Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-30
FARMERS TO COOPERATE
South Hero Bean Growers Meet and
Organize Marketing Association


Organize Marketing Association
At meeting held Mt the town hall at
South Hero, Wednesday evening January
~, the farmers discussed the problems
connected with the marketing OF beans.
The market for beans this year has been
very quiet. locally. This has greatly
Inconvenience many growers because
they have been unable to convert their
bean crop into cash.
In order to help the farmers solve this
marketing problem, several members of
the Grand Isle County Farm Bureau
association asked County Agent Facer
to help them work out some plan for
lettering marketing conditions. For this
reason the meeting was called. About
40 farmers attended.
After the situation was explained,
T. B. Langdon was elected chairman and
Homer Keller clerk. These men then
took charge Of the meeting. After some
discussion 1t was decided that an organi-
zation was needed. Five directors were
elected by those present, consisting OF
A. M. Hubbard, John Mcbride, Homer
Keeler, T. 3. Langdon and Nicolas
Stampfli.
The first business undertaken by these
which the growers agree to sell their
beans through the association. Upon
this being completed 1t was presented to
the meeting by the directors for sigma
lures. Thirty-two hundred bushels of
beans were pledged at that time to be
sold through the association. Some
men wished to consider the matter for
a few days and will no doubt soon sign
to sell their crop this way. There are
many other bean growers in town who
we're unable to attend the meeting, but
who are very much Interested in this
movement and who will sell their beans
through the association upon being given
an opportunity to sign the contract. II
Is not at all improbable that before the
week Is over more than 5000 bushels OF
beans will be In the hands OF the asso'
citation for marketing.
The working plan by which the asso-
citation plans to dispose Of the beans 4!
as follows:
The board of directors chosen at thi'
meeting will meet in the near future fo
the purpose Of appointing a manager t.
transact all the business Of the asso
citation. Such a manager to be paid
either by the car or by the bushel To-
all beans handled such amount as tn
directors deem necessary to secure
man capable Of accomplishing the bes
results.
A warehouse will be secured where al
beans shall be delivered by the farmer
as soon as they are ready for the mar
ket The manager is to be present t
receive and weigh all beans and Civ
grower receipt for same. All bean
delivered will bear the growers nam
and will be piled by themselves. Bean
! of any grade may be brought In. Han
picked or not hand picked according a
each Individual wishes to sell his croI
The manager advising with the board Q
directors is empowered to sell thos
. beans at the best possible price and tur
the money over to the growers less tn
small charge for carrying on the work.
AS soon as several carloads Of bean
have been taken in at the warehouse
the agent shall get in touch with as man
: buyers as possible and have them com
and inspect the beans, and sell them
, the warehouse to the highest bidder.
, 1t was brought out clearly at the meet
3 ing that this method of marketing he
= many advantages, in that 1t will secur
, for the farmers the highest market pric
for their beans: 1t will attract man
8 buyers because of the large amount {
beans offered for sale at the one poll
= and create competition. The grower
p will secure more per bushel because
n will make a much cheaper method b
which the buyers can purchase the
e beans. One firm has claimed that It ha
I cost them 30 cents per bushel to go OF
r into the country and buy beans in II
n ordinary way.