The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-12

such an auction may be jobber. who
in turns sells TO a retail merchant.
Five middlemen are thus concerned in
such a transaction.
Onions raised in Kentucky are some
times bought by a local merchant and
Shipped to Louisville; here they may be
put into sacks and consigned to New
York wholesaler or commission man,
who in turn sells to New York re-
taller. Eggs and poultry frequenty
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 MID
dlemen. The first mlddleman may be
an Indiana jobber. vino consigns 10
commission dealer in Toledo. O.; here
the seed may be purchased by mer-
chant and shipped 10 wholesale
dealer in a distant city. The last mid
dleman in this course OF distribution
is country storekeeper or cits
dealer in agricultural supplies.
Market Places and Warehouses.
Public market places are esta biishe d
in a number OF cities and towns. and
in these places consumers may buy
such articles as fruit, vegetables dairy
products. poultry and eggs direct from
farmers as well 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 to-
bacco in Virginia and North Carolina,
wool from the northern Rocky Noun
tain states. and to some extent rice in
Louisiana and Texas. The growers or
their representatives with their pro-
ducc. meet the buyers at these ware
houses.
1t is proposed by the Secretary OF
Agriculture that a division Of mar
kets and corps of travelling field
agents and i large corps OF local
agents and correspondents be estao-
lished for the following items of ser
vice IL To help producers organize
for associative marketing. 90 To eX-
anime and remove local difficulties in
the way Of such marketing. (3) To
help producers 10 find markets. az -
report the current descriptive condi-
ton OF corps, and to estimate tho
probable production of corps short
time before harvest. (5J To report the
beginning and ending of the shipping
season. and 90 to report the crop
movement from producing points
through "gateways" to principal mar
kets
subjects for Investigation
Among thu subjects the investigation
OF which IS suggested are the storact
of farm products either on the farm
or elsewhere pending their sale. the
business o, commission dealers. the
various costs Of marketing properly
itsmized and compared with prices OF
products AT the farm and with consum =
ers- prices. a description OF priucipSi
markets and Of chief producing re-
cion<. and some problems OF transpor-
tatiOn
some information with regard TO 10Y
eicn markets. Il : advised. might De
made useful to producers. It is pro-
nosed also to keep an elaborate record
Of pr!ces OF farm products. IN when
nrices Al the farm shall b. paralielfH
nv wholesale and retail prices. Among
the Other accommodations are the
r,afptenancs Of list 81 marketing
asscciations and the collection OF sta
/ ,iStics conc rning the business done oS
/ tben the investigation Of systems oi
+ marketing farm products n other
! ~,,,-tries with special attention u
} los. features which 5. may be as
! s.-ned rnirht be adopted benehciSAl
! IN .a.s country.