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good opportunities and eould be carried along with the type 

 of work already outlined without very much outlay for ad- 

 ditional equipment. If very much of this kind of work were 

 done in a community it would most certainly not only bene- 

 fit the ones who were doing it, but the other fellow as well, 

 since there would be less competition and prices would rule 

 higher for fresh fruits. 



The question of how this work of manufacturing horti- 

 cultural by-products is to be done is an important one. It 

 occurs to me that there are three methods anyone of which 

 might be successful : 



(1) The Home Outfit. — There are noAv on the market 

 home canning outfits which can be bought for $5.00 and up. 

 These supplemented with the large size kitchen utensils 

 might be made to meet all the demands of the small grower 

 at least for the first year or so. These home outfits are all 

 right if in proper hands. Home-made products are very apt 

 to be like home made butter, some good, some indifferent, 

 nnd much of it very poor. Where one would succeed in an 

 undertaking of this sort many would fail. 



2. The Customs Factory : — This seems to offer a better 

 solution to the problem although it is not without its draw- 

 backs. The greatest objection to this system would be that 

 the grower does not secure the whole advantage as a larg6 

 .share of his profits would go to pay toll. Also he would not 

 always be able to get his work done ju.st when wanted. This 

 would mean losses. On the other hand such a system in a 

 community would mean the saving of large amount of waste 

 would encourage thrift, would make a fairly uniform and 

 saleable product and would be a fine business from the stand- 

 point of the operator. 



3. Cooperation : — This seems the most rational method. 

 In a system of this sort all goods would have the same stand- 

 ard of quality. The work would be done more cheaply. It 

 would require but a small amount of capital to give each 

 member the benefits of the very best equipment. The cost 

 would be much less per imit, and it would make possible the 



