West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-07-20

IMI about canning stuff?' asked
HI Joe after full justice had
- been done to the savory
squirrel pie and well baked turkey
hen, both OF which Joe had provided.
Powerful little, son. WhyT
"Well, IL you had chance to learn
would your"
"Of course, If 1 had canning outfit
and somethin' TO can"
"All right Walt minute" Joe
left the table and returned with Il
pamphlet out OF bundle OF several
the mail carrier had left that morning.
Here 1t is, one of the government
bulletins. Gives you the whole thing
right here. If you'll just study this
until you get it fixed In your mind III
buy you II nice canning outfit"
THAT would be mighty nice and a
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 hlgh"'
I'm going 10 plant lot of tomatoes
and snap beans. Those that aln't
fancy enough to sell you and sister
Annie can pick and put them up.
There'll be plenty of them"
III bet You could make some money
on 'em. wife," suggested Mr.. Weston.
II know what they pay for canned to-
matoes wholesale"
"HOw much. pap inquired Mrs
Weston.
They pay the wholesale grocers so
cents dozen and retail Mt 10 cents
can-$1-20 a dozen"
what do the cans and all cost to
put 'em upT" persisted Mrs. Weston.
Il don't know. except from the re
port Of the Girls Tomato club work
1t says there that the cans and labels
cvst about cent and three quarters
each and estimate cost OF tomatoes
and labor for each can at cent"
Mrs. Weston did some mental arith-
metlc.
Even then there's fair profit in It,
The person who grows the tomatoes
and puts 'em up gets the cent Real
~, the cost Is cent and thrce-quar-
ters can, amt IT."
Her husband nodded.
"I1l bet you could sell many n dozen
70 boarding houses and hotels I'm town
at a dollar dozen. IL 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 III make a try at st."
"All right. II win that scholarship
] won't be here next spring, ma, and
you can have my prize corn acre 90
raise tomatoes on. and II won't cost
you cent for fertilizer 70 will be
plenty rich. You ought TO clean up a
pretty nice pile
"All my life I've wanted some way
20 make some money OF my own" said
Mrs. Weston "Npw I see the way.
md I'm going 20 follow IT, You men
needn't think you are the only money
makers. Just watch Annie and me
with my chickens and canning outftr'
"Tell you another scheme. ma III
set aside three nice spring pigs. You
and Annie fatteu EN- up and turn EN-
into that fue smoked sausnpe next
winter III bet you can make a lot on
that too"
We'll, that's q nue plan, Never
thought OF Sc. And / heard Mls' Allen
10 town complainiu' that she couldn't
get pure pork sausage from the butch
ers any Inore-they filed 70 up With
beef scrapsg' entbused Mrs Weston.
wen try that too"
isn't a BIT Of reason in the world
why all the canned fruit and vcgeta-
bles farmers buy ont OF stores shouldn't
BE- put up on the farms. Save n heap
Of money" reflected Joe.
"'Stld Of that" chuckled Mr.. Yves
ton, Il sec these here triGin' farmers
a.bUyin' canned termotters an corn
an such an haulln' Sc out where Il
ought 20 grow an be saved"
II knows where there's n big pile of
tomnto cans behind tho barn" IN.
nOunced Annie proudly. trying % get
into tho drift Of tho conversation. The
whole family exploded into n laugh
I'm guilty sisr chuckled her "a
thor Gust os guilty ns my Of tho
rest Of EN-. but was sort q bopin'
nobody would throw Il up 20 me-"
we won't do 81 any more" assured
Mrs. Weston. you get mo that can.
ming outfit md III start practlcin' on
early vegetables peas. bcets and such.
Then BY the time tomatoes arc ripc
I'll be ready TOO. Can We afford 81,
thought Those canning outfits are
dreadful expensive, amt theyT' she