Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-05-05

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
I'D almost be money ahead If I
dumped this milk into the brook this
morning instead of carrying it to the
creamery. With the best horse in the
barn it's a ,two-hour job to carry 300
pounds of milk three miles, and it has
to be done every day. Those straw
berries simply must be picked this
forenoon, too. Rain last night and
sunshine today; all the berries not in
the cooling room by 10 will be
spoiled"
This farmer had encountered one of
the periods in his farm work when the
proprietor's presence is desperately
needed in two places at the same time.
Turning to save q profit On his dairy,
he was likely to lose one on his straw
berry crop; if he saved the berries he
lost the milk, for milk and strawber-
ries wait for no man. 81
Starts on the Trip.
well, I've got the milk ready to 60,
but I haven't picked the berries. Here
goes for the milk"
Two minutes later he guided old
Jim and the blackboard around the
maple on the corner and urged the
horse into his best gait when they
reached the main road. Every minute
was valuable this morning. A half
mile from home a forewheel began SO
give of slight, complaining sounds.
IA dry axle" groaned the farmer.
It'll have to stop at Yelp's and grease
the wheels"
When he reached Yelp's farm two
more Of the ~buckboard's wheels we're
squealing wildly.
"Can I borrow your wagon wrench,
jack. and some axle %grease?' he called,
catching sight of his neighbor, oddly
muf1ed in gauze and gloves under a
tree in the orchard.
Sure! Help yourself" came the
hearty reply. 'I'd find the things for
you myself, but I'm SO busy l can't
spare a minute. I'm trying to hive
some of my bees that swarmed this
morning, and I've got a dozen crates OF
lSLLuSS an poShCu lila LUIS So ~ 1AS
noon train"
There's another man in the same
fix thought Stevens as he worked.
"He's got to stop profitable work to
haul stuff into town. Probably Hamil-
ton and Grosner and Phillips and Jones
are no better off, either. I can't af-
ford a truck to haul just my own prod
..1- 1,,% 50 +hnnn fo11nIr, r,o,,lJ Yoo1yo
it worth my while to buy a truck and
carry their stuff to market, too, there
ought to be a way out of this for all of
us"
He thought the matter out to a con
c%lusion, and that evening drove around
to his %.neighbors with his proposition.
He called only at the farms that lay
between his own place and the village,
and to their owners he made a propo-
sition that ran something like this.
"How much would it be worth to you
to have your milk and farm produce
carried into town for you every day?
There are days when you have to make
a trip that takes an hour or more Of
your time at the busiest season of the
year just to haul your milk to the
creamery, and there are other times
when you'll have a load OF things that
you want to send. Suppose I buy a
light truck-wou1d you be willing to
pay me enough for hauling your prod
duce to make it worth. my while?"
Eyes; we'd be willing TO do that,
providing your charges aren't too steep.
How would you regulate the p~rices?"
1--WE been consulting a. bulletin on
this subject issued by the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
MARYLAND farmers have already put
an idea like this into execution, ac-
! cording to the departments represen-
tatiyes. They own and operate a
truck on cooperative basis, and the
rate is is cents per hundredweight for
Hrst-class goods, I believe ] can haul
your produce with a light truck for
20 cents a hundred pounds during the
summer months. The cooperative
idea in Maryland Is not managed to
secure a profit, but | shall have to
make a profit to pay for the time I
am taking from my wi work"
slow VIII we manage when we want
things brought ont from town.
Telephone yonr orders and have
the merchants deliver the goods at
The creamery where ! can pick them