The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-10-13
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MAPLE SYRUP PUMPKINS.

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mystery.
MAPLE SYRUP PUMPKINS.
Factories that Extract Maple Sugar From
Sugar Pumpkins.
The sugar pumpkin season is at
hand and they have begun to start on
their journey from the farmers fields
to the syrup, Oil and vinegar factories
that have been started at various
points in this part of the State.
Those in this vicinity are familiar
with the syrup factory project at For
eston which was started a year or SO
ago by the Minnesota Syrup: Oils and
Vinegar Co. Of which II. P. Stanch-
field, of F'oreston, is president, L. L.
Stanchield of Minneapolis vice presi-
dent and Henry H. Farnham of the
same city secretary. The factory at
F'oreston was started last November
and sufficient demonstration was
made to prove the practicability of
utilizing the sugar pumpkin for maple
syrup, oils and vinegar. Since then
the company has built a factory at
Clearwater and one at Lindstrom.
The factory at Clearwater is 48x45 feet
with two stories and basement, and
has storehouse 48xl32. At the Clear
water plant there are $50 acres of
sugar pumpkins that will supply the
factory. These pumpkins are raised
by the farmers in the vicinity of the
plants and are sold to the factory az
So per ton. It is estiamted that thirty
tons of pumpkins can be raised to an
acre of land. The factory at Lind
strom is the same size as the Clear
water factory, except that it has no
basement. There are 300 acres of
pumpkins to supply the factory at
that place, while at Foreston con-
tracts were made with the farmers for
$50 acres Of the syrup stock. The
factory at Clearwater started up last
week and it is said that the new in
dustry has been the means of waking
up the town and making lot of new
business at that point. The factories
at ForestOn and Lindstrom will start
up the first of next week.
The compny has seed stock that has
been grown for the past ten years
under experiments made by II. P.
Stanchield and the best seed stock
has been selected and placed in the
hands of the farmers. The syrup
made from the pumpkins closely re-
sembles the choicest and purest Yer
mont maple syrup in flavor, color and
sweetness and the quantity of sac
charine matter per ton is as great as
that contained in the sugar beet. The
skimmings from the syrup produce a
high-grade vinegar, the seeds yield
the finest quality of salad oils and it
is claimed that the pulp is valuable
for the manufacture of fine grade
writing paper.
A pint of seeds is all that is neces-
sary for an acre of land. It is esti-
mated that ton of pumpkins will
produce from twenty-five to thirty
three gallons of syrup weighing
eleven 70 twelve pounds per gallon.
The factories that are being built
cost about SIS, 900 each and have ca
pacity of fifty tons of pumpkins per
day. The company expects to be able
to operate it's factories at least $50
days each season with the use Of cold
storage warehouses.
Mr.. Stanchfeld, the president of
the company, states that they have
about 5000 worth of common stock
of the company which is worth $40 per
share but which will be offered for a
short time at SIS per share. It is ex-
pected that the company will be able
to pay a dividend of twenty five per
cent on it's stock this season and a
much greater dividend after the plants
get to running in good shape.
The company expects to start sew
eral more of the factories in different
parts of the State in another year,
and these factories will no doubt
prove of great value to the farming
and business communities where thew
are located.
Golden Russell Potatoes.
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