Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-11-10
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PRACTICAL CO-OpIRArtON.

farmers of w.siern oxford have become
aroused aud propose a. unite and act to-
gethsr Toe the purpos. of securing better
prices Tor their SWEET c"rn. Ata meet
lug held In fryeburg October Slsi, pa
Isrs we're drawn up and signed maxim.
!, obligatory upon al, not to contrsct
Tor lees than IL c.ats per c-n of -
ounces. fiNe hundred copies of thl. "a.
Ter viii b. printed aud circulated
throughout the State, ani every effort
Will 10 made Ia make ihe movement
general.
The feeling Ia very extensive, aud
figur,s .ccm to ,,fo,e that .ue,t corn u
b~omlng an improbable crop. uule..
II can d. grown al profit th.t. l. Ger
tainly no ohIc,t In s.t,bli.hing f,ctorie.
anywhere. The O,to,.r crop Bulletin
of the uaine Boari of Agriculture shaw.
canclusl,.ly thst the average cash value
81 yellow corn Il more than that of
sw-'t corn psr acre. Taking this fac,
With the greater unc,rtaiaty of the crop
u would .-sm th,, there Il snmf,hing
wrong somr~ h~w. New LEI the farm
,r. loin h,ni. anl make compensation.
With other crop. anl raisc the prirc Ia
Corrr.poni.
Certainly no one wi.he. tie pack.r.
o. pat their money aud time Into The
business Without good compensation,
but II the market u so poor that the
product ~ili net .cll al living prvht
TOE both grower sni packer, lrt ~ eat
81 the supply until u u brOugli az to
living prizes. By az doing the farmer
~ill o. al,l~,i In hl. ba iae,s, the packer
sill find hlm.clf upon flrm basis AMI
dlr-St h-bstit will .u.u. Ia all Interested
IN sweet corn.
Mr.. 4. l. E,simsn, one of ths packer.
In thi. l,lscc. IA. patti hls planters u
c.ut mot, Ter can thls season than the
contract prl,r. rils iact sI-ak. we'll for
q th. husipc.s, and shaw. thst under hi.
skiilful mans grusnt ibsrr l. . margin
o'er th" amount u'uAlly psi the farm
efs.
u. w,LErR McN,,~.
Wet fry-barg. Nov. ,. lssl.
/ below l. given an sccoani, clipped
| irum the Maine Farmer. of the mecting
I preliminary to th. Que r-p"ric'l above.
A MOVE IN TIT Rlo-r DIRECTION
The farmer. of rry.barg snd adjoin-
7 ing tosns, Interested IN grusiug .Sc.t
/ corn. met n the tosn houss In that
town. last SATURDAY,. fOr the purposs II
forming some dchnli. plan ~ action
\ sh-tchy h~tter pfic-. can D. obtained
Tor tie crop. The m-rtlng was called
| 10 orisf hy j. y. charles, 81 Chatham,
| y. a.. Mast"t 10 fr,eharg .rngr. II.
i walker Nck.,n, of irSehurg, ~ss called
/ tn the chair aud ". II. Nhlicomb 20
I Coaway, y. a., Nas chosen SeCutAry.
/ After some rvtnatks explanatory ~ the
| purpose. of the me.tlng, the Chiirman
/ rnptrsssi himself az h.ing strongly In
/ favor 20 .sest corn ss farm Cfup, hut
/ firmly 20 th. t.lisf that the demands 20
| the MARKET hsd cruNdsd the quality ~,
/ ani the s,atic- ~ the pACkrrs had
I cfps d.d the pric- dosn, until u had
/ cssse,i to D. a paying crop. Corn that
| received ready ,ale la former year.
would nov go b-gging. becsusc the de-
maDi l. fot the coru Ia grecner state.
| Ils then quoted az length from the Ovto-
| h.r crop Bullrtln 20 III. ilosri 10 Agri-
culturr, showing IN. t~-llug - di.ssti.-
| faction wiih the price to - very general
/ all over the state, aud al.o that the
A,,ragv cash Vslu. 70 yellow cora Nas
mory p.r acr, than that - SWEET corn,
at three ccnt. pef can of tSeniy-slx
1 ounc,s.
VI. VI smart. of frychurg. lei Ia the
rvmarks, claiming that yrllos corn or
/ potaio-s w.rv better paving crops than
sweet coru, al prrssni pricc., that sNec,
corn Was = very exhaustive crop, aud
Que that r,qulr-d xiii aud extra car- In
handling. "rbe psckcrs, ssh h",
have both ends ~ the contract. The
farmer !. r-quir,si t. pick hi. c'ru at
| their order. Ia draw u st oncr, AMI no
delay l. allowed. Aiicr " arrives az the
packer yard. u may Iro.sibly lis FROM
/ tw,niy- to thlry-six hours In 10.
.un 20 dry. aud nothing !. thought oi
that" ll- closed by urging upon AL
present o. organize AMI stand hrm,
shoulder "a shoulder, for better price,
even io the very last ditch.
John D. Charlie. then told ~ some ~
| IN. ngurr- he had obtainci from those
/ Interested In the business, showing
/ about tlle coat of canning, and stated hi.
| belief that no on. could afford "a gros
.Nset corn a present pTic-s; then sug-
gr.ie,i that q committee D. rai.-d io
conicr Nth packers for the purpose of
a..ertalning What advance eau b. OBJ
taIue.i Ia th. price. said hs "l.ri us
/ NEE, them morc than half way, not
/ tr-atlng them az en.mie. NJ all, bui meet
| thetn like mcu. demanding our rights.
A. n. Price. 20 North ffyrburg, Nas
the next speaker. lie spoke Ia the same
/ line a. tho.e Who had prrccdci him, say
Ing hs thought committee should IL
formed 90 draft bylaws, coufer With
packers, and canvass the farmer. for
/ furth.r assistance.
| Wm. stutiyant then told how men of
AL. aeauaintancc had be,-ome dlsgusied
With the price. paid them by packers,
and .tariei in a small Nay Ia can their
Own corn, With eminent succcss.
!. !. Pike, of fryeburg, had consider
.i sweet corn q paying crop when four
or h,e cent. wer. paid for can. of ONLY
tweniy-four ounces, .aying he believed
In the crop, aud urgin. the necessity oi
an organized effort Ia obtain better
price..
Mr.. Parker, 90 lowell, .ald that from
an sccurai. account kept With hi. sweet
corr crop the past year, he knee " h'h
not paid. Mr.. Charles and other. from
th. -ame town agreed With him. Upon
motion of J. D. Charles, a cominltiec ot
thr-e va. appointed by the CHAIR I"
draft bylaw, confer with the packers
and. either by themselves or a .ub-com-
ml,te.. to canvas. the town. and try Ia
obtain the active cooperation OF every
.x.et corn grower The chair appoint
ed J. y. Charles, 4. II. Price AMI VI. VI.
smart a. that committee. \ vote VA.
then taken to invite the farmer. ot
sse,lcn aud adjoining town. Ia join In
the movement. The meeting then all
iourb-,l. to meet az tlic same place on
saturday, O,tober 3ist, at nine o'clock,
A. N.-Maine Farmer.
scissoRGo AND pENsso.