The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-09-07
Leading The Hounds Has
Become A Habit In Bemidii
And s6eItrami County

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~ opsqhl Aduocates Use Of Ventizoted
Holt Rashel Crates for Marketing. Potatoes
Plan Has Momy Advantages.
Bemid and Berami county are becoming known the ma
tion leaders, At the present California Exposition
exhibit of potatoes there by this county attracting world
wide attention In fact the habit Of leading
ond nature Beltrami county which evident from the
lowing:
Bemid Beltrami County took the lead in Northern
Minnesota Development Boosting.
It took took the lead in Drainage Boosting, resulting
having 1000 miles Of drainage bitches along
the sides built the last years expenditure
fourteen million dollars
1t took the lead 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 lead effecng better market
ing of it's farm and factory products In much has
tahshed nation wide reputation for raising potatoe pro
first step this fall and grade it's potatoes
size and quality and give the strictly high
grade table quality product packed in bushe air ventilated
True other communities have graded their products
especially potatoes have delivered new
and modern In this particular again hope take the
lead Other communities followed many above
instances and will doubtless follow this method when
convinced that it is the best way market potatoes.
What will this idea mean to the buyer and seller
Easy to market -
Easy to inspect ,~#n.. II
Easy to handle. 81
Easy to store
Easy to deliver.
Eliminating waste. a.=s ..< ~<s.-..@
Eliminating rot and decay. #
More satisfactory buy Con of economy for the
house and hotel keepers
More satisfactory to sell Con account of economy by the
Dealers .#@g4.s. ..... ...-@
Packed strong open ventilated box crates that be
returned to dealers and reused from year to year.
BIG BBM1DJ1 QUALITY POTATOES :
STANDARD
Box crates made simple that any Farmers Club Asso
citation at small their stock from small
timber going to waste on the farms.
Bog Specifications.
16 pieces sides and tops inch thick by inches wide by
1912 inches long; pieces ends inches by inches by 1872
inches long, pieces inside inches by 2M inches by
1912 inches long
Note the Precottion.
The cubiccontents of bushel 2l5O
ches re crate given in the above dimensions will contain
10 cubic inches the regulation 12 bushe
Potato growers Of large quantities will find this
o marketing most simple and economical and will also
find that its build such crates when they
used year. than it is to buy sacks where the
potatoes be inspected without empng first The old
Of handling also bruises to the CROP which
cannot in crates
Opsohl to Take Lead. 8
The first man take Initiative and thor
oughly convinced of the praeticabiy Of such marketing
IT, Opsah throughout the northwest the "Home
Maker"
eyes, have ordered 1000 crates today said Mr. opsah
asked what he thought this plan The fact of the
that the plan originated with Mr. Opsahl and he is thor
ough satisfied that it will be the coming way Continuing he
said starter will Prairie
Bass Lake crops potatoes all packed
and sized in k bushel crates believe also that next
will find profitable to make these crates fol
their from wood their farms that is now going
Waste'' @..=.5*
market who wish to adopt this market
ling plan Mr. Opsahl willing adviser with regarG
knows just be anxious lend
assistance.
Interested parties may call on address,
a.. 81. j. 0PSAHI,
Markham Hotel Building Bemidii, MINI