Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-01-29
MARKETING PROBLEMS
OF GREAT INTEREST
p. o. southworth, County Agent,
Tells Of Large Sales Of Pink
Beans and Other Products.
SAYS FRlI0LEs ARE GOING UP
Hog Buyer Travelled Eighty-Ave Miles
In MImhres Valley and Could MT
Find a Car Of Fat Hogs.

The work ending January % was
taken up mainly with the marketing
problem. Over seventeen hundred
sacks of beans were sold this week.
The buyers aud the sellers were
brought together through the office
of the agriculturalisi and very
good price was received considering
the quality of the beans.
! would cuution anyone who has
good beans Ia sell to be very slow
in making deal. The immense ship
mrni, To Belgium and Italy have
caused the price of California beans
To go up three cents pound within
the last week. We must remember.
however. that our beans may not
grade with the California product
this year.
Over twenty-five ears were shipped
by one firm in FL Pasc. The man who
bought the large shipment of beans
informed the writer that the next
year will, in his opinion. see the
highest prices for food products that
this country has ever known. Our
farmers will do well 10 bear this in
mind in planting crops for the com
ing year.
Some days before the office of the
agriculturalist had been notified that
there were II large number of fat
hogs in the valley seeking market,
the agricultnralist got into communi-
cation with livestock firm in FL
Paso but received n telegram To the
effect that there was no market for
live. fat hogs in FL Paso that week
| took the matter up with n large
livestock company operating in the
mining towns of Grant county. Their
buyer came to Deming on Tuesday
and after travelling cighty-fve milc~
and covering all sections of the val.
ley we found only thirty head of fat
hogs ready for the butcher. ! mean
by this butcher hogs and not stock
hogs. We were unable therefore To
make up ear of live hogs for ship
ment and the buyer offered to take
them dressed at market price
which compares quite iavorably with
any we could receive in any market.
Some complaint was made that not n
very high price was paid for hogs.
As arked before in these col
nmns. the price of farm poducts is
governed by the great central mark
cts. A. regards the hogs. II we had
to ship on n live basis to Fort Worth.
we would necessarily have to take the
Fort Worth market prices. Not only
that. but we would have to pay yard
age. feed, commission and stand u
shrink that would probably amour,
to one cent pound. Our buyer from
the mining camps offers Us II propo
sition whereby we can sell on n Fort
Worth bnsis less only the freight
This is. il we can produce enoueh
live. fat hogs To make up ear.
On Wednesday the writer had the
honor to convey to Fort Bayard
Governor Evans of the Philippine Is
lands. who has been in the govern.
ment service on the Islands for over
twelve years.
While at Fort Bavard we examined
the dairy. rs the government is milk
ing over seventy COWS. A fine herd
has been built M from very humble
beginnings. II will pay anyone who
is interested in the dairy business to
inspect this proposition. They are
producing n magnificent quality of
corn silage at Fort Rayard at n cost
not to exceed $3.50 per ton.
A part of the work Of the agricul-
turalist is to assist in the develop
ment Of the twenty acre school plot
The school board has accepted the
contract for the blowing and level
ing. which has proven to he good
piece Of work performed at an eco
nomical figure.
Beginning the week Of February 3
the farmers institutes will he held nj
different points throughout the val.
lev. Advertisements will appear IL
other places giving full notice Of tn,
time and subjects of the different
speakers.
P.D. SOUTHwORTH