Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-07

and make a profit
W GU CAN PAY 15c for a contaner and turn a big
Y loss into small profit
Due to a tremendous increase in production in
other sections it does not appear that prices Eastern
Shore potatoes going to be sufficiently higher to per-
init growers to soc barrels and continue exist
Do you know that last year the Eastern Shore
hundred of potatoes shipped in new specially
designed potato bags and the experiment success?
The potatoes arrived at destination in better condition
than those shipped in barrels at the time and the
grower received nearly 500 per than
for those shipped in barrels
Think of it-growers-$100 per car more cash-and
its within your reach too. Here's just few of the adj
vantages will gain by packing potatoes in bags
pay about Is cents for bag holding 2 bushels against
II about so cents for barrel (ncudng op) holding BUSH
els Your saving right at the start is IL cents bushe
20 per
81 potatoes sell price per
u pounds.
d shipments readily accepted 500
the potatoes grown U. shipped bags. Maine,
New Jersey, York. Michigan, Ohio, Texas Missouri,
Minnesota Kansas and every potato growing section
the Eastern Shore bags entirely Bags the standard
package Eastern Shore alone stick to the old
tom of using expensive barrels
N potatoes transit, resulting
less rot-ess rejections-less claims-higher
Think of the number of broken barrels had for
tons last year.
n Eliminate entirely now caused by barrels
Think of the number of broken barrels had
last only the of the barrels, but the loss of
all the other the potatoes before they
put in the barrel, which aferward broke.
q distributing field.
VI know that small haul only about rs barrels
load and endless trips getting these hauled and
placed in each heap One Ford truck
load enough bags for and
distribute them place fast the truck be driven
down the
IT Eliminate the storage questions
lot of storage with barrels having them lay
under the for weeks exposed the weather before
ready them, bale of 500 bags be stored in
the of barrel and when them they
can bright and fresh Enough bags (250O) for of
potatoes take the storage of only barrels Think
OF this saving.
VI were paying dollar for barrels during the bags
selling for less than 20 There billions Eyes, bill
lions not miion) of bags used the u every year
if the entire potato crop of the Eastern Shore would
packed in bags which would take only about 100000
would affect the price of bags the least Bit The
of bags for fifty has been most reasonable and
why they will always be The wood supply
of America is rapidly diminishing and barrel prices will prob
ably increase as the supply decreases
m An empty barrel weighs bag
u pound Why all this extra freight barrels? Reduce
this item of freight and the market poa
toes Immediately extended grower shipping
potatoes paying his pocket either directly
taken out of the price, freight 100000 tbs empty
barrels The freight bags would be paid only 1000 TBS
What saving!
1O1You dealing with a theory experiment,
~ lsure, proven, sound economical proposition.
at least plan to ship half of your potatoes in bags.
If the farmers the Eastern Shore going to exist
and compete with the potato growers of other sections
the high cost of packages must be reduced The
is bags-use bags and cut your worries in half.
Don't take word for t-investigate- the facts
learn the truth. You don't have to change your present
digging and packing system at all. We supply bags
wne needles and bag racks which make the job of pack
ing easy and insure uniform weights
Again, don't be content to go through another
Misunderstanding and pockebook-busting season paying
ahl tO
get them at all in some cases.
The has dawned! Resolve to get more of the
profit that rghtfuy belongs to you without the passing
of another season.
Watch for further important announcements which will
in this paper later and at your first convenience
talk over with of the following Dealers who will
be able To and