The Republican journal., 1915-04-01
THE CANNING FACTORY
LEAVE BELFAST?

..s5 In The journal last week, the
Il r.rsy Canning Company has had an offer
| -, is tlaat to New hampshire, and this
,.s under onsideration. The removal
.+.,irv would be a great loss to Bel
, s,eirl;v, and it should not be allowed
t,a5t 5y furnishes cash market for
| ,.,-t hut aso for surplus apples which
..-.-viss he worthless. While it is true
.. s.a three years have been unfavorable
,,r.graWiag there are some farmers who
-s8. lair profit each year growing
|. ,5r. for the local factory. In 1918, Mr..
<,,rsis. " Belfast, purchased from one
l.. ,s,aaa5rs q piece of land which had not
!. .e.a-4 fr several years, and planted two
At 1. sweet corn, using ten cords of
| r.nu-e and six hundred pounds of COM
>. tgrH4ar per acre. His crop brought
0, u corn sold, beside the fodder.
T.. ,r- same land was again planted to
.-+r-.rU Inc same result. Mr.. Stantial
[.u+. -uccass to careful cultivation and
q, aa-rs Of the corn. He claims that
--. ... u- cultivated at least once each
sr s.a after every rain. until the corn
al= 5rmit the passage of the cult
L, AIS. ria. corn should be thinned to
s- .o4l ssaiks in the nil, the hills and
. -alse feet apart. There are other
,.n ral- vicinity whose names could be
/ I'll hay- done nearly as well, in spite of
grs.Is weather conditions.
4, E Mcintyre of East Waterford in 1914
4 ,gn Itlle less than twelve acres corn to
Of Sl59424; from six and one-half
rsated under suggestions of the College
sruIcre he got $l2S 81 per acre for corn
1 Nh T H. Herrick, of Leeds, a success
CIT grower. says: "Plant sweet corn for
lEuy Mix more cows. Feed more hogs.
l.re si.4s. Sweet corn, cows, hogs and
Z IKE grand combination for farm; one
EFl grins III more dollars than any ouher
5d
as; al the present time to pay freight
issi7. charges on a car of 600 bushels of
Es to Harlem River, N. Y, Sl02.60; be-
E1 there is the cost of hauling the po-
ah9H me farm to the railroad station,
i d. broker Zee for selling the carload.
ait cay Is sold to dishonest dealer, he
ll that the stock is of inferior quality,
silsa % take 1t when it arrives, unless
4zlts reduced twenty five or fifty dollars;
8H89el ilaI returns are made, the grower
f. Instances does not get enough for his,
4 .gTss The cost of growing.
T. c., is sold at price fixed before it
alst the only cost of marketing is the
] Tile i4ctory, and the pay is sure. In
Instances in the past, growers of sweet
la7s ms. With losses caused by seed of
Ha.''y OF seed which required longer
1 l2n Ours to reach maturity.
y eac- Valley Canning Company, if it
r. 10 Belfast this year, will furnish seed
i Early Crosby variety, grown in Maine
q 'esT and dried in a steam heated dry
-lde- the most favorable conditions.
81 as4 S the best that has ever been fur
u 10 sweet corn growers in Belfast, and
d ssrninate well and come forward
Il "tH his seed and fairly favorable
sweet corn, well fertilized and cared
Il ADod he s. paying crop this year
81 '=i'asi ant of the Saco Valley Canning
~ oHe Of the best in the State, and
-A having its capital invested here
II tiasr remain if sufficient corn can
- q. make the business profitable.
"a s,a urge the farmers of this vicinity
s7 efficient acreage to insure the
Vi lra factory another season, and
.1 stst forts to grow banner crop of
III y" t0s coming wear.