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a great canned goods industry, if properly encouraged. ISTo place in the 

 world can produce a finer quality of tomatoes. This industry will give 

 employment to many hundreds of people. 



The industry can be made one of the greatest in the state, but has 

 been badly neglected. Missouri can put up goods from five to ten cents 

 cheaper on the dozen than other states owing to producing goods cheaper. 

 Tomatoes in Missouri at $5 per ton yields good pay per acre. When 

 building factories go to a practical canning man and one you know. 

 With a few more factories in the state they could keep a can factory run- 

 ning the year round. One crate of raspberries will put up about two 

 dozen three-pound cans; strawberries one dozen to the crate. Cost from 

 sixty-five to seventy-five cents per dozen including everything, f. o. b 

 The factory process can make a really better product than at home, as 

 the cans are sealed before cooking arid so retain their special flavor. We 

 use only the best white sugar. Think we can find a way to retain color 

 in strawberries by using some harmless coloring to bring juice up to 

 same color of fruit. — From Western Fruit Grower. 



DISCUSSION ON CANNING. 



Goodman. — How many two-pound cans do you put up from a crate 

 of berries? 



Wade. — Raspberries and blackberries will make three dozen, straw- 

 berries, two dozen. 



Goodman. — It seems to me it might pay to establish a grade of fine 

 preserves for family use. 



Wade. — We make a good syrup so avoid the usual tasteless watery 

 goods and the flavor is retained by_ sealing before cooking. 



Snodgrass. — Canning factories could have a reputation and big 

 trade if people felt they were getting pure materials. 



Wade. — We use the best white sugar. The color of our berries will 

 hold for a year. 



Atwood. — The Republic factory ships two grades of berries and this 

 way of using small berries makes the business a help to the growers. 



Goodman. — Can you put up fruit in glass jars ? 



