The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1921-07-14
POULTRY MEN EVIDENTLY
NOT GREATLY INTERESTED
County Agent Gives Candid State
Organize Poultry Growers
Into Marketing
Organization

In the following letter l.. r.
Breithaupt, county agent, this week
told the poultry raisers of the coun.
ty the results OF the effort to effect
a branch of the Pacific Poultry As.
sociation in Malheur and adjoining
counties. This Is what he had Ia
say:
"As several OF the poultrymen
have asked about what was done at
the meeting held recently to consider
marketing organization am going
to assume that Il would be of interest
to the poultrymen OF the county In
general, even though there seemed
to be no interest as Judged by atten-
dance at the meeting. I think the
reader cannot but pardon a plain
statement OF the case to date.
owing to the numerous COM
plants which have been voiced about
the price OF eggs and the apparent
desire for better marketing facilities
took II upon myself to get u. L.
Upson here. during farmers week
last winter to-. tell about the Pacific
Poultry Producers Association. a
purely cooperative marketing organl-
zatlon OF poultrymendoing business
In western Oregon and Washington.
His address aroused a good deal OF
interest and at least one OF our poul-
trymen Joined the association This
man shipped eggs all spring and
summer 10 the association at Port
land. BY EXPRESS AT A COST OF
SIX CENTS PER DOZEN, and made
II pay. The association charges two
cents per dozen for handling and
marketing the eggs, aside from trans
portation. This made his total cost
eight cents per dozen, and still Il paid
because OF the superior marketing
facilities OF the association. But n
the six cents express or most OF II
could have been eliminated II would
have paid much better.
About two months ago the people
over In Idaho also got wrought up
about the price they we're getting for
eggs and the county agents we're led
to believe that the poultrymen want
ted some help along these lines A
meeting was called In Boise. which |
was attended by enough poultrymen |
TO form a pretty good association |
They came from several counties.
Malheur being represented we'll I
took the trouble to get Mr.. Upson to 4
this meeting also. and took our mar
keting specialist over To help out. A
representing each OF six
In the Snake River Valley
was appointed and n series OF meet
lngs were held to ascertain the SEN
timent OF the people. and two or
three meetings were held at Caldwell
The whole requiring considerable
time and expense.
"All OF this time enthusiasm ran
high among the poultrymen 80 that
The committee decided 10 schedule n
series OF county meetings aud import
Mr.. upson for a week IN order that
he might explain his association TO
all OF the poultrymen. with the Idea
In mind that a branch OF the Pacific
Association would be formed here
With sufficient volume OF business TO
Justify local Gambling and assembling
,lant, thus doing away with most OF
he six cents express | referred 10
'arlier In this letter
AT no little trouble and expense
hese meetings were held. Most OF ,
hem turned out about like the NAL
leur county meetingwhere there
we're less than ten per cent OF the !
'oultrymen present aud most OF
hese were already familiar with the {
ssociation from having heard Mr.. J
Jpson last winter. The result was Z
indeed disappointing-not that Il
makes 80 much difference whether q
here Is an association or not. except 4
o the pOultrymen themselves but !
has caused those who have spent
o much time trying 10 do what the 4
oultrymen seemed To want, TO lose y
aith In trying TO do anything to bet
Or conditions whatever. d