Evening journal., 1910-01-21

winter. but on the contrary, potatoes
are plentiful. Farmers I'm general have
no complaint TO make. and the supply
has caused the price 10 droy below
last years quotations. One Delaware
grower has 500 bushels Of potatoes
and he Is willing TO sell them az half
dollar a bushel. They have been
purchased wholesale during the winter
from 55 to 20 cents a bushel and the
consumer has been given the benefit
Of the market Unlike last season
there can be bought first class potatoes
at 40 cents basket. There were times
last year when the consumer paid at
the rate Of s1.40 a hushel Especi-
ally was this true Of the people who
bought their supply by the quarter
peck
Even the commission men are looking
ahead and the seed potatoes are being
ordered for March delivery at 50 TO 50
cents a bag below 1909 prices. So far
the present potatoes do not keep meat
company In price.
New Castle county farmers are liv-
ing along easy road. The improved
roadmaking system has resulted in
Telford roads throughout the county.
loads and the wear and tear on the
wagons is less than in former years.
The COW is a paying investment. With
butter at As cents a pound and a grow
ing demand all the time for milk
"sookey" is a bank account where the
compound interest is such that Il must
surprise the farmer whether he he a
free trade advocate or protectionist
along high tariff lines. Butter Is
bound to hold its advanced price over
that of last year
While oieomargarine Is being sold An
Wilmington TO a far greater extent than
last year the price Of butter is not af-
fected.
John Moore has farm lust across the
Maryland line said yesterday afternoon:
Farmers here are I'm a gold mine. II is
only seven years ago that 7 sold my hogs
for IL cents a pound The price this
winter has been n 1-2 and y cents. Lard
has advanced after the fashion Of a cir
Gus tumbler and 1t IS now almost double
its former price. / remember when the
farmer was glad 70 sell his chickens at
cents. but now they have gone to the
price OF turkeys and turkeys went so high
that people became alarmed and refused
to eat them. Now the farmer is getting
20 cents for corn and he grew no more to
tho acre but Just as good corn a few yeais
ago and only got thirty cents a bushel.
"Oh. yes. we had thirty cent corn a few
years ago.
.erhere Is no difference between ias
year and this years price for hay as Il
rankes from sl7 to $50 a ton"
The apple is the coming fruit OF th'
Peninsula and when the farmer gets from
50 20 SID a basket for apples according
TO variety the grower Is sure to smil'
pleasantly even on days when cloud
hide Old Sol. Pears. too. have been IN
creasing IN price and ia fact all farm
products have advanced I'm price.
There are too many consumers and no
enough producers.
Thomas J.. Lawson. a. retail grocer. Q
No. s22 Market street. so explains the in
creased prices OF foodstuffs
That's back Of the whole situation h
said. get the people into the country an
have them dig and breed things TO max
an adequate supply for the demand. Ths
Will bring relief.
"As things are. don't see any pros
poets OF relief for a year at least And
relief comes then, il must be becaus
there win be more producers. People hav
no adequate conception Of the demand fc
foodstuffs. 1t requires on an average mor
than 50 car loads OF potatoes for Chicag
, Just for a single day. There are prohabl
5000 families in Wilmington who eat
. quarter peck OF potatoes day. Ths
makes tremendous demand on the Pr
ducer within market distance OF WiIrinl
ton-a demand that he frequently can
supply. or course. that means high price
for potatoes.
Il mention potatoes as an Instance.