Mr.. Jones with a number
Of selections on the violin and piano
music and singing by q number of the
young ladies present.
Mr.. Jones is quite an accomplished
vtolinist, and a regular old fashioned
fiddler, too, and when he struck some
Of his lively airs, there was a percipti-
BILE shuffling Of feet on the part of
some Of the more dignified members
Of the party and some of the pillars of
the church decided 1t was time for
them to get out and enjoy some more
fresh air.
After enjoying the music for some
time, the class resumed the canning
operations and a large quantity more
Of fruits and vegetables were canned.
Paying Business.
Miss Bradley during the past week
has clearly demonstrated that the
canning business is not only a
pleasant but a profitable one, and
during this time, without the least
inconvenience or interference with her
work, she has made her canning out
Mt, which she recently purchased, pay
for itself.
This is merely an illustration of
what can be done by any family on
an Escambia county farm, besides
making use Of a vast amount of pro-
duct which would otherwise go to
waste.
Canning Second Crop.
One Of the most valuable results of
the demonstration yesterday was the
information obtained by L. w. Hardy,
concerning a certain piece of ground,
showing the unlimited possibilities OF
Escambia county soil
Mr.. Hardy says that last spring ].
E. Haynes planted one acre in onions,
from which he gathered 200 bushels,
which, by the way, is a splendid yield
from an acre of ground considering
the fact that during the past season
the price Of onions went as high as
ten cents Per pound wholesale. How
ever, this was not all On May %
Mr.. Haynes planted this same acre
in corn and some of this crop of
corn was canned yesterday during the
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