Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-10

are thus concerned in such a trans
action.
Onions raised in Kentucky are
sometimes bought by a local mer-
chant and shipped to Louisville: here
they may be put into sacks and con-
signed to a New York wholesaler or
a commission man who in turn sells
to New York retailer. Eggs and
poultry frequently pass through the
hands of at least four middlemen.
The marketing of clover seed is an
example of a transfer from one
farmer to another through a number
of middlemen. The first middleman
may be an Indiana jobber, who con-
signs to commission dealer in Toll
/ edo, Ohio; here the seed may be pur-
chased by merchant and shipped to
wholesale dealer in a distant city.
The last middleman in this course of
distribution is country storekeeper
or city dealer in agricultural sup
plies.
MARKET PLACES AND WAREHOUSES
Public market places are es-
tablished in a number of cities and
towns, and in these places consumers
may buy such articles as fruit, vege-
tables, dairy products, poultry, and
eggs direct from farmers as we'll as
from dealers.
Another institution which aids the
producer to dispose of his crop is the
public warehouse. Illustrations of
this are afforded in the marketing of
tobacco in Virginia and North Caro-
lima, wool from the northern Rocky
: Mountain States, and to some extent
rice in Louisiana and Texas. The
growers or their representatives,
with their products, meet the buyers
at these warehouses.
DIVERSION IN TRANSIT
While farm products are in transit
by rail, there are certain points at
which the consignor may designate g
final destination. The purpose OF
this practice is to enable the con
a signor to find the best market for his
goods. This is the plan followed il
shippingS fruits and vegetables by
rail from California to the East anC
y from Southern States tosthe North
ASSOCIATIVE MARKETING
The Secretary of Agriculture ha:
D much to say concerning associative
: marketing by farmers, and the eco
nomic advantages are stated il
g detail. "a survey of the systems 0.
: marketing farm products cleasly dis
. covers what the farmers can best d,
to their advantage. They mus
b associate themselves together TO
) the purpose of assembling their indi
J., vidual contributions of products, o
q shipping in carload lots, of obtainin.
g market news at places to which it
e practical to send their products, t
% sell in a considerable number o
N markets, if not in many markets
Ia and to secure the various other ecc
10 nomic gains of associate selling.
10 To carry out this suggestion, it
recommended that if Congress eE
o. tablishes a division of markets,
q corps of travelling field agents b
u maintained to assist farmers 10 forl
NJ associations for marketing the
y products.
q ESTIMATES OF FRUIT AND VEGETABL
SUPPLY
1t is also recommended that est
mates of the prospective supply
ay fruits and vegetables, and perha1
nc other products not now represente
Oh in the quantitative estimates of Il
II; Departments crop reporting servic
In be made short time before harves
IS so that the farmer may "have
ne mind a fairly defnate idea of Il
an volume of the crop throughout tt
ell country in order that he may occur
IN place in the market that is fair
en- himself, or as the case may be,
ne place in the market that is fair to Il
De consumer.
General market news service is n
en- recommended. If such service we