St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-10-11

week.
i First Se1ni-Annual
] Report Of Can
ming actory.
|. The first semi-annual report of thu
St. r.mmany Canning Company ha'
been made pubi.e for the 9enent @
the stockholders.
| The feature that interests ths
stockholders most is the announce
ment that their money has been nus
banded with the greatest care. Q
special interest to local consumers II
the declaration that the products OF
the said cannery can be purchased IN
some instances for less than the reg,
ular market price lar similar foods.
The report follows:
| To the Stockholders of the st. Pam'
many Canning Company, and t.
| all Persons Interested In the De
| velopment of st. PaHmiay Parish
The constant aim Of the officers
this company has been to build VI
the business Of the company while
| conserving ito limited resources
Starting with very small capital
and with many difficulties to over
come, and with great deal to learn
| we have, by the exercise of the great
est care in purchasing machinery ant
supplies, and by doing much of the
work of installing and operating tn
plant ourselves, without cost to the
stockholders, minimixsa the expenses
and have succeeded in placing our on.
tire output of canned foods upon tn
market at very profitable prices.
Our greatest difficulty has been tt
get vegetables in sufficient quantity
Why our farmers have not risen K
the occasion offered them to sell thei,
products at the profitable prices that
we are paying eaH only be explained
by the supposition that many OF their
are not yet aware of the existence o
the factory. Others have refraine.
from planting large fields for fea
that the cannery, like many othe
enterprises begun in st. Tamman,
parish, was but for the day. Still
otLsrs are lacking in civic pride ant
a desire to help upbuill thsir com.
munity. and they allow their unsal
able products to rot in the field,
rather than sell them to the cannery
We believe, however, that such per
sons are few in number, and tina
they are guided by ignorance, having
been told that the prices paid by the
cannery are iasualfisat, whereas il
they would personally investieate
they would see that they are ample.
No matter how persevering the aim
OF the stockholders to support q.
cannery. it cannot hope to live with
out the cooperation of the farmer
mad we earnestly appeal to every
stockholder and friend Of this can
merry to Interest their farmsr friends
IN this project, and to get them &c
plant in quantity the vegetables and
fruits that we need.
We cannot believe that any man
will deliberately refuse q legitimate
opportunity to make money. Such
an opportunity Is now offered the
farmer, and our confidence in him
will not be lessened because he has
not yet risen to the OCCASION.
The local merchant ami the con-
sumer both profit by the cannery.
The merchant buys cheaper because
Of The saving. ETC., and the house
wife reaps the benefit In reduced
prices. Therefore, let one and all /
pull together for larger and better
cannery.
The parish fair management has
allotted the cannery choice position
Tor q demonstration, and we shall
make every effort to have credit !
able display, and at the same time
discuss with the farmers the adyan-
tages Of a cannery.
Let us illustrate the farmers prof
Its from a single crop-tomatoes
1t is stated In the State and Federal
Agricultural Bulletins that with prop
er care and good season, without |
losses from diseases
Yields may be expected to run from
s to IL tons Goo to 400 bushels) to
the acre, and the opinion is express
ed that the yield could easily be
raised to Is tons by following i'm
proved methods of culture Indiana
Bulletin IA. Yields have in many
instances amounted to 1900 bushels
bulletin 220, Tomatoes. U. s. De-
oartment of Agriculture).
The cost of growing varies from
10 to SIS an acre. Probably $50
S liberal estimate for this parish, Il
The price that the cannery paid was
80 cents bushel, equivalent to $12OI
IN 200 bushel yield, the smallest
1ield that q careful farmer could |,
expect.
It is mistake to think that the
omato in this parish is particularly /,
liable to blight and other diseases. X
)ur soil is we'll adapted to tomato
ulture. The farmer must inform
lfmself about this crop, the varieties I
'est adapted to canning, the methods {
II culture, and the remedies against
lrought and diseases, then he must {
liant large acreages, and he can be (
of profitable market.
We have gone into details and CIV G
n the source Of our Information IN 6
he hope that the farmer will get the l
ulletins on the culture of tomatoes /
nd other vegetables from the State +
nd Federal Agriculture Depart i
aent, and that they will talk with Mr.. c
.ewis, the farm demonstrator now c
tationed in this parish, and plant t
1telligently.
W. L. STEVENSON. M. D., /
s President.
A. C. MCCORMACK. lii
Secty-Treas.
The list of subscribers and stock |f,
olders to the st. Tammany Canning t