The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-04-13
WANT FARMERS To
INCREASE ACREAGE
B. F. SHRIVER COMPANY SOLD 4OO,-
600 CASES OF CANNED GOODS
FURNISHED NAVY WITH 100000
CANS OF CORN-RAISES PRICE ON
CORN TO SIS PER TON.

GUhN lU 9lO TEN lVN-
The B. f. Shriver Company hereby
announce to those who have con-
tracted to grow Sweet Corn for their
factories at Westminster, Sykesville,
New Windsor and Williamsport, also
at their Receiving Stations at Finks-
burg and Manchester, that the price
on all contracts and prospective COR
tracts for Sweet Corn will be $500
per ton.
In view of this advance and at this
late period in the season, we feel it
our duty and pleasure to explain the
reasons for so doing, also to empha-
size the sacrifice or cost entailed.
In accordance with the Companys
long established business principals
and methods, the Management some
months ago sold to customers i'm
twenty-five states in the Union about
100000 cases (meaning upwards OK
eight million Cans) of goods based ON
the cost of production with corn at
our announced contract price OF $l3
per ton. We further wish to state
that we have already contracted with
the farmers of Carroll county for
sufficient acreage to cover these re-
quirementS at our figure. In the
meantime as every one knows our
Nation has taken sides in the world
war now Waging on foreign soil and
in lining up positively with the Allies,
notably England and France; the
entire country is called upon by our
President and Congress and specik-
cally in this State by our Honorable
Governor. Emerson &. Harrington, to
produce the utmost limit of good
We have cndeaYOred to urge by our
solicitors for acreage the farmers and
growers in Carroll County particu-
larly to come forward and increase
their acreage as our factories are
able to handle thousands of more
acres of Sweet Corn than we have SO
far contracted for.
So far our efforts have met with
very meagre support, though We are
happy to state with some little sup
port from patriotic citizens.
Our ideas in making this advance is
principally and solely to make the
price paid for the crop 50 entirely at
traCtiVe that the farmer will almost
be forced to increase his acreage
which naturally will result in large
increases in Carroll County's assist
ance in the Preparedness move.
1t is hardly necessary TO advise yOR
all that the package goods like
canned vegetables are a tremendous
assistance to the Quarter-Masters De-
partment of both the Army and Navy
in giving our soldiers who are to bear
the brunt of this war proper food
supplies. A balanced ration absolute
~ calls for green vegetable food and
there is no way that these vegetables
can be SO securely and safely pre-
served as in the form they are being
produced by the Gamers of the United
States.
We urge the farmers, therefore, TO
step forward now and help us ill
crease Carroll County's quota of as
sistance. We have already taken ur-
gent steps and will continue to get
into close communication with the
proper authorities and intend to let
the Government have the surplus
which we should have over and above
contracts made.
We also would like to call the at
tention of the farmers in Carroll
County that through the efforts or
medium of the B. F. Shriver Company
their produce has for years been part
of the ration Of both our gallant sail
ors and soldiers. Only two years ago
they furnished the United States Navy
with 100000 cans of corn.
You can well appreciate the fact
that it is impossible for us to 60 TO
our five hundred or more customers
and ask them to help us absorb tine
loss which we will incur in this ad-
vance which will run into tens of
thousands Of dollars.
If we are to pay this advance and
suffer this severe monitory loss, our
effort in assistance will, of course, 60
for nothing; if on the other hand the
farmers of the county and others Inn
the neighboring countries will show
their appreciation OF the effort as
we'll as their appreciation of the cali
of the President and our Honored
Governor, the amount spent by the
Company will be amply justified in in
creasing Carroll Countys quota of
food assistance.
We would just like to call the at
tention of the citizens Of Carroll
County to one other similar effort we
are making in the general Prepared
ness move, that being that we are
planting ON our own farms appEoX1-
nately thirty acres of Potatoes which
as you all know should produce many
of bushels of this staple,
The value of which will be very great
in helping the local supply.
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