El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-16
MARKETING MUST
ACCOMPANY ANY FARMING PLAN

INTEREST has aroused agricultural preparedness
in stimulating the production OF greater quantities OF
supplies this year and next year than last IN
of the winter wheat shortage and the prospective food
shortage due TO the into which the United States IS
entering
The interest IS general throughout the United States
States counties and cities not only urging the farmers TO
undertake the planting OF parks and otner puohe areas IN
Colorado California, New Mexico and Arizona, the keeuest
interest has been exhibited In Arizona, at first food
preparation and regulation II its distribution were suggested
That suggestion has given way that the normal
cultural yield of the be doubled order that the state
may become practically self supporting
Here in FL Paso the land and irrigation committee of the
chamber Of has discussed plans for securing the
planning OF crops necessary 10 make Fl Paso county sen sus
tanning, declaring be the patriotic duty Of every farmer
to plant food such be easily raised after the
spring wheat It asserted that foe and lima
such sold last three four cents pound
viii sell from u IS cents pound this The
irrigation committee intends hold frequent meet
ngs and cooperate with the farmers fully in securing the
greatly increased production of foodstuffs needed.
The question arises in the farmers mind: When the crop
is raised will there be market for IT? Will the dealers
take small lot of produce, viii they heretofore
10 deal with commission men shipping goods here from ont
side localities and leave the lurch? Farmers have
perenced just that trouble almost everywhere throughout
the southwest
farmers to raise the crops they must be assured
IN advance of market The assertion applies not only TO
Fl Paso but to the of New Mexico and those of Ar
Eona as well Too often IN the past farmers have been
obliged to sell prices far below the market because they
had only small lots sell The merchants offered epa
natiOn-and It sound explanation-that they could
not count the irregular supplies brought them from the
country that they had make for regular
Vees from elsewhere that therefore whatever they
bought rom local farmers Of which they
might not be able dispose which they would therefore
have to buy, if at all, at a reduced price.
If there should be great food shortage and FL Paso
merchants should find 1t impossible to make contracts
the coast or elsewhere for provisions the
local lots VIII naturally be afforded without question If
the shortage IS pronounced, the farmers may the
same difficulty previously, If they take steps fore
stall 1t
One thing TO be done IS this in localities
throughout the southwest Fl Paso, Cruces Deing
Duncan, Douglas, Tucson Phoenix and Yuma-everyvhere
there is town and farming land surrounding it-farmers
should form cooperative organizations for marketing Each
such organization should Of business
ability to make with wholesalers and retailers He
should keep himself informed in lust what produce
the members Of his organization to sell the exact
amounts, and when It would be ready for delivery He
should be given base prices with the authority to make con-
tracts thereon within reasonable limits either way and meet
ngs Of the members of the organization should be
time 10 time to discuss changing market and crop conditions
and the prices governing.
In that way al the farm produce could disposed of
70 advantage and the individual not be obliged
TO give large part of his time marketing which could
be spent more proftaby IN farming His marketing would
be arranged for him He would have only to produce de-
liver and receive his money The organization would attend
70 placing the produce advance collecting promptly
after deliveries The merchants would exactly whence
their supplies coming in what amounts when and at
what prce. The commission house be eliminated OF
partly so, from this particular branch Of marketing The