Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-07

retail merchant. In the sale of fruit by auction which is common in large cities east of the Mississippi River, the auc- tioneer is an additional nliddleman- He may sell for a commission dealer, to whom the consignment may have been made by a country buyer; and the pur- chaser at such an auction may be jobber, who in turn sells to 8 retail mer- chant. Five n1iddlemen are thus con- cerned In such a tranaction. 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 Y0rk wholesaler a commission man who in turn sells to New York retailer. Eggs and poultry frequent ly pass through the hands of at least four middleInen.
 The marketing of clover seed is an example of 8 transfer from one farmer to another through mum Der of middle men. The first middlenan may be an Indiana jobber who consignS to a com mission dealer in Toledo, Ohio; here the seed may be purchased by merchant and shipped to a wholesale dealer in a distant city. The last middlenan in this course of distribution is country storekeeper or a city dealer in agricult- ural supplies.
 Market Places and Warehouses.
 Public market pIices are established 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 r1ce in Louisiana and Texas. The growers or their epreSentatiNeS, with their pro- duce, meet the buyers at these ware houses.
 Diversion in Transit.
 While farm products are in transit by rail, there are certain points at which the cousignor may designate a final destination The purpose of this prac- tce is to enable the cOnsign0r to find the best market for his goods. This is the plan followed ia shipping fruits and vegetables by rail from California to the East and from Southern States to the North
 Associative Marketing.
 The Secretary of Agriculture has much to say concerning associative marketing by farmers, and the econom- tc advantages are stated in detail "A survey of the systems of marketing farm products clearly dicovers what the farmers can best do to their adyan- together for the purpose of assembling their individual contributions of pro ducts. of shipping in carload lots, of ob- tainfng market news at places to which 1t is practical to send their products. to sell in a considerable number of markets, if not in many markets, and to secure the various other economic gains of associative selling.
 To carry out this suggestion, it is recommends that if Congress estab- fishes a division of markets, a. corps of traVeiing field agents he maintained to assist farmers to form assOc Ociations for marketing their products. Estimates of-Fruit and Vegetable Sup
 ply. It is also recommended that estimates | of the prospective supply of fruits and 1 vegetables, and perhaps other pro ducts not now represented in the quan-