The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01
THE MARKETING OF FARM
PRODUCTS, A PROBLEM FOR
GREAT COOPERATIVE EFFORT

He ldTuleT Is DuSy mOSu OIL une
year producing his crops and it is
simply impossible for him to keep
reliably informed relative to market
changes, but with an annual volume
of business amounting to two mil
lion dollars, the farmers can afford
/. to have one of the best managers
that money will procure, and this
man by continual application to
business and being in close touch
with the markets, can either sell
your products at the highest market
prices when you are ready to dispose
| of them, or tell you the price to
quote to buyers.
The office should be established in
Monte Vista and be maintained for
the exclusive benefit and profit of
the members of the organization. 1t
| would be au-of-information
and market-place for the farmers,
and the manager would be daily in
touch with the outside markets on
all kinds of farm products and live
stock, and be ready at any time to
inform members of the organization
as to the true value of all products.
By such an arrangement you could
phone the office of the Association
for information regarding prices be-
fore making sale of any product,
and with this knowledge of prices
you can place the price on your pro-
duct and not accept the buyers Of
fer unless 1t is right.
Then too, the manager Of the Mon
te Vista office can arrange for the
purchase of much merchandise,
seeds, etc., and in hundreds of other
ways make the office Of the associa-
ton one of the greatest assets of the
farmer. If by the ere alton of this
office a saving of only ten percent
on the volume of business Is made !;
and If the volume only amounts to
one million dollars a year, even this
would give the farmers one hundred
thousand dollars more for their pro-
ducts.
There are so many benefits to be
derived by establishing a strong bust
ness organization among the farmers
and then establishing the Monte Wis.,
ia office with competent business
manager in charge, that this matter
should Immediately receive the sim
cere consideration of every grower
of farm products.
During the period from the pres
ent time until Spring, tn, office
should show several thousand dol
lars profit in the purchase of seeds
of all kinds to say nothing of the
profits to be derived from reliable
knowledge of live stock conditions
and markets. With strong work
ing organization such as the farmers
of this district can perfect will ma
terially affect the markets for all
products raised, and the selling of
farm products will not be governed
entirely by the buyers offers as has
been the custom during the past
During the potato selling period
the Monte Vista office would have
charge of the mark keting of the crop
and with the assistance of two out
side men, the entire crop could be
handled with success and profit for
the growers. There is at the present
time considerable correspondence
that should be promptly handled in
connection with the marketing OF
this crop, and I do not hesitate tc
say that the party in charge OF the
Monte Vista office will be one of the
busiest men in the San Luis Valley
and If the farmers will stand back
Of him, that he will make the farm.
ers more money than any other agen
cy now in existence.
The possibilities for good which
are offered by cooperation and es
tablishing business office OF tiiil
kind is simply limited by the capac
ity of the man in charge and tn,
amount Of assista nee you give him