Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-02-28
Potato


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The administration at
Washington is trying
< to .help3 the farmer
szBut the!ifarmer must
try to help himself.
The farmers of the Eastern
Shore have greater possibilities
of benefitting by reducing their
costs of marketing their pota-
toes than the farmers in any
other district in the United
States.
Why not take advantage of
the opportunity this year and
market your potatoes in Bemis
Special Potato Bags. Think of
it's cents for a bag as "a
gainst so cents for a barrel and
top.
Barrels were years ago used
exclusively for flour and sugar.
Today bags are used not only for
domestic shipments, but export
shipments as well.
Why stick to the old barrel
packing custom, which has long
been discarded in every other
potato growing section except
the Eastern Shore?
1t is admitted that potatoes car
ny as we'll in Bags as in bar
rels. The chief objection that
has been voiced against the
bag since this advertising start
ed, has been that the packages
would lack uniformity. This
objection is overcome by the
use of the specially designed
Bag Racks.
The barrel has nails protruding
from the middle hoops. What
happens to your potatoes as
they strike these sharp points
when the barrel is being filled
and while it is in transit ? Then
too, as your potatoes are dump
ed into the barrel, they strike
the bottom of the barrel SO
hard they are susceptible to in
jury, whereas by using the bag
and bag rack the potatoes as
they fall into the bag do not
come into contact with nails or
hard surfaces. The bag being
suspended acts as a cushion
when receiving the potatoes.
The rot in transit usually starts
at the bottom, therefore, pro-
tect your potatoes by using the
most economical package there
is, The Bemis Special Potato
Bag.
II any of the Farmers Organi-
cations would like a demonstra-
ton Of the use of the Bag and
Rack at any Of their meetings,
the Bemis Bro. Bag Co., Of
Brooklyn, will be glad to ar
range for the demonstration if
stuff 4cient notice is given.
Aside from the great economy
in the first cost of the bag,
think of the saving in freight
and the matter Of extending the
market for the Eastern Shore
potatoes. The market is limit
ed to a certain extent by the
amount of freight which the
buyer must pay. The smaller
the amount of freight, the more
extensive the selling field. The
heavy weight of barrels is I'M
doubtedly partially responsible
for Eastern Shore potatoes be-
ing restricted to their present
sales territory. If cost of
freight charges was reduced to
the buyer, Eastern Shore Pota-
toes could probably be sold
competit vely IN tions
which now buy other early po-
tatoes Compare these figures:
Ten cars of potatoes n barrels
REQUIRE about 1000 barrels. The
weight being about 20 Tbs. per
barrel, the barrels alone in ten
ears weigh 100000 Tbs. At a
freight rate of SOC the buyer
las to pay the railroad freight
On barrels amounting to 5000.
If potatoes are shipped in bags,
the weight on $500 bags would
be about $500 Tbs. The buyer
would pay freight on bags SOC
per cwt., only $3.50.
The saving to the buyer there
fore would be $3.50.
What saving! Such saving
would frequently permit the
purchase of Eastern Shore Po-
tatoes instead of potatoes from
Texas and other early potato
growing sections. 1t is unnec-
essary to point out the results
of such a possibility.
How much assistance can the
farmer expect from Washing
ton if he doesn't do his part to