The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-01-21

Joe after full justice had
been done to the sayory
squirrel pie and well baked turkey
hen, both OF which Joe had provided.
Powerful little, son. Why
"Well, II you had chance to learn
would your
"of course. II had canning outfit
and somethin' 10 can.
"All right Wait a minute" Joe
left the table and returned with a
pamphlet out OF bundle OF several
the mail carrier had left that morning,
Here IL is, one OF the government
bulletins. Gives you the whole thing
right here II you'll Just study this
until you get II fixed in your mind III
buy you n nice canning outfit"
THAT would be mighty nice and 4
big help next winter to have plenty OF
canned huckleberries and blackberries
and plums and peaches and things TO
make pies OF. We'd live highw
I'm going to plant lot OF tomatoes
and snap beans Those that amt
fancy enough to sell you and sister
Annie can pick and put them up.
There'll be plenty OF them"
I'm bet you could make some money
on 'em. wife, suggested Mr.. Weston,
II know what they pay for canned to-
matoes wholesale"
How much. par inquired Mrs.
Weston.
They pay the wholesale grocers 80
cents dozen and retail at 10 cents a
can-Sl. 20 dozen"
what do the cans and ali cost to
put 'em upf" persisted Mrs. Weston
Il don't know. except from the re
port OF the Girls Tomato club work.
IL says there that the cans and labels
cost about cent and three quarters
each and estimate cost OF tomatoes
and labor for each can at cent
Mrs. Weston did some mental arith-
metic.
Even then there's a fair profit in H.
The person who grows the tomatoes
and puts 'em up gets the cent. Real
~. the cost Is cent and three-quEr.
tiers can. amt itr'
Her husband nodded.
I'm bet you could sell many dozen
10 boarding houses and hotels in town
at a dollar dozen. 1t would mean
an additional profit Of 20 cents for
you and a saving OF 20 cents for them
over what they'd have to pay retail"
suggested Joe.
1T looks pretty good" announced
Mrs. Weston. You get me that can
ming outfit, and I'll make a try at IT,
"All right. II win that scholarship
I won't be here next spring. ma. and
you can have my prize corn acre to
raise tomatoes on and II won't cost
you a cent for fertilizer. II win be
plenty rich. You ought to clean up
pretty nice pile"
"All my life I've wanted some way
to make some money Of my own" said
Mrs. Weston. Nov ! see the way.
and I'm going To follow IT, You men
needn't think you are the only money
makers. Just watch Annie and me
with my chickens and canning outtitr'
"Tell you another scheme. ma. I'll
set aside three nice spring pigs. You
and Annie fatten 'em up and turn 'em
into that fine sucked sausage next
winter. I'll bet you can make lot on
that too"
well, that's nne plan! Ne=er
thought OF It. And l heard Mis- Allen
in town complainin' that she couldn't
get pure pork sausage from the butch
ers any more-they filled II up with
beef scrapsr' enthused Mrs. Weston
We'll try that too"
Isn't a bit OF reason In the world
why all the canned fruit and vegeta-
bles farmers buy out OF stores shouldn't
be put up on the farms. Save heap
OF money" reflected Joe.
"'Stid OF that" chuckled Mr.. Wes-
ton, Il see these here triflin' farmers
a-buyin canned termatters an corn
an such an haulin' 1t out where 1t
ought to grow an be saved"
II knows where there's a big pile OF
tomato cans behind the barn.! an
nounced Annie proudly. trying to get
into the drift OF the conversation. The
whole family exploded into laugh.
I'm guilty, slsr' chuckled her IA
Their. "Just as guilty as any Of the
rest Of 'em. but l was sort OF hopin
nobody would throw 1t up TO me-"
I'VE won't do It any more" assured
Mrs. Weston you get me that can
ming outfit and I'll start practicin' on
early vegetables-peas. beets and such.
Then by the time tomatoes are ripe
I'll be ready too. Can we afford II.
though? Those canning outfits are
dreadful expensive. amt theyT she
asked with some apprehension.
"Oh. don't know replied Joe cas-
fly. "The one the Girls Tomato clubs
use. tested and recommended by the
experts OF the agricultural department.
costs about $3.50. and the cans and
labels n cent and three-quarters--
maybe about u cent and half II the
label Is not counted"
my goodness! thought canning
outfit would cost $40 or 500 or $50 or
some such awful price" she exclaimed
with relief
II had no ldee they were that cheap
myself" said Mr.. Weston And with
'em as easy TO get rs that, just to
think OF the stun that goes TO waste
around these farms that could DO
savedl''