Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1914 — European War Affected Price of Peppermint OH. [ARTICLE]

European War Affected Price of Peppermint OH.

William Hogan, who has been up at Wolf Lake, in the northeastern • part of the state since last spring, looking after his tract of land there and raising a crop of onions and mint, returned home a few days age. He raised about 2,000 bushels^.,of , onions and sold them from the field at 30c to 40c per bushel. He had 125 pounds of mint oil, but as this oil is practically all exported, the European war has knocked the bottom out of prices, and he only got $1 per pound, instead of about twice that sum, which it is usually worth. Three of the Chupps and M. Harsh•berger of near Surrey, had out something over ten acres of mint and got a very good yield, considering the season. On account of the low price they are" holding their crop until next year.