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the factory proposition operating on a 
larger basis put up a commercial product 
to compete with similar products on the 
world’s market. The introduction of 
Home Demonstration work into the State 
in 1912 gave this industry tremendous 
impetus. During the intervening years 
there are many instances where exhibits 
of products made in the home have stim¬ 
ulated the commercial work on both a 
large and small scale. 
A few of the many worthy examples 
of production for fancy trade from the 
home kitchen in one season, is the work 
of such people as: 
Mrs. J. J. Willie, Lloyd, Florida, 2,000 
containers of figs. 
W. H. Haskins, Winter Haven, Flor¬ 
ida, 25 gallons of guava jelly. 
Mrs. Ballentine, Ft. Myers, Florida, 
2,000 glasses of guava jelly; 1,000 glasses 
of Cattley guava jelly. 
Mrs. Barfield, Caxambus, Florida, 
2,000 No. 3 cans of guavas; 100 No. 2 
cans of mangos; 200 gallons of roselle 
juice; 2,000 glasses of guava jelly; 1,000 
12-ounce jars of 'orange jelly. 
Mrs. Hess, Ft. Myers, Florida, 200 12- 
ounce jars of kumquats; 400 lbs. of crys¬ 
tallized peel. 
Calls constantly come to the Home 
Demonstration Agents and the Home 
Demonstration office at Tallahassee for 
the Florida State College Bulletin No. 34 
on Jellies, Preserves and Marmalades. 
This bulletin has not only gone through¬ 
out our own State, but also into every 
State in the. Union. “If a penny saved be 
a penny earned,” then the filling of the 
home pantry by the girls and housewives 
is but another method of marketing Flor¬ 
ida products at home. Since the fall of 
1918, through home demonstration work 
there has been reported 3,197,188 con¬ 
tainers filled with fruits and vegetables. 
Although citrus fruits rank first in 
point of production they are but one of 
the many varieties that can be grown. 
In addition to the citrus, chief among 
those that lend themselves readily to com¬ 
mercial canning are the guavas, roselle or 
Florida cranberry, mangos, strawberries 
and others that grow in abundance 
throughout the middle and southern sec¬ 
tions of Florida, while, in the northern 
section of the State we find figs, musca¬ 
dine grapes and uncultivated blackberries 
growing in abundance. There are many 
others with promising possibilities, but 
these are grown at present in sufficient 
quantity to be utilized for commercial 
purposes. No less interesting in number 
and variety are the products to be made 
from these fruits, some, of which are, 
preserves, jams, jellies, marmalades, 
chutneys, juices, vinegars, pickles and 
confections. Plans are now under way 
for the development of a muscadine, vine¬ 
yard in North Florida with an idea of 
placing grape products on the market. 
The demand within our State for soft 
drinks, such as pepsi-cola, cheri-cola, 
coca-cola and many other of similar na¬ 
ture is sufficient to pay a yearly revenue, 
of approximately $3,503,210.88, accord¬ 
ing to figures obtained from the Internal 
Revenue Director of the State Commer¬ 
cial production of the wholesome, juice of 
the muscadine grape and various citrus 
fruits would in all probability find not 
only a welcome, but also a ready demand 
from the public. The juice of the musca- 
