Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-08
fARMER RS SEEK To
FIND MARKET FOR
WASTE PRODUCE
Far From Being Hostile TO
Dealers They Wish 10 Work
Win Them, They Say; Pro-
iessor Kerr Here Today

Farmers OF The Rio Grandel vale,
have two plans for marketing theil
produce under consideration. hui
whether either n accepted wholly of
! with notifications will depend upon
what Professor Kerr of the bureau
OF markets of the department of az.
! riculture has 10 say at the high school
auditorium this afternoon.
! one plan Is to- organize n corpora
ton which would build a warehouse
mere and buy all produce brought
here ny farmers of the valley. Some
objection Is said 10 be entertained
against this because ~ the amount
Of capital II necessarily would in
v0lve.
The second plan calls for hiring an
agent who would find markets for
fruit and vegetables among the gro
GERS and commission houses here. and
II there was no demand locally. in
other cities The agent having found
that ear load Of watermelons could
be used by several stores, then would
telephone several farmers, who to-
gether could supply The quantity
wanted
10 tonnect Grower and Market.
The purpose Of the farmers IL not
20 night the retailers or commission
houses. II they can handle the pro-
dnee the farmers VIII be pleased 20
sell, farmer said. Their purpose IL
simply and solely to connect the
grower with q market II this can be
done through the retailers and whole
saiers the farmers are said to have no
objection to that method
A great deal Of produce grown in
The valley goes 10 waste. The farmers
want TO sell this stnn that they have
been losing They believe Albuquerque
VIII eat twlce as much home grown
produce as the producer and market
are closely connected and that inn
porting garden truck from other
states willt b. stopped
They are not dsposed 70 blame
commission houses because part Of
their stun IL wasted. The commission
man cannot be expected to go through |
the country getting few pounds of
here and Il few pounds
there until he has n carload. He very
goes where he knows he can |
get CIR load. He knows when the
car load viii be here
However, the agent under the Soc
ond nlan would be Informed by farm |
ers how much melons they had. To-
sether they could supply car load, |
pr perhaps more. He then could 20 to |
he commission man and offer that ?
quantity or the commission man,
wanting car Of melons, could go to l
he agent
Now the merchant docs not know |
o whom to go for produce OF a GER
ain Kind. " there was an agent he
'ould go to him. Another point In the |
lgent plan In the gfocer's favor is
hat he viii not buy heavily of melons
when chance offers, fearing that he /
would have to carry them for
everal days or perhaps longer.
The agent win be able TO regulate the
upply 10 the demand The melons
viii not become over ripe as quickly
N the vine as they Will In the store.
Nearly every farm house In the
ALLEY has telephone service, 80 the
gent would have no difficulty in
with the growers.
The agent plan, according TO its
Importers, Involves educating grow
~ to deliver their stun when they
ay they will. and To deliver what
hey contract TO even II they have To
NY II from neighbor
There Is no disposition on the part
{ the growers. il WAS said, Co over
lde the wholesalers or retailers. They
rant TO work with them.
Kerr Here Today.
Professor Kerr win arrive here this
lorning from Las Cruces. lie will be-
In his lecture at 2 o'clock this after
Don In the high school auditorium.
fterward the farmers win meet with
rofessor Kerr to erect their mar
cling orannIzatlon