South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-30
Cooperation Among Farmers
Will Mean More Money for
Them BY Eliminating Middle
Man.
BIG MONEY IN LONG
CAR LOAD SHIPMENTS
If Farmers Will Pool Produce
for Distant Markets Result
Will Be Big Gain to County.

That better farm management and
improvements in St. Joseph county
will be advanced before the close OF
another year to a stage where the
farmer will be getting larger profits
and the consumer viii be securing
his produce at q lower rate, is the
opinion Of County Agent J. 5. Bord-
ner, who is laying plans, Whlch II
they materialize. will mean dollars
and cents TO the county.
The farm expert is working on
plans for community center organiza-
tiOns TO bring all the farmers Of
community into a clear cooperation
1Or buying and selling.
He suggests that farmers join to-
gether Ia selling all their crops in
carload lots, doing the shipping
themselves and by that way getting
the profit Of the several middlemen
and commission agents. He believes
by this system the consumer could
buy the produce at a lower rate as
ne could also share in the prohts
that would otherwise go TO the COM
mission man, who by this plan, Is
left out OF the entire deal
Bordner points out that there is
large demand for farm truck on the
public market here and that it has
Furnished truck raisers with a good
place to unload small produce, max
ing a saving 10 the consumer and an
additional profit to the producer.
Efforts are being made to get the
farmers TO raise larger quantities of
one produce and then ship it out in
carload lots. There Is a big demand
for every article produced IN Indi-
ana according TO Bordner, and il
can be sold at big profit in distant
markets.
Couldn't Find Them.
Last week the agent received an
order for two carloads of soy beans
but was unable to find that amount
in the county. He asserts that even
articles considered to be in an over
supply are In demand in other places
A western cattle raiser interested
in HolStein stock sent TO the farm ex-
pert for a list OF names where a good
breed might be available for two car
loads. He found it impossible To get
the animals together and the commits
sion man was allowed to capture the
profit.
He especially encourages selling
produce at a long distance and in his
speeches around the county has stat
ed several times that a dollar receiV-
ed for produce shipped "A thousand
miles away was worth two for the
same produce sold at home IS il en-
riched the community bringing mon
ey here.
He suggests that the farm agent
can act as an exchange bureau. keep
ing the various farm community CEN
ters posted on the prices OF the prod
uce and the best markets for them.
It Il his plan to organize community
centers made up Of or 20 promi-
nent farmers who can put their
produce in carload lots.
Seed can be purchased in the same
manner at lower cost and from
places where Il is known the quality
is tested. When the farmers see
that IL will save dollars and cents
they Will be glad 10 take mp this plan
OF cooperation" asserts Bordner.
a Farm Breeders association viii
be the first TO be proposed by the eX-
pert. He suggests that cattle raisers
OF a community get together and buy
in common a blooded sire for breed
ing purposes.
Saving on Fruits.
a plan 20 save the county a waste
of thousands OF dollars every year on
fruit and vegetable produce is also
being mapped out by the farm agent.
Who says that during the ripening
season large quantities Of produce of
all kinds are allowed 10 go 10 waste
because OF a lack OF a way 10 take
care OF II. The market is generally
flooded with produce and large guam
titles are culled out and wasted
Borden advocates the purchase in
communities Of canning machines by
which large quantities OF produce
can be cared for in a short time and
he kept over until the winter season
when the farmer, he asserted, would
find q large demand especially for
home canned produce.
A machine for canning produce
could be set up in community ST
an expense OF practically $10O while
an individual farmT could install a
small operating plant for $40.