The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-08
VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS
>ffRfT AM WILSON FINES "
,T $500 ann isW ~ i1D.
M teuntr,, 10 ~aIs la HIS >nnn.' Report
itas EIi,iaIieai rnIs Record TIE hr-
taIlrr-, Sot the Farmers. Hr>pon-
sibie for uish Prizes. hr says.

WIsuSGIoN Dee In his annual
rpn.rr ,r,,ds r,ihh., TODAY secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson saw that the farmers
OF tbs, country ere not Responsible for
prcvarin.. high prices for farm products
and gives figures 20 -u-'a ain his statement
The Secretary nv inference puts tn"
hlam,. for "A large part of he high prices
ON TIN, rurddl"m,u and suggests tfai
~ - time. for the consumers and ih"
farmers to Ct together. lie advocates
system uf farmers cooperariv" orGanlZa-
tiuu WORKING with consumers cooperative"
-p.trrI"-. hu~ climuat ing Il h" poor middle
r..an and his extensive profits alt osethcr-
Secretary Wilson says thai nothing
-hurr of umnisCience can grasp the Halu"
of IN" farm products of this year He
fN-> h" vAlu" "f the agricultural prod
ucr- of this count ~ in 1910 AT s. p28, OS. O0D.
and adds thar AT no tim. in the world :
HISTORY has country "lusllcd this
record This amount is larger than that
Of 1919 by s3n5. 100000.
Considerable space in the report is
devoted to the subject OF high prices of
farm products. The Department made
careful invest igation of retail prices
of milk in sevent eight large cities with
-
price paid by the consumer really went
into the pockets OF the farmer Secretary
Wilson discovered that throughout IN"
United States he farmer IL receiving
scant ~ per cent . or an.-half of the price
paid by the consumer
Tn. other half says the S.acreia airy.
-go.'- To he raiI way companies for car
riage. to the wholesale milk dealer il there
. -, ~, b., Of h,tf and a
the retailer who delivers at the consumers
door
/ The average pic, paid for freight
amounted 10 about per cent of the con
suruer'- price. This. according to the
S.cretary's figures leaves a. per cent
of the price paid by the consumer that goes
largely into III" pockets of IN" retailer
The Secretary. however. adds a word
for IN" mikmsn.
The milk wagon Of the retailer says
he. has long route. IL stops at hous.
or two in one city block. perhaps passes
several blocks wi bout st piping. and 80
proceeds To- serv,. customers thinly dis
trihute,i along a route Of miles At the
sam" time tn. milk wagons Of other re-
tall.rs. are covering various portions
~ tn. SANE route. and So Their. is "A great
""S'" " .'''' "' =" ''' WIS
trihutlon.~
III" farmer. according To Secretary
Wilson. receives hardly NOR. than half
-. ,la ,,rs,,,,.r'. ,,r,ca h, tho cas. -,
II, 40 80. -, ~ :, -, ~. go, =,
I"'H' Wv ~ "a
eggs - per cent on ''hhas" "ileh n""gh'
10y the head "a per cent on celery bought
hy IN. hunrh and "a p.r cent on raulj-
flower
a.. .Nta..,,..,,.nl
IN" 1'Nr''arN h'iA '''-' "N'''" ''''' 'h'
farmers Terc" ltage OF IN" consumer =
pri-" dininishes a. the quantity sold at
r.,,tI ; .coru,-s s-unlIor Tn. aunI. yroyyar
. =, - =, 49,, IL ,,,..
"'
p-c"t"heh u" IiIr'has'~ 10y vi" "Hsh"i
and ~ Urr cent 10y tn. barrel b" straw
berry grower gets 20 ter cent ii MIR
,,.,,a,,,,.v,. -,,nev ,.h.n b,. huvs la, thu.
=, ... =, 49,, -,
ar. anu ." '"i WIN w " "''''' NV '"SS
Wv ~" 'i-' -,
Tue rn" sm- ~ 81 w" 800
LSIS' 'me siisrc. w tul'ty
tle S'na'"' '"' "''''' '"A'' ~ '"e '"h-
T",nrI 49,. n.... O.
Attrt p' ''-''l' lnS 'n'H" rIt
var! "'spu Htt9 w ."' w ".,,p', n M,
"Nitahi' 'tat NC '"hsIih"r mas no ""h
Sr"uH''"i '",hF'aiht "khh~ w" '"rHl"r
on aG'p'i' 81 Ir1''~ u" zoos
why 90 not '"nHI ih"ts hty hIre'tiy
troil me l.'rih"rs, nlS' rl.iIl"h OF
r'>adv h"g'In III England. "he" '"oI"ra-
Wv" oraa''~'ltl'pt~ .'i tar't"r~ 'T'' H"IinhR
hy Hr"'' cons '"fh'h' 10 ''nF"ratlN"
ORGANIZATIONS :" r"nSurn"rs IN 'l,i'~
Farmers ""ri"rhtN" srllhS "rSani|h-
TONS ar" n'hh"r'H.r w nus country MT
co"p"raflN" n'%lmK associations among
m" r-opp' "i 'ltl'" ann Owns are i-"
ASIDE ir"" hnN'nS "SSn'i"tI"nS nam
tain"-i Nv ihTin"S hhruIy any list IN
m. country " ~ apr"ron'. therefore,.
that IN" c'N inner mas mn = W 90 '"