The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-04-13
WANT FARMERS To-
INCREASE ACREAGE
B. r. SHRIYER COMPANY SOLD 4O0,.
600 CASES OF CANNED GOODS
FURNISHED NAVY WITH 5O0,009
CANS or CORN RAISES PRICE OB
CORN TO SIS PER TON.

CORN TO SIS PER TON.
Tho u. F. Shriver Company hereby
announce tD those who have CnMA
tracted To grow Sweet Corn for thef4
factories at Westminster, Sykesvlllq
New Windsor and Williamsport, also
at their Receiving Stations at FinkB-
burg and Manchester, that the price
on all contracts and prospective CON
tracts for Sweet Corn will be $500
per ton.
In view OF this advance and at this
late period in the season, we feel Il
our duty and pleasure to explain the
reasons for 3D. doing, also tO emphar-
size tine sacrifice Or cost entalled.
In accordance with the ComramTam
long established business principals
and methods, the Management some
months ago sold to customers IN
twenty-five states i'm the Union about
100000 cases (meaning upwards n&
eight million canH) Of goods based uM
the cost oR production with corn aA
our announced contract price Of 9A3
per ton. We further wish Co ~ state
that we have already contracted with
the farmers of Carroll county for
sufficient acreage t0 cover these re-
QuirementS at OHr figure. In th@
meantime aH every one knows OWR
Nation has taken sides in Tine world
war now Waging on foreign soil and
in lining up positively with the Allies,
notably England and France; tho
entire country iH called upon by our
President and Congress and speGilG-
cally in this State bY our HonOrRbAG
Governor, Emerson ". Harrington, tO
produce the utmost limit Oh good
We have endeavored to urge by our
solicitors for acreage the farmers and
growers i'm Carroll County particR-
larly To come forward and increase
their acreage as our factories are
able tO handle thousands Of more
acres OK Sweet Corn than we have s0
far contracted for.
So far our efforts have met with
very meagre support, though we are
happy I'd state with some little sup
port from patriotic citizens.
Our ideas in making this advance fS
principally and solely to make the
price paid for the crop so entirely at
tractiye that the farmer will almost
be forced to increase his acreage
which naturally will result in large
increases in Carroll County'a assist
ance in4 the Preparedness move.
It A. hardly necessary to advise yoW
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 bruHt Of this war proper food
supplies. "a balanced ration absOluteI
lyA calls for green vegetable food and
there is no way that these vegetables
can be so securely and safely pre-
served a. i'm 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 In
crease Carroll County's quota Of as
sistance. We have already taken ur-
gent steps and will continue tO ge&
into close communication with th@
proper authorities and intend to lR&
the Government have the surplus
which we should have over and above
contracts made.
We also would like to call the air
tentiOn OF the farmers in Carroll
County that through Tine efforts OR
medium Of the B F $hriVer Company
their produce has for years been part
OF the ration or both our gallant saila
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 EO tO
our five hundred Or more customers
and ask them TO help us absorb the
loss which We will incur in this al
vance which viii run into tens of
thousands Of dollars.
#IG w. are to may this advance and
suffer this severe mOmitOry loss, our
effort in assistance viii, of course, TD
for nothing; IL on the other hand the
farmers of the county and others In
the neighboring countries will show
their appreciation Of the effort am
we'll as their appreciation cf the cain
Df the President ana our Honnr1@
tine amount spent by the
Company will be amply JUSTIFIED In m
Carroll County's quota Of
food assistance.
We would just like to call the at-
tention of the citizens of Carroll
County tO one other similar effort w9
are making in tine general Prepared
ness move, that being that we are
planting on eur own farms approx
mately thirty acres of Potatoes which
aS you all know should produce many
thousands Of bushels Of this BtapAAp
Inc value of which with d. very great
n helping the local supply.