Milford chronicle., 1915-12-24
OUR FARMERS INTERESTED IN
The MARKETING OF PRODUCE
Prof. Hayward of Delaware College Re-
ports On Matters Touching On This
Subject.

Dean Harry Hayward, of the agri-
cultural department of Delaware Col
lege. has Just returned from Chicago
where he attended, as a delegate from
this state, the third annual conference
on Marketing and Farm Credits which
was held in connection with the Ma
tional Council of Farmers Co-opera-
tive Associations. The fact that Del
aware was represented at this con-
ference by Professor Hayward was
fortunate at this time as it was only
last week that the Board Of Trustees
of Delaware College decided to inves-
tigate the matter of marketing pro-
duce. to ascertain if the Delaware
farmer could not be materially assist
ed in this way. The board appointed
special committee to take up TINS
work OF which Dean Hayward was
made a member. Other members OF
the committee which will meet in
short time and start the work were,
Daniel Corbit, chairman; former Con-
gressman William H. Heald, Frank c.
Bancroft and Dr.. E. V. Vaughn pro-
fessor in economies.
Dean Hayward made the following
statement of the work taken up by
the conference which will be OF inter
est to every farmer in the State;
"The purpose of the conference was
to crystalize sentiment in regard to
what is needed to relieve the financial
situation among the farmers OF the
country both for the purpose OF buy
ing and equipping farms and market
ing Droduce. There were delegates
from thirty-four states. These dele
gates for the most part were represen
tatives of cooperative Farmers Asso-
Citations that have been in existence
and have had a successful history for
period of years. The slogan OF the
conference was, better business, bet |
ter farming and bette living.
There were many prominent speak !
ers, among them being the Hon. Sir |
Horace Plunkett, the founder and pres |
ident of the Irish Agricultural Organ |
ization Society, who presented a pa
per on THE Next Step in the Organ
ization of Agriculture" Another pa
per that attracted much attention /
was by Charles J. Brand, chief Of the
Bureau of Markets, United States De-
partment of Agriculture, the subject /
being Market Grade and Standard 1
For Farm Products" This paper dealt
extensively with the importance of
grading cotton, the great staple of the
south, and it applied with equal force
to the grading of wool before market
ing"
Departments of Farm Markets.
Professor Hayward stated that a
paper by W. G. Scholtz, of Idaho, Oh
why a State Department of Farm
Markets" which was freely discussed
at the conference, was of especial in
-erest to the farmers of Delaware just
at this time as it is along the line of
work that the Board of Trustees of
Delaware College recently appointed
4 special committee to investigate.
Professor Hayward said
1t is not generally known that num-
Der of States have a State Department
If Farm Markets. The purpose of
his department is to keep a close
watch on the markets of the country;
o be familiar with freight rates to
rarious sections; advise shippers as
o where not to ship as well as where l
o ship; give instructions as to grad {
ng, packages and the Importance OF {
inform quality; to make special mar
,ets for special products, etc. Mr..
Scholtz showed in his address how
Duyers and speculaters were using {
he crop reports of the Federal Gov /
rnment to filch farmers of millions
f dollars. A bureau of farm markets Z
S able to correct these misstatements
n a very large measure and to cor
ectly interpret the statements issued
Y the U. S. Crop Reporter.
"In this connection the farmers OF u
he state will be interested to know
hat the National Bureau of Markets
as established a policy Of providing
rained men in marketing for various
tates on what is known as the half I
nd half plan. That is, the govern :
lent bears half the salary and ex- 7
enses of the man and the state the =
ther half. In this way the state
cts the advantage Of a man who Is o
cceptable to the government, who
as had the experience in the ma I
onal field and who Is in touch with :
le marketing situation throughout
le country, at half his actual cost.
has been thought that in this state
here conditions are so compact, II
ich a man could be obtained he could
.ach rural economics at the college
art of the year and organize and
rect a department of markets in the
ate the rest of the year.
Another prominent speaker was
r. Carl VrOOman, assistant secretary
Z agriculture, who it will be Temem-
cred made an address at Delaware (
ollege when the National Grange 3
sited the college last year. One q
atement made by DR.. VrOoman was
lat nominally the cost Of shipping a
lshel of wheat from New York to
liverpool is cents but that during
le past year it has been 40 cents.
here is no law in force which regu-
ties the freight rates on the high
sas and plans are under way by the
resent administration to overcome j
lis economic fault during the coming
,ssion of Congress.
"Myron T. Herrick, former Cover n
)r of Ohio, outlined a plan for fl tt
lncing the farmers business which
as accepted by many Of those in at
ndance, sound and easily adapted
present banking conditions with =
Il much difficulty or expense. One
nth Afo rnndf- |