The midland journal., 1945-04-13
SILVER CANNING co.
ENTERTAIN GROWERS AT
RANOITET
BANQUET


hosts to fine gathering of growers
and their families on Friday even
ing, March 23rd, in the Dining Hall
of the famous old West Nottingham
Academy near Colora.
Despite the conflict with the an
mual Farm Bureau Banquet, about
100 were present to enjoy the tasty
menu of tomato cocktail, celery rad
ishes, olives, Premium ham, sweet
potatoes, corn. peas, hot rolls, and
coffee, cherry pie a la mode. Tables
were attractively decorated with
vases of red and white carnations
which the guests were urged to ap-
lpropriate.
At the close of the banquet Mr..
Francis S. Silver welcomed the
Iguests in behalf of the Company and
thanked them for their generous
support and cooperation, which he
assured them the Company expected
to reciprocate in every possible way
i He advised that the government
wanted and needed 500 more corn
for the boys in service, which would
acreage if the customers needed for
the difficult post war years were to
be reasonably supplied.
The growers were advised that
VIA had set the prices for raw corn
at the same prices ($19.50) per ton,
as last year and that the Company
WOULD pay $4,000 as before. Prices
IA A. 10
prices by OPA in line with the gov
ernment's desire to "kold the line"
However, these grower prices are in
fact incentive" prices, being $3.50
per ton above parity" ($15.50), i,
part of which excess is paid to the
Gamers in the form of Subsidy"
Mr. Silver stated that the delay in
the expected end of the European
war and the speed up in the Pacific
had doubled up" the load to be sup
Iplied and bespoke the extra effort
necessary to insure our part in total
and early Victory.
The Company realizes, he said,
that it's interests and grower inter-
ests were one and tke same as each
is dependent on the other, and there
fore, wished to do everything in it's
lpower to aid the farmers in getting
the finest and most profitable yields
possible by supplying selected hybrid
seed, carefully scheduled paintings
land disseminating the latest approv-
ed data on sweet corn culture.
DR.. Charles H. Mahoney, Chief,
Department of Horticulture, Univer-
lsity of Maryland, was then introduc-
led, who explained the practical value
to all farmers of the research pro-
lgrams and Extension Service in pro-
moting better hybrid strains, testing
Isoils, improving fertilizers and ferti-
lizer application, working out rota-
Itions, etc. He referred those present
to the Bulletin distributed by the
Extension Service at the Banquet
last year (copies from the Company
on application), and stressed the
need of rye grass or rye and vetch as
a cover crop in field corn to conserve
fertility and avoid washing and
Teaching prior to sweet corn.
Mr.. Norman Hunter, Canning Crop
Specialist at the University of Mary
land, followed DR.. Mahoney and
congratulated the growers on the
fine job they were able to do last
Iyear in the face of serious handicaps
He assured the farmers that sweet
corn was needed more than ever be-
fore to help feed not only the Armed
Forces, but to relieve the serious and
|growing food shortage, especially in
urban areas where the supplies are
terribly short. He urged all farmers
to help control the corn borer by
lplowing under ALL fodder and corn
lstubble not later than April 18th.
Mr. Silver then introduced Mr.. j.
I'D. Mcdowell, their broker in Balti-
more and Virginia, wko compliment
led the growers on the fine quality of
the corn they had been growing and
delivering to the Company as re-
suit of which, and it's careful meth
ods and fine dealing with the trade,
the products of the Silver Canning
Co. were receiving wonderful con-
lsumer acceptance, which would, if
now adequately supplied, prove of
tremendous postwar advantage.
i In the absence of Mr.. VIM. E. Sill
yer, kis partner, who as treasurer,
was unavoidably called to preside at
la Congregational Meeting, M r :.
Francis Silver congratulated the
lprize and three-ton winners and
promised to continue this program in
l1945. Mr.. Silver again thanked those
present for turning out in such fine
numbers and wished them all most
successful season, following which
the meeting adjourned.