The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-09-11
Leading The Hounds Has
Become. A Habit In Bemidii
And Beltram i.sCOunty

Opsa Use Of NeD AIR Ventilated and
Holt Bushe1 Crates for Marketing Potatoes-
Plan Has Mqmy Advantages.
Bemid and Betrami county becoming known the ma
ton over as leaders At the California Exposition the
exhibit of potatoes there this county attracting world
wide attention In fact the habit leading become sec
nature to Betrami county, which from the fol
lowing s#
Bemid Beltrami County took the lead in Northern
Minnesota Development Boosting
It took Drainage Boosting resulting in
having 900 miles drainage roads along
the sides built the last years expenditure
fourteen million dollars.
It took the lead in years struggle and landed the
North Central Minnesota Normal School.
It took the lead and landed State Game Reserve
It took the lead and has the organized
citation in the state = =
Now proposes to- take the lead in eecng better market
ing of it's farm factory products In much it has
tabsed nation wide reputation for raising potatoes pro
poses first step this fall to and grade its potatoes
to size and quality and give to the strictly high
grade table quality product packed in bushe air ventilated
True graded products
especiay delivered them in this new
way In this particular again hope the
lead Other communities have followed many of the above
convinced that it is the best way to market potatoes.
What will this idea to the buyer and seller
Easy to market.
Easy to inspect. -:.
Easy to handle. ,e.
Easy to store
Easy to deliver.
Eliminating waste. ..
" Eliminating rot and decay -.- <....r -. ..:.-
More satisfactory to buy Con economy
house and hotel keepers. ~..~ r.. -"
More satisfactory Con account of economy by the
deaers.
Packed strong open ventilated box that can be
returned to dealers and reused from year to year.
- BIG .BE11IDJI QUALITY POTATOES
....-- STANDARD
Box crates made simple that any Farmers Club
citation at small their stock from small
timber going to waste the farms %.
.<'.. - ~ Boa Specifications. -:s.- r.
16 pieces sides tops inch thick by inches wide by
15 inches long pieces ends 81 inches by inches by 1912
inches longs; pieces inside ceats inches by 2 inches by
1914 inches long. -.
-.-~. X. .~@* Note the Precautiom ,s
The cubic dry bushe is 25O 100
size crate the above dimensions will contain
70 cubic inches the regulation 1 bushel
Potato growers Of large quantities will find this manner
Of marketing most simple and economical and will also
find that it's costs build such crates they
he used from year year, than it buy Sacks the
potatoes be inspected without empng first The old
sack method Of handling bruises to which
cannot occur in crates. .--. =
=o.a& Opsahl to Take Lead ssss.
take the initiative and who has been
ough convinced of the practicaby of such marketing
-Opsah known throughout the northwest the "Honne
Maker"
eyes, have ordered 1000 crates today said Mr. opsahl
asked what he thought this plan The fact Of the mat
ter is that the plan originated with Mr. opsah and he thor
oughy satisfied that will be the coming way Continuing he
said starter this movement will market Prairie
Lake Farm products and Bass Lake potatoes all packed
graded and sized in ushe believe also that next
year farmers will find it profitable up these crates for
their from wood their farms that going to
waste.
z s#s Where the Credit Belongs
"The credit for completing the idea Of crate
longs to the Bemid High School Manual Training department.
this department which directly responsible and Bed
is and has feel proud its public schools Roy Opsah
student of this school, personally worked the crate prob
lem to the satisfaction of those interested in shipping His
pie and idea selected after inspection Of number of
others submitted by various factories and Grating
box simple to make and farmer who has buzz
select enough wood from his 16nch Woodpe to make all the