The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-05
CANNED GOODS TO BE
SCARCE WITHIN A YEAR
miami Herald J

rotary of the Dade County Fair asso-
ciation last night:
mot long since I read most in
iteresting article, supposed to come
from the pen of some government Of
Ificial, regarding the supply of canned
goods and in that article it stated that
within year there would be no can
ned vegetables or canned fruits OBJ
.tainable in the market
This statement if true, IS of vital
importance to every person in Dade
county, in fact, of vital importance
to every person in the United States.
1T is well known fact (much to
our shame) that the great portion of
canned goods consumed in Dade coun-
ty is shipped here from Baltimore and
other places in the North Many
times, the tomatoes, beans, etc., ship
ped from this county are shipped to
the northern markets and returned to
us in the shape of canned goods.
Every season there are enough
vegetables left to waste in the fields
to supply all the canned vegetables
thaf come to the county from north
ern points, and the question arises.
Why This Waste?"
| Carloads are shipped into the
county each year, they are sold TO the
FARMERS and lot owners throughout
the county, and at the same time
many OF those who purchased canned
vegetables have them decaying in
their felds, and a great proportion OF
the consumers are the owners of lots
IN city or county where vegetables
could be grown for consumption while
fresh, and enough left to put into cans
TO make an ample supply for the fam
l!y during the other portion of the
year, The warning has been sent
forth by the government, of the prob
able shortage of canned goods. with
the probability that they will not he
obtainable at any price in the near
future.
1t is time that we awake as a peo-
PIE and prepare for this shortage.
/
Ihose who have cabbage that can
not be disposed of at profit, couId
turn it into sauerkraut for which
there is a ready sale There is no ex.
pense entailed in making sauerkraut
except the containers to hold it. One
year IN the west when l had an over
supply of cabbage I made it I'D into
! sauerkraut and when sold brought me
a much higher price than the cabba 90
would have brought at good round
prices.
The Woman's Home Canning c1ub
nave demonstrated what can be done
IN canning fresh vegetables, The
display at the recent Dade County
falr was complete demonstration Of
'he utility of putting up nearly all
Kinds of vegetables for future use
is it not time that each housewife
IN view of the fact that canned veee-
taoles VIII soon be practically out Of
the market, should get busy and mt
up supply for the time when they
cannot be procured?
The Community Canning cIuh
"nich has recently been started in
tAls city, is a move in the right direc-
ton and an opportunity for every
family to put up full supply Of veg.
etaples while they can be obtained Tf
there is not an ample supply nut IN
ny the people of Miami and Dads
county for our immediate use tho moo
PIE VIII have only themselves to
blame.
ihpoIldnI Item is the
nome garden. In going over the citv
md that there are only comnara.
lively few home gardens. The hac,
yards which would supply bountifu,
supply of fresh vegetables are COW
cred with weeds. Figured UP in acre
age, the back yards in this cry would
amount to large number of acres. /
which if planted in vegetables would
60 long way in supplying the fresh
vegetables for the entire people of |
this city. i
"Do not wait until our supply Is
cut off, do it now. We are learn1ffg !
the value of preparedness along some |
lines very dearly. Let us plant and |
can the surplus vegetables and then
in case the supply is cut off from the
northern markets there Will be
enough and to spare to supply our
own and others necessities.