The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-31

expenses Who Is benefited? These
questions are frequently asked by in.
terested citizens of the State.
Knowing 1000 American high
schools, many colleges, universities
and state agricultural schools, State
and National Departments Of Agricul-
ture and many other agencies are
teaching scientific methods and there
by increasing production; knowing as
production increases so does our mar
keting problem; knowing Florida
ships an average of 200 cars Of prod
ucts daily, four-fifths of these being
perishables that must be sold when
ready or the producer suffers loss;
knowing the great need Of better
grading, packing and shipping and
knowing successful agriculture must
include knowledge OF. buying and
selling; knowing Florida's loss In i'm
proper marketing runs up into mil
lions; knowing statisticians point out
the fact billions of dollars are lost
marketing Americas crop annually;
knowing 20 other states have created
Marketing Bureaus, and knowing
marketing will be vital question as
long as human beings exist, our legis-
lature wisely passed the bill creating
the State Marketing Bureau.
This Bureau prints bulletins giving
valuable information regarding mar.
,keting, receives and complies reports
on shipments of fruit vegetables and
other farm products going out of
State, gives information as to carri-
ers' rates, is at all times ready to give
information as to the markets in gen.
eral and market conditions Of the
country, keeps Florida. farmers post
ed as to what crops to plant and why,
and publishes For Sale, Want, and
Exchange Bulletin twice a month, on
which is listed articles for sale, want
or exchange, such livestock, seeds,
machinery, poultry, etc.
The farmers Of the State or any one
elso having products for sale can re.
port them to the State Marketing Blu.
reau. It may be case of eggs or 1t
may be so cars Of potatoes, hay,
grain, vegetables, fruit or livestock.
The Bureau being in immediate touch
with markets all over the United
States, offers these products to the
market and places the seller. in COM
munication and direct touch with the
best market giving full shipping in
structions, etc. The seller then ships
direct to the buyer. In short, the
State Marketing Bureau finds the best
market for the growers product. In
this way the Bureau has placed thou
sands of carloads of products. 1t
gets farm supplies for Florida pro-
ducers such as fertilizers, feeds, lime,
cts, without one cent of cost to eth
er buyer or seller.
More than 35 different kinds of
Florida products have been sold In
CARROTS through the Bureau and count
ing all shipments in CARROTS or less,
the Bureau has gotten markets for
as many as 66 different products The
total amount Of business that has
been done by the Bureau since its Gre
alton July 1, 1917, amounts to mil
lions of dollars. The appropriation,
which is small compared with the
sum appropriated by some states for
Marketing Bureaus, is paid out of
funds derived from the sale of fertil-
izer stamps, in the same manner as
other state expenses are paid. The
appropriation amounts to about 81
cents per farm, and if all the people 4!
in the State paid it, it would cost
them one and one-half cents each.
1t benefits indirectly the whole |
State but it benefits directly all that |
will buy or sell through it or avail
themselves of the information that il |
always free and cheerfully given. |
When developed to its highest effici- |
ency, it will mean saving of millions
Of dollars annually. 1t will shorten
the distance between producer and
consumer and help save the waste.
There is not a civilized country OIL
teach production. Yet, no crop would
benefit the world yer ymuch II it did
not go to market. Why not look after
the marketing? When you need as
sistance in marketing your products,
wtrie the Florida State Marketing Blu.
reau, AIT st. James Building, Jackson
WILLIE Our services are free