The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-25
SOUTHERN RE0RGAN|ltS
AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
Farm Products Agency 90 Re Substi'
tuted For Atlanta Market
Agency.
WILL GATHER INFORMATION
Farmers In Territory of Southern
Railway VIII He Kept Advised of
Market Conditions and Priccs-A-
20 Inform Buyers.

~s with view 10 making the sgri-
cultural service OF Southern Railway
Company and Its associated companies
more helpful 20 the farmers of the
South, President Harrison has made a
complete reorganization of the service
TO 20 into effect on July l.
with the extension OF the farm dem
onstration work of the United States
Department OF Agriculture and OF the
States and the appointment OF dem
enstrat4en agents in most Of the coun-
ties traversed by the lines of the com
ranfes there is not the broad field for
railroad agricultural demonstratio,
aork that existed when this service
sas inaugurated by Southern Railway
Company in 1910, when there were
very few government agents in the
field
There is now. however a broad heid
for helpful work in connection with
the marketing OF the products of
Southern farms. especially in locali-
ties In which farmers without expert
cnce In selling anything but cotton
are going into diversified farming and
especially IN aiding small producers to
consolidate their products and market
cot peratively.
Farm Products Agencies.
Since January J. 1sIa the com
panies have maintained market agents
At Washington. Cincinnati, st. Louis
and Atlanta for the purpose of finding
markets for Southern products and
bringing buyers into touch with the
producers. This service L. now 20 Re
greatly strengthened. A farm pro-
ducts agency is to be substituted for
the market agency at Atlanta with
Roland Turner. now agricultural agent
r.!
products agent. The present aRri-
cultural field agents of the company.
ten in number. will be appointed farm
products agents, reporting to Mr.. Tur-
ner-------
The market agents at Washington.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Will compile
and premulsate information as to mar
kets including quantities. varieties,
grades and packs desired for different
markets and az TO freight rates and
facilities. This information will be
promulgated to producers through the
farm products agency or direct as cir
sumstsnces may require. The market
agents will also compile and promul-
gate TO buyers information as to pro-
ducts for sale. The chief farm pro-
ducts agent and the farm products
agents will farniiiarixe themselves with
producers and products in their terri
tori%s ard forward detailed informa-
ION to the market agents They will
advise producers as TO the varieties.
grades and packs required for diff
ferent markets and win give special
attention to encouraging small pro-
ducers to organize for coz Operative
marketing. The market agents and
arm products agents will work in clio t
cooperation with the bureau Of mar
kets and rural organization In tho
United States Department of ARricui.
ure and with the State agriculture
authorities
Field and Demons trntion Agents.
TT. q. T1unkett win continue as farm
demonstration agent win headquartert
NJ Atlanta for emergency work al
,ver the system, especially In local.
les where his advice may be needed
o aid farmers in combating the Mexi,
IAN cotton boil weeIl.
The live stock and dairy develop
nent work of the companies will h,
strengthened by the appointment o
Agricultural Agents W NJ Brown, a
Atlanta and T G. Wood at Wash,
ngton. to be live stock and dairy