Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-23
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te ASSIST the far@crs along Their
haes n Hsarketizz their products.
many roads have acoeded TO the re.
guest os the Farmers' Uuioa aaa aa-
Isancea their willingness TO eater
ut5 active oo-oreratioH With tne tar
ners in marketing their Produces.
The express companies havs sEs-
seyed tine .asid and the Federal Gov
ern4aeHt. through the parcel post.
las demonstrated the possio.sstses VI
.ae eosamon Garner as a gsefai aesRcy
3 m.1 Seting farm comnodlt4=s.
4 consider the action Of these giant
business clHc.Hs la detcrHiHi5as 10
ls operate WitA the farmers IN mar
..ing their crops. to g. tie Eraatesf
f'redHct Of human thought on the
lssern hemisuhgrs q rms ths D.
ar and il damoas zrates that the
tlucational work Of e FarElers'
nian has brought the nation e. a
i.arer understaHGH OF the real
ars biem OF The Tar er.
10 give informal o. ea Harsetia-
Ear more vai1abie than % give
ivice On pTaductioH. Tfere is Q mu-
aal interest betV cen tae railrca ds
ID the farmer vhich cannot exis;
atwe1n sny other lnes of industry
he railrc 4ds are the teamssers ~
'gricUlture. ard they are employed
only when there IL something to haul
FOOD prices will do more t. increass
onnage than ary other factor. and
railroads want tonnage.
Agriculture has many inherent dis
advantages which require comidTsd d
saort to overcome in marketing
here are millions Of producing unite
working Independently and selling
-ithout knowledge OF market condi-
ions The harvest is once yesr
yhiia consumption is pretty even
y distributed throughout the entire
wear. and most of the farmers.
hrou@h cvrtom and nccassity. dunn
h7ir entire crop on the market es
oon as Z is gathered The problem
I organizing ard syatematizing the
m1rksts is one in which the farmers
nyite assistance of all lines Of In
lgstry friendly to their interests.
Formers Bear the Burden.
The business of the manufacturer
ends itself more readily to organiza-
on and the facilities for studying the
markets are more easily available The
esult is that the merchants are com
yelled 10 handle most staple manufac-
.ured articles at very little profit, and
as a consequence the merchant mus
'ook to proaucts which he buys di
rect from the farm for his proAts
The reports of the Federal Depart
ment of Agriculture show some very
interesting information and enable
comparison between the cost on
narketing products of the farm and
those OF the factory. A few items
vim serve to Illustrate the general
un. The cost of getting sugar from
ne refinery to the consumer is 3
'ents on the dollar; the cost Of get
1 ting tobacco from factory to con
'umer is IA cents on the dollar. In
'elling a dollars worth of eggs the
1iddleman gets a proht Of so cents
I N the dollar. In selling a dollars
-orth of potatoes. the middleman
axes 20 cents on the dollar: in sell
~g a dollars worth OF fruit. the
iddleman gets s4 cents on the dol.
v. and on cantaloupes SO cents.
Farmers Bulletin No. $40. published
" the United States Department Of
griculture. in discussing this subject
/ id:
! The high price paid bv consumers
nging from 5 TO 500 per cent, in
o-re cases. more than the farmer re.
I ewes. indicates that there is pIenty
~ room for lowering the cost y,
Farm products 10 consumers and al
ne same time largely Increasing the
7sh income per farm. without in
easing farm production This ccnsi
ION is undoubtedly a marketing p~oh.
n which viii have 20 be SOfved BY
'atter organization of farmers and
/ '-ap-oved methods Of marketing"
large shippers Influence Rates.
IN railroad rates the inequalitia
re equally as glarins. Rate maxine
p its primitive stages was largely
zr7ueDced by demands and argumeu-s
- large shiv~ers. but the farma~
ere unorganized ard seldom ap
cared before rate-maEing bodies. and
rhe burden OF expense in transporta
ion lies largely against the rav
-Oiucts Of the farm.
n banking. our securities are dis
.-iminated against. as compared wit
he products OF the factories an
lines. The farmer is entitled 10
ruzrs Gesl The farmer is more II
s-ested in good prices and ericien
'arvice than he Is in rates.