The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-07-03
ORGANIZE MANY
MARKETING ASSNS


Citations consisting of enthusiastic and
representative farmers from five up
per peninsula counties met and organ
lied under the direction Of Dorr M.
Buellfi president and general manager
Of the dichigan Potato Growers Ex-
change, located at Cadillac. The var
ious counties organized on the given
dates are:
Schoolcraft County Association, on
June IL.
Delta County with four Associa-
tons, June 13 and IA.
Baraga County Association, June
16 and II.
Marquette County, two Associations.
June 18 and 10.
Menominee County Association, ON
June 20.
Mr.. Hale Tenant, of the Bureau Of
Markets, made trip through the up
per peninsula in April, and in coop
Grafton with the county agents start
ed the preliminary work of establish
ing these local cooperative marketing
agencies. AS result these nine as
sociations have been organized. More
are in the process Of organization.
and it is expected by potato shipping
time that every commercial potato
community will be served by this cen
trail selling agency, whose purpose it
is to do the selling for the local CO.
operative marketing associations.
The object Of these associations is
to encourage better and more econ
onlical methods of production; to
standardize to secure better results
in grading, packing and advertising
Of potatoes; to cultivate the coopera-
tive spirit Of the community and to
perform any other work which tends
to community betterment.
The work of the county agricultn-.
raj agent will be enlarged through
the work of this association. A prem
ium will be placed on quality goods
which has been impossible under the
old system. Not only will we have
to standardize on adopted varieties,
bat attention will have to be given to
seed selection, sources of better seed.
insect ard disease control, cultura.
methods, rotation, and soils suitable
for potatoes.
In growing quality potato suited
to this section of the state, the Green
Mountain type has been found to be
generally satisfactory. If all mem
bers grew the same variety of puta-'
toes We could put up large number
of cars just alike on the market and
create a, demand for quality potatoes,
"Cloverland Green Mountains" The
Daggett Association adopted the
name "Cloverland Market Associa-
ticn." Some such name might be
ADOPTED as e trade mark for Green
Mountain potatoes of the upper PEN
insula, and perhaps become quite as
famous as the "Maine Green Noun
tain" potatoes or the "Sun-Kist" OF
anges of California. "a
On June 9Th Maine Green Mountain
potatoes, were quoted on the New
York market according to the bureau
of markets, marke report, at $12T-
$1.45 per bushel, while the Michigan
Round Whites were $1.00 to $1.20 per
bushel. The fifty-four organizations
in the northern part of the lower pen
insula have adopted the Petoskey Col
den Russets. The nine, or we hope at
least twelve associations in the upper
peninsula, could take steps to stand
ardize their potatoes. It would be
to their advantage to do so; an adj
vantage of 25c to 27c per bushel in
car load lots.
If large enough volume of bust
ness is developed in the upper PENN.
sula, President Buell. stated that
branch Of the Cadillac Exchange
might be placed in the district to han
die the business.