The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-21
L. S. Light Favors
Wide Marketing
OF Canning
Club Products
BY L. s. Light.

By L. s. Light.
Redick, Fla. April 21-The U. s.
Government, the State Government
and our County Government all join
in the efforts Of trying to aid our
boys and girls in the art of Agricul-
ture and Domestic Economy. BY
supporting twenty lady demonstra-
tors to instruct our young ladies in
the art of successfully canning our
fruits and vegetables, and the boys
have the instruction and advice Of
thirty-five men demonstrators,
teaching them how to more success
fully grow corn, etc. In addition our
good agricultural college at Gaines
Vile gives short agricultural courses
in general farming, and our most ex-
cellent college for women at ITALIA
hassee gives short courses In do
nestle science.
We have two colleges and fifty
five individuals engaged in assist
ing our young men and women to
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better their conditions.
So far this is very good.
l honestly believe that to gain the
best results from these worthy eff
forts, there must be another step
taken.
That step is to help the boys and
girls to successfully dispose of their
surplus productions.
| To assure the the girls that they
can successfully dispose of their
canned goods, if properly put up;
to assure the boys that their pro-
duce will find a market, this will
create an incentive to excel in these
worthy lines, THEREBY multiplying
the number engaged in this line of
endeavor, creating habits of thrift
and industry.
What do you think of this propo-
sition?
Suppose our lady demonstrators
had 1000 pupils. and each pupil
during the season would put up
1000 cans of guava jelly, canned
pineapple, Strawberries, peaches,
pears, beans, peas, or tomatoes. This
would make 100000 cans.
| Let US suppose all these cans were
of uniform size, covered with hand
some wrappers, complying with the
III. S. laws, the demonstration
agents and the lady Gamers name
on each can, guaranteeing quality,
etc. Now say these ladies could get
these cans at wholesale cost, sold
by the Marketing Bureau without
profit to the Bureau, giving the
young ladies every advantage.
Let us suppose our men demon
strators had 1000 boys. each plant
ing from one to five acres in corn,
each raising from one to Ave hogs
for sale. These 1000 would make,
in all probability, 100000 bushels
of corn. Raise probably 5000 hogs
There is a market for this class
Of goods. They are shipped into
the state by the carload.
These boys and girls individually
cannot sell such crop under pres
emit conditions.
| A Florida Marketing Bureau
would dispose Of every can of fruit
or vegetables If properly labeled and
put up. Could sell every pound Of
corn and pork il properly prepared
for market.
A Florida Marketing Bureau would
cost but little. The farmers would
support it themselves.
The millions of dollars that &c
out Of the state for canned goods
hay. grain, pork, etc., dairy and
poultry products, could be retained
in Florida.
Let us husband our resources.
We have the best heritage in the
, world.
We are abundantly able to possess
the land.
Let us act like men.
Let us raise the best crops of boy
and girls in the world.
/, The best way to keep boy O.
= girl on the farm, is to prepare
!, way whereby they can help them
selves; and to make them have faitl
in their own abilities.
The best asset this state can pro
duce is a crop Of noble boys an
8 girls.
=. Let us possess our opportunities
Let us help the boy and girl.