The Washington times., 1916-10-18
Cooperation Urged I
Between Producer of
Milk and Consumer

ginla. doing q business Of six and a
half millions per year, TO the small egg
circle" Of nine farmers, wives In Texas
standardislnE and marketing eggs.
for the building up of more than 1000
OF these associations. many Of them with
very small membership, during the
course Of the past year.
Organized Years Ago.
The first-named institution was or
ganized about a year ago among the
farmers who grew tomatoes for sale to
the canheries. None Of the farmers
had any sort Of a price agreement with
the canneries, and the Gamers paid
them what the farmers necessities de-
manded. That r. the Gamers paid as
And the farmer with poor tomatoes
who didn't particularly need the money
could hold his own crop--while II grew
poorer II auslity-and demand o 6ig
Arm tomatoes, who needed the money.
was forced to sell at q low price. When
there was any indisposition on the part
Of the Dorchester county farmers to
neries went into Delaware, paid
higher price than they gave the farm
ers at home, and shipped tomatoes to
their cAnnerles.
The situation demanded action. and
the Tomato Growers Association was
organized. A business manager was
appointed who mapped out plan Tor
the grading and extension OF the
market OF the tomatoes. Then costs Of
Of tomatoes In Baltimore was raised to
arrive at n fair price to the farmer.
The Baltimore market had never been
cultivated 70 any great extent: BUT
county farmers were able to hold
constant threat to take their best to-
matoes to Baltimore Instead OF the
canneries.
with the result that the farmer re-
| ceived a better price for his tomatoes
and he gave the Gamers better service,
at the same time building up market
for any excess or for the especially fne
grades outside the canneries.
This worked out for the benefit OF the
| consumer by giving him, better to-
matoes, or more value for his money,
| and also kept the Baltimore market
price down through the new sources
with the establishment of a price.
4 the discontinuance OF sending out ,ber-
/ ries on consignment to commission
merchants, the farmer received more
money and the price to the consumer
was lowered by lessening Of the over
head charges. Then last year there
came a drought in the berry district.
The strawberries were OF poorer
| uuanty. ING bNSotho We y
| proud Of the high standards they had
raised and when the time came to sell
| the crop. they voluntarily and deliber-
ately reduced the price Is cents per
I crate because the berries were not al
| good as they ought to be. This. despite
| the fact that some OF the berry buyers
had offered them the maximum!
In Farmville. Va, Barred Rock
Poultry Association was organized a
! short time ago. This organization
sought to standardize egg production
and the barred Plymouth Rock chicken
T! They succeeded so we'll that the asso-
, citation this month reported to Mr.
| Knapp II was shipping $50 dozen eggs
per week to New York at a contract
price Of 40 cents per dozen. % 1-3 pei
cent above the market price. In the
vicinity OF Dallas, Tex. egg circles
Of nine or ten farmers wives have
been organized, and these circles have
been grouped In nine or ten ciicies e
the group. One group OF nine reported
,that It marketed 1000 dozen Gags last
u year. ~ ,......