The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-10-21
VOL. AZ. NO. AZ.

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to close their doors
lncnectual Marketing System flinders
Production.
reports from the Agricultural De-
partment show tia; last Year North
Carolina Imported $1,000. 900 worth Of
corn for feed purposes, ssooo.ooo
worth of vegetables. SIS 900. 900 worth
OF hay, 100000 pounds OF butter;
ana despite the fact that probably no
country in the world IN proportion to
us acreage. offers better facilities for
raising hogs and cattle, We imported
last year $4,000 900 pounds OF meat
IN order that our people might be
led. All in all. the value OF food
products imported into No-h Caro-
llna during the past year Led the
enormous sum of s50.0oO,aIe II is
Gear from the above fac. that our
farmers either have not iea1ned the
great lesson of diversified farming or
tney nave not learned how 10 produce
food products as cheaply as farmers
| OF other parts OF the country
1t is clear that. step by step. the
| Iarne<S or other states are capturing
our markets for food stufrs and our
| farmers are driven more and more 70
| the one crop system OF products It's
! necessary to place farming in North
| Carolina on a business basis Step by
step the great manufacturing centers
III Nortn Carollna are capturing the
markets of the world. Why can't our
farmers likewise? Perhaps on farm
ers might proftably learn from our
captains Of industry the secret OF
thoroughly industrializing the busi-
ness OF farming. In order TO accom-
pllsh this great result there is need
OF organized community effort, tha
farmers In North Carolina need to fol-
low the example OF FARMERS OF other
l ~ rtC 1T hn
operation as the great working system
that will give them q fair share Of
the profits of their labors, by bringing
them in closer relationship with the
. consumers.
Standardization of Farm Products.
Standardization of farm products
must be the rule in North Carolina If
our farmers expect to meet outside
competition. In all probability one OF
: the greatest reasons for the failure Of
our farmers to present better show
t | ing in the production OF food stuffs
for our people, is their persistent re-
fuSal to standardize the products they
[ sell.
l The strawberry farmer who fills the
bottom Of his baskets with small,
, knOtty strawberries. and crowns the
| top with delicious, large. red berries Is
. only cutting OH his nose to spite his
-
: reaches the market the consumer
t overturnS the baskets and penalties
the farmer by refusing to buy his crate
Y of berries at all or by paying the price
: of knotty berries for the whole crate,
S One-half OF which would bring first
class prices.
, The good honest housewife who. in
her ignorance, sends to town couple
Of dozen Of eggs which, by mistake
= includes six Of uncertain age. is sure
= | to get low price for her eggs; and
! furthermore, she brings about hard
! feelings between the marchant and the
. consumer.
/ The apple grower who faces his
: barrel of apples and fills the center Of
+ the barrel with off-color, off -sha pc
q under-slZe and wormy apples is bring
r ing discredit upon his State and low
h prices for himself and his neighbors
O Upon reaching the market the barrel
V have TO be opened, every apple stan
c dardzed and repacked and all tni!
: work must be paid for at high prices
plus many extras. The producer /.
y thereby penalized and the consumer i!
- made 20 pay for the extra work o
- repacking the apples. a properly la
= belled, standardized barrel viii obviats
the necessity of repacking. bring bet
ter prices for the farmers and, bl
:. cutting out waste lower the p-ic. e
the consumer, bring smiles 10 tn,
faces of American wives. and encour
! age them to use more apples.
If the farmers OF North Caroline
= will only standardiZe their product.
:. and label them North Carolina" The.
> will quickly build up a world a.
market for all their products and Sc
. cure at least twenty five per cent bet
; ter prices. IRISH farmers captured tn
- London markets by standardizins
! why can't North Carolina farmers ca p
ture the market of New Iork b.
= standa I.iZ4tIo: e1@fD j.
< g., nav x - - r- --c.ft-rr. ~ r
II low prices, oyerproduction and ire
= ..l4a4.s.s vase. vine sGt.-4e i-~-4.ai
- end etanti4Tdiz-G.g in marketing farm
Drod1co> bring Sreati. .-creasc'
! il.cl.. AID worldwide markets
- t.t :.f;:on og ; ann Products.
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