Smyrna times., 1915-12-01

Ter Has Every Advantage " arnerS
Il Would Meet and Stick Together
In view Of the fact that farmers OF
nslsgare and especially Kent county.
are greatly interested in the plans
that have been suggested to bring
,bout a co operation Of the agricul-
turis,s in selling their produce in
or5er 10 obtain higher prices. the
views of DR.. II. n. Marvin. Of Dover,
Wbo is secretary Of the Delaware
Produce Exchange. with headquarters
in Dover. will prove particularly in
4 teresting at this time. Dr. Marvin
points out that the reason that CO.
operaiion has not taken root in Della.
ware is mainly due to the fact that
We are near large markets and our
PRODUCERS can ship Individually and
salize something on their products,
most Of them appearing to be salts
isd with the profits they realize
after paying the freight and other
cbarges Of handling. DR.. Marvin
declares that the commercial growers
those who load cars. are not so
much in need VI cooperative plan
IS the snail growers, who represent at
least ninety per cent Of the products
Of the State. This class. he explains.
IS at the present time using the Phil
iielphia and New York markets al.
nnst entirely, making them the
Jumping grounds for al grades. from
sulls to fancy produce. A large
FOpOrtion Of this mass Of goods is
Erted, repseked and distributed 10
'iher markets. which Of course. means
loss Of time and added expense in
hbOr and brokerage.
Farmers. Cooperative Selling
"A cooperative plan, DR.. Marvin
.sIieVes, would save the snail growers
ee excess in freight, the loss from
~ delivery, the cost Of rehandline.
? brokerage and value Of produce
X in transit. These items alone
y amount to a nice profit On ship
a'nts. In commenting upon this
Esiat DR.. Marvin had the following
say: Inferior goods in a car
tFsy' cut the price for which the
az IS sold and this cut reduces the
Foht Of the grower to that amount
ne e'st Of transportation and selling
me same no matter what the quail
~ III TACT the actual cost Of selling
hierior goods is more than the cost
F" selling a good quality. This pro-
posl1lon leads Us to the consideration
Y successful statewide cooperation.
heean learn valuable lesson from the
-ssIern cooperative organizations.
laeir relative location to the markets
@tne world has compelled them to get
Dss'her and load cars. The large
\ sApense Tor freight has also compelled
= -sn to load only good products
tasy soon learned that even pack in
,''' ana quality sold for better price |
-''ee the expert packer and the
''lnunity packing house These
..lal''0ns 49, eonspire to give the western
nl' Z. grover a great advantage over
y eastern near market brother.
ss.'."i'nstanding = the large expense for
"'sn' and expense for refrigeration. |
Delaware =. Fruit Gaming Reputation
4 Is generally admitted and has
~ ~ proven that the State Of Della
~. s.,s can and has produced fruit Of |
!. .,' quality as good color and size
~. '1s rest produced beyond the
lie. -.,Sles' This being the case the
s..slas'on ,.. must be that sooner or
-. .-.si 'ne growers Of the State will |
!, y together and produce fancy fruits
n,.r-im -,.Oim size. packed in uniform
r,,..s'.. sss with brand showing the
=. ps''i'e % buyer just what the pack
oo.,,' .On'alns in number. size and
o5,';s. Z Why delayi Why wait for
5i,s 's PEOPLE to come here and ac-
bss.s 80 our lands and reap the harvest
I,,l. s We realize the value Of our
eboi,,..w w as producer of the
r..s. .ss,' Products? We hear y rs
PsIl.sl, a often in New York and
frui, Dnia In that If every acre Of
u,b ,n0I.l ,l 10 Delaware were producing
trun ~. ~ =. as We occasionally receive
sVsrv -, 'tate' a good market for
tie n',Ll. r,Aage : would be found; that
been 80. A.' ior fancy fruit has not
i M ,.. scratched so far. The Is s,vin" nO
freight = -'One compared with the
snoan = western fruit would
tue IL snn,. H'ee income. What is
csntsIsnolpp'e pp'e' is esen more so Of
fact 7 ss and sweet potatoes; in
Produce Of the farm.
Ss,@0''Y Packing House
iss tSnma.,. 'Ds only practical remedy is
TIE srs., y packing house and
su,o..ss' .' baeker. with this =
POD. operation every acre -
= "a