Show DOES POPCORN PAY foundation of agriculture in many of the states depend largely r cd 1 farmer s ab I 1 ty to secure cod clod quality store crop properly and market it advantageously by C P HARTLEY the question does it pay to grow 7 9 is frequently asked and the answer is leq it pays to grow pop corn but owing to the limited market tor for this crop it would not be advisable to begin its culture on a large scale the supply at present just about equals the demand no farmer should expect to grow rich in a few years time by growing popcorn it if the good years are averaged up with the poor ones this crop will be fomade to pay about as well as field corn any farm er in the corn producing states can produce popcorn but the profit de largely upon the producer producers s abil ity to grow popcorn of good quality store his corn properly and market it advantageously the main portion of the crop which find its way to the large markets is grown in a few localities in iowa and nebraska by farmers who make a specialty ot of producing and handling pope popcorn orn usually from 10 to 50 acres acre 9 are grown on single farms during the past much of the crop was grown on contract but at present farmers are becoming more in depend ent many have cribs of their downin own in which they store and cure their crop and take chances on the market ns ris ing higher than the contract price or the price at harvest time in iowa and nebraska elevator men have been accustomed to buying up the bulk of field of popcorn planted in hit hills plant has strong tendency to sucker on rich soil it often suck ers ely the crop at harvest time and selling it to manufacturers commission mer chants and jobbers A large quantity of popcorn Is used annually in the manufacture of pop corn package goods crackerjack and other forms of popcorn confectionery in these the popped corn Is coated with a preparation of sugar glucose and molasses and in some cases choc some packages contain small quantities of peanuts and in others both peanuts and sliced cocoanut are mixed in aed with the popcorn other prep orations arat lons are corn bar sugarcoated sugar coated popcorn popcorn balls and popcorn bricks all of these goods have be come quite popular and are sold in large quantities at parks summer re sorts picnics fruit stands stores rail road stations and on trains |