The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-06-19

STARCH MEETTxc.-0n last Saturda.
afternoon there was another meeting o
farmers in the Courthouse, for the pur-
pose of aseertaining whether sufficient in
ducements could be given 10 capitalists Il
come among us and erect starch factories,
The meeting was not as largely attended
by the farmers as it should have been. By
any means, but, nevertheless. considers
bic interest was ELECTED. AID a basis OF ar
greement was arrived at, which, We fee
confident will insure success TO the enter
prise. At the first meeting il was pro
posed that farmers should agree 10 furnish
the potatoes from a certain acreage Tor
period Of five years. and there was obIec-
ton made by many 10 the length of time,
and farmers did not understand whether
they could deliver their potatoes right
from the field to the factory, or whether
they had TO deliver them az such times as
the factory men desired. The question
also was raised whether they could piek
out the large and marketable potato es
raised on the acres they would subscribe
10 the factory and substitute therefor the
small potatoes raised by them on other
ground. All these questions were dis
cussed. and the following is the basis OF
agreement arrived at
Isl. The farmers shall agree 10 deliver
the yield Of a certain acreage for 3 years.
%. They can deliver them right from
She field to the factory.
81. They can exchange or substitute
small potatoes raised on other ground Tor
the large potatoes raised on the ground
subscribed to the factory, bashel for bashel
4th. They can deliver any variety OF
potatoes.
9Th. They are 10 have a5 cents per bush
e., cash.
Upon these conditions the factory can
be secured. Now then, for the purpose OF
seeing whether the farmers are willing TO
20 INTO the enterprise, there viii be anoth-
or meeting in the Courthouse, at o'clock
Saturday June 20, at which time final ac-
ton win be taken in this matter. Let ey-
ery farmer, therefore. who has faith in the
project come to this meeting and bring
with him bis ueighboFs.
We wish 10 add a few words of encour-
agement. VIII it pay? Judging from
the amount o! potatoes annually raised in
Somerset county, We would suppose that
farmers find it q profitable crop. And
what has been The average price within the
past three years About thirty cents per
| buskel. Twenty-Five cents per bushel
upon The terms proposed by the starch
men IS equivalent 10 lorty-ive cents per
busEel in the way they have been sold
heretofore. Let Us explain. Storing pO-
taioes in cellar or burying them IN The
ground, ~rehandliHg them and taking them
10 market, Including loss by rot u
freezing iS.Cquiyalent 70 ten cents per bush
eli, loss by shrinkaee, five cents per
bushei. Gain by substituting small pota-
toes for large is worth five cents per bush
ell. From this il viii be seen that twenty
five cents per bushei cash at the factory IN
the fall OF the year IS equivalent to forty
five cents per bushcl in the spring OF the
year. And there is q difference OF i've
cents per bRshel in hauling them TO mar
keith the i0li when the roads are solid.
and dragging them through the IN ~ the
carly spring.
With a sure market for all the potatoes
farmers can raise al twenty-five cents per
bushel cash, with the proposed advant-
ages, the potato crop Is the most profitable
crop a farmer can possibly raise. Farmers
awake TO your interests.
You can beat the world raising potatoes,
and all yOu need to make you rich aad IN
dependent, Is 10 ave a reliable home mar
keL Potatoes are q heavy article, and II
they have 10 be shipped to a foreign mar
kei, il costs ircm 10 tolls cents per bushel
for freight.
If proper encouragement be given to
capi.alitis. we have no doubt q number of
starch factories can be secured in the coun
tv. Y. Hay,
{. =. MUssRLNAN,
Secretaries