" The whole business must be done
inside of four months, and most of it
is done inside of 60 days. If peaches
could always be relied on in this sec
section as a crop, a profit of at least
25 per cent, could easily be made on
them alone ; but sometimes we have
no peaches at all. Garden peas are
also in good demand, and would be
very profitable, but I could get very
few, and even when I tried to raise
them myself the results were very
poor. They don't seem to grow well
about Salisbury.
" The simple establishing of a can
ning factory and a knowledge of how
to treat and pack fruit and vegetables,
is not enough to make a success of the
business. It must be understood what
sort of goods are in demand and will
bring good prices, and provision must
be made to get a regular supply of
stuff. It won't do to rely on the
farmers until they get much better
acquainted with the business than they
are now. Apples, beans and corn are
low priced and unprofitable. Peaches,
garden pears and cherries are always
high-priced and profitable. The best
results I got were from vegetables I
raised myself, and from peaches, and
I think it would be best for anyone
going into the business to start a
vegetable and fruit farm, relying oa
this farm for the bulk of the material,
j and then buy only such stuff as the
farmers brought in good shape, and
only from farmers who would be
regular in supplying a certain amount
of stuff at regular intervals. The
farmers would naturally do better each
year. In this way the business could
be made very profitable.
