New Britain herald., 1914-04-17

farmer to accomplish these definite l results: l Increase profits by enlarging pro- l dUction at a fixed expense. 1 Diversity crops to distribute the l labor evenly through the year. Secure a regular income through 1 the year by supplying customers with poultry and dairy products, vegetables, 1 beef and pork. .s. Shorten the work day to ten hours, 1 provide a comfortable home, improve 1 the appearance of the premises and l try to make life enjoyable. Let the young people have a lit | tie money from the production of fruit and vegetables. Teach them to plan work for themselves and to love the country.
 "This last brings up the problem that is all the time tugging at the ! heart of the farmer of this country. There are many neighbors in which not one in ten of the male members can be called a young man. Even with the drift toward the country, of which we hear so much today. 1t is the drift of men well along in years. The boys Ahd young men are not re- spending as they might to this call of back to nature"
 Lonergan's Address Heard. Congressman Lonergan's address was one which dealt with the pro- ducer and the consumer. It told of the benefits to be derived from a cooperation between the city and the country. It enlarged upon the need of good roads, mentioned various improved methods of transportation and advocated a farmers rural-credit. Herewith is given an abstract from the Connecticut congressman's ad- I dress as read:
 Distributing Farm Products.
 There are so many phases of az riculture which merit serious con- sideration that it is difficult to de- eide which is of first importance. At the present time our national gov. ernment, through it's department of agriculture, is making a special study of the distribution of farm products, or of marketing.
 At the present time, while our far mers in Hartford county are busy solv- ing the question of marketing, to- gether with other intricate agricul- tural problems, there is a government tai office in Washington, the office of markets, which is devoting its ener- gies to acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States use- full information on subjects connect ed with the marketing and distribu- tion of farm products.
 When and Where.
 At the present. time, many of our consumers do not know from where the products come, and likewise, many producers do not know where their product goes. But there are those utilizing it to their distinct advantage. which is good business
 Transportation Difficulties.
 Transportation is one of the great clements in the cost of getting thinga from the producer to the consumer. Investigation of this subject so far as it relates to farm products is advis able. The manufacturers are we'll equipped in that respect. Practically every manufacturing city of any size has it's chamber of commerce or as- sociation of commerce or board of trade, with its traffic bureau, to which the manufacturer goes regular " when ne noeQS any aOVlCe on tranS' portation. The farmer is wholly without this service. The farmer can not learn definitely how to do any of the things that relate to transporta. tiOn.
 Systematic Work
 Those who have given much study to the subject of marketing find that investigation can be pursued to best advantage by reorganizing five impor 4 tant subdivisions:
 F'irst.-Markeung surveys, meth" ods and costs, including especially 1 available market supplies in given production areas, demand at consum- ing centers, cold and other storages, mark eting systems and prices, and costs of wholesale and retail distribu ton of farm products. nt#
 Transportation and stor. age problems, having in mind tho elimination of waste and the study of