The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-09

To Plant 300, 600 Barrels.
The president OF the oyster Grow
ers' Cooperative Association abso-
lutely guarantees TO plant for this
association on its 500-acre HARD
BOTTOM, 200,0 900 barrels for seeding
purposes-inciuding live seed oys
ters and other SUITABLE Clutch
and It is the fundamental purpose
of this association at harvest time
to RETURN 10000 barrels of oys-
ter shell from our factory to cur
planting ground--preVenting our
harvester or dredge boat from RE
TURNING EMPTY to our harvest
field. Thus our power dredge be.
comes both PLANTER and a
HARVESTER-Wh the aforesaid
100. 600 barrels OF shell are being
RETURNED-and this 100, 900 bar.
rels added to the GUARANTEED
PLANTING of the aforesaid 200.-
600 barrels Of ORIGINAL PLANT.
ING. win give us a basis OF 100000
barrels on which to figure the afore-
said government estimates of from
20 to T. all the way up to &c
to l."
In other words. from planting
300, coo barrels, we should harvest
anywhere from twice to six times
300, 900 barrels-or, IN PLAIN FIG
UREs. from 100000 to 100000 bar
rels annually.
Facts IN Figures.
From planting 3o0,0 barrels as
aforesaid, let us see what the har-
vest in DOLLARS would be at the
rate of three gallons per barrel 50
per gallon, or SO per barrel. for
EACH 1000 members Of this asso-
c:atGon-each member owning one
share ALLOWING 10 per cent for ex-
pensesl:
Harvesting 20 for l." one share
pays 1850 annual expense; S52z0 per
year net dividend. or s270 per month
net dividend,
Harvesting - for one" one share
pays $3.50 annual expense; $6480 per
year net dividend or $40 per month
net dividend,
Harvesting sc for /" one share
pays $1,000 annual expense, 1920 per
year net dividend. or $50 per month
net dividend.
Elsewhere on this sheet you will
find a sworn statement from the
county surveyor and a statement
from several other reliable citizens
of Franklin County that the nat
ural beds of this county unaided
by the hand of man, are ALREADY
producing MORE than % for r.
ana al the way up, from IS to /"
to 20 to l."
It is most reasonable to expect
that whether we are planting black
berries or oysters, the cultivated
product should produce more album
dainty than the wild, uncultivated
product. In making your estimate.
strike a happy medium anywhere
from 20 to up to IS to Tor
up to 40 to Il but that no person
shall accuse us of being too Opt.
mistic, let us hold our hope down
10 the very lowest or the minimum
of - TO las aforesaid quoted
III official document No. $40. page
$50. issued by the United States
government.
Disregarding every fact indicating
more than a net dividend Of 500 to
$500 per month until the end OF the
world, even then, this seems too
good to be true" on an investment Of
$40 per month. However figure it
for yourself, and take nobody's
word for it. Any 12-yeaf-old school
child can take a pencil and piece OF
paper in three minutes, and tell you
that the aforesaid figures give you
from s2T0 to 1910 per month. Dis.
count it as much as you choose.
Document No. $40, page 269, Is
sued by the United States govern
ment, says: 1.-THE Maryland oyster
Of average size produces 100000
eggs each year. while a very large
Individual may produce 10000, 600"
Sounds extravagant doesn't ito
But these facts are told by the
geeat rational government Of our IN
wing and nndying flag Of the red
white and blue. These facts are not
he story Of promoter or stock
,alesmGn.
Statement That the Natural Oyster
Beds Here Produce More Thnn
two For 0ne."
Apalachicola. Fla. Feb. Is. 1921.
We, the undersigned, being resi-
tents of Apalachicola, Fla, do here
" state and affirm that the oyster
,athered from the NATURAL OYs
TER BEDS as surveyed and PIC
ed by the United States go
nent in the vicinity of Apala ~'l .e3la, |
ARD PRODUCING MOKE THAN !
2 FOR 1''-or in other q ords, al /
most every oyster gait -red from /
THESE WATERS has en- the av-
rage, two or more i've young oys. l
ers clsnging to tho outside OF the I
hell: and in nnanw eases. ONE oys. I
ar gathered fro these NATURAL I
BEDS has as any as 20 young 1
I'VE oysters, or more. attached to
ne shell.
Number Of years resi-
Z .ature: dent OF Apalachicola:
IL years on the
ID. Hawthorn shores OF Apa-
lachicoIa Bay. /
1x-deputy shell fish commissioner
/. Newell 9 years
Oyster mani
Inert A. Meyer 80 years
deputy shell fish commissioner
ominick Brown 81 years
Oyster dealer)
lex Moren 90 years
IKE Moren % years
fTonger Of oysters
ester Hall 27 years
Oyster mani
W. Hail p years
Oyster mani
S. Aiyerhoff Il years
Oyster planter)
enry Medley "a years
Oyster mani
Gorge 81. Timer 16 years
CONSTRUCTION mani
mmanuel James 20 years
Oyster mani
itchelI Peters % years
Oyster deaierl
". Fraddosia Al years
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