News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-11-23
MIX Producers Annual
Meeting

The Lamoille District OF the New Eng
land Milk Producers he'd notable annu-
al meeting at Morrisville Town Hall, No.
VEN Der 16, with Richard Pattee, Manag-
irg Director of the Association, as its guest
and principal speaker. This was one of
fifty meetings held in every district in
New England that week. Each meeting
was addressed by some member of the
central staff Of the Association.
J Nearly one hundred farmers, represent
ing most Of the locals, we're present to
hear the inspiring talk given by Mr.. Pattee
and take definite aetabn on his suggestions.
The principal action taken was demand
on Senator Dillingham; that he should
cease to obstruct the passage of the Cap
per'Volstead act to permit the cooperative
! marketing by farmers, the dairy tariff
schedule and the Voight bill, to prevent
the manufacture of filled milk.
In the previous business meeting which
preceded the address, J B. Mckinley of
Stowe was elected President and B F.
Campbell was reelected Secretary.
Mr.. Pattee reported that in spite Of the
depression which has touched all organiza
TORS alike, the association has made no.
table gain in membership during the past
year and is now stronger in membership
and financial support than it ever has
been. There are now 20,768 members in
552 locals. One Of the inter sting features
Of Mr.. Pattee's address was the charts
shown to show the comparative price of
milk with other farm products and with
things which the farmers have to luy.
Comparing the milk prices with what they
were in 1918, taken as pre.war average, he
showed that the farmers a, e today getting
$50 more than they did at that time
This is better showing than has been
made by any other farm product. The |
22fo 1bove the pre-war average. This is |
due almost entirely to tbs fact. that the
milk interests are organized in strong as
ISOLATION and that the Other farm products |
are unorganized. At the same time he !
showed that milk is not bringing all I'm |
duly high price when compared with the
things which farmer has to buy. Cloth
ing, for instance costs now so more than
it aid in 1913; fuel and light costs 1870 .
more than it did; building materials $3.50;
and home furnishings costs 1880 more
than they did before the war
Another chart showed the surplus milk
indicating the great change
which is taking place in dairy conditions,
in the past three years. In 1918 the pro-
duction during November and December
wa; hardly so more than the sales, but
in June reached a high figure. The fol-
lowing year the surplus in November. or
jinarily the shortest month, was consider
ably higher and in 1920 it vas the highest
hat ever has been known 1t has not
ALLEN back materially since then and is
now probably on the increase. This pre-
;ents very serious situation to the farm
srs.' The surplus question is one which
he association is dealing with vigorously
1t the present time. The negotiations
IRE now under way with the largest deal
RS in Boston to modify the present SUR
'lus plan and to put the revised plan into
operation Jan 1st. Intaa meantime the
Association has made prize for Noyem-
yer and December of 9 csnts quart de-
ivered in Boston, with the further provis-