Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-12-19
GROWERS
To STAND AS UNIT
WELL ATTENDED MEETING OF
ASSOCIATION MEMBERS HELD
AT eHo5HoNE.

! "A ~
port Of the progress and success 0
The association for the year 1913.
remarkably good attendance Of thu
farmers attested their interest an,
the remarks Of officers Of the Assoc
iation from the headquarters at Poca.
telIo were well received. Gen. Mgr
Donaldson reported the business sys-
tom AMI the results attained. Mem
hers OF the association have received
6 "a cents per hundred more for then
potatoes than commission buyers
have been willing to pay In addition
70 the improved price. they haye
introduced Idaho potatoes into prac-
States. without exception these mar
kess are willing to pay from l5c to
25c per hundred more for Idaho po-
tatoes than for any others in the
market, the place formerly held by
! Colorado potatoes has been taken by
The Idaho product, President Yost
toof ~ the subject q the injustice
Of marketing under the present, sell
ing condition and revived the plan
adopted by the central committee for
next year Under the present plan,
the owner Of car received only the
market price al the point Of sale.
with depressed market it was quite
probable that the best car received
only the market price at the point of
gale with a depressed market 1t
was quite probable that the best car
received during the month would
bring the lowest price. Tho proposed
plan is 10 pool the receipts for the
month and make returns on the basis
few cars are sold cheaply to break
into the market. the owner will not
have to stand the low price but the
loss will be born by the shippers or
that month. John A Mcpherson used
his acquaintance and personality to
impress the points made by the other
contracts for the year 1914.
Howard Yost gave the Journal some
figures upon the activities
OF his association in handling the
spud crop for this season. The crop
could nave been pooled to better ad-
remarked Mr.. Yost, and
while fairly good price was main
tanned. It might have been bettered.
Still. the hardest work is always the
first year.
Then half million pounds of po
tatoes were handled. and the aver
ago price for the season was TIC per
hundrooweight In future the plan
Of creating monthly pool win be
The growers. too. will be
supplied sacks at cost price. 1t having
been determined last week that in flu
fure the association shall provide
sacks for it's members.
"rho potato yield in most sections
Of the country has been fair. and the
prices received In the aggregate bet
ter than have prevailed for the past
lew years. Contrasted with last year,
he returns to the growers have been
gratifying. Some of the new coun-
Try which had not been fertilized
with rotation os alfalfa crops sell
'hort in yield. but most sections
'ielded an excellent crop The only I
encountered in market
ng Idaho spuds this season has been ..
he competition with potatoes from !
his state Idaho potatoes at present !
re being taken readily at an advance
4 10 In price over offerings from
colorado. Throughout Missouri. Kan 9
as. Louisiana Oklahoma and Texas
riees have been such since the be- >
inning of the shipping season that 4
hipment into those points of Michi- Z
an. MINNESOTA or Wisconsin spuds Z
as been negligible. nor has there
cen a time since the season begun :
nat Idaho potatoes would not have
Iood an advance OF is to rs cents be-
IRE coming into competition with po- +
ltoes from those three states h
The Southern Idaho producers' ,
shipped prior to the Est y
this month about 500 cars OF po- &
toes, which have brought an aver .
&c price tnet to the grower, ana =
tier all expenses have been deduct
y OF about CSC par 100. or about
C net to the local growers organi-
Itions which have provided for the
spection and loading Of the crop
his fact together with like result 90
ru the Farmers Society of Equity nv
Is forced buyers in almost every To-
Sc TO pay cash on the track, The al
'oducers' Association expects to ship ~
ring the season enough more spuds
amount to about 2eoc cars
'~rhe potatoes Ia thls district hase
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