Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-23
Tackling Farm Problems
From the Business End

Waterville. Me-, July 2o.-By invitation,
c. H. Gardner of the Farmers Union Of
Maine, Thursday, July 10. attended q
meeting of the Rockingham County
Farmers Association at Exeter. ~ H.,
and explained the work Of the Maine or
ganization. The above named association
has been organized about one year. and
has done but little as vet along the line
OF cooperative buying and selling. Tho
members were desirous OF knowing how
the business of the Farmers Union Of
Maine was oond lttec.
The Rockingham sssocia;!, III is made up
OF one director from, each .ov,n in tie
county and local associations are ..ias
organized in tho different local towns to
work in conjunction with the county az
soca tion
After the work Of the Maine association
mad been explained It WAS evident that
the directors were Interested AMI detey.
mined to make the work Of their asso-
cation success by adopting methods
similar to those used in Maine Mc.
FARMER the president Of this association.
owns farm containing 635 acres. He has
the largest poultry plant In New England.
which at the present time comprises 1000
growing chicks and 1000 laying birds. n.
also has 1900 young apple trees. cons,.t.
Ing OF Baldwins and Mcintosh. from one
70 three years Of age and tn 1t number
"itnln the next two years will be in
creased to 5000.
The writer was entertained at this
farm over night and given a thorough un-
derstanding regarding the conducting oP
the business, and 1t was pleasing 70 note
the system adopted in showing what each
product cost and at the end of each
month the net nroft
Inc eggs from the poultry nlant ara
shipped daily to the markets each one
peing handled before shipped. and
stamped Apple Crest Farm. thereby
creating a demand for the product at a
price above the ordinary market throus,
the guarantee of freshness
When the fruit trees come into hear1,.
ne has the plars all made for the pack,n1
and shipping Of the fruit to the local
markets. put up in packages ranging
from one bushel down Each apple is
wrapped in paper the same as v.ste,n
fruits that come into our ma.ke.s. In
mis- way he will supply the loc,l rarkets
with the best fruit to be had and At price,
that will pay a good profit on the ;nves,.
ment
lhls association has taken up with the
banks OF that county the matter OF
financing their association and also tha
farmers on short time loans when ne.de6
and committee from the banking assn.
cation consisting of three men. has been
appointed to confer with the executive
committee OF the above named sssoef,
ZION in regard to this matter express.nr
themselves AS being desirous Of assistine
not only the association bur also the IN.
dividual farmers along this line. Mr.
BATES the president of the New Hanp.
81 ire banking association gave an ad
dress at this meeting and assured its
members that the banks were ready and
willing 70 assist in this work In every
way tina. they could, by extending 70 ths
farmers short time loans when needsd.
This ia a branch Of work that we be-
lieve will be Of great value to the farmers
throughout New England and when the
money in the banks OF the New EnRiaad
states is used to advance the agricultural
interests instead Of investing In western
securities, as we believe has been done 4,
the past. then agriculture OF the New
England states will take the place that ft
snnuld.
c. n. GARDNER.