The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-05-05
Cooperative Marketing.


County:
No doubt most of the farmers of
Williamsburg county have lately been
reading and hearing great deal up
on the subject of cooperative market
ing. This movement should be of in
terest to every farncer in our county.
Just at this time We are in urgent
need of something to Improve our sys.
tenn of marketing crops, and especial
" the cotton crop. 1t is not too late
now to form such an organization and
reap some of the benefits next fall.
In some sections of the United
States plans of marketing have al
ready been tried and found to operate
successfully. But, although we may
have watched With interest the ad-
vance of this movement from the far
northwest, through the west, down
through the southwest, passing
through Teaxs, Oklahoma and other
southern states and up to Virginia,
North Carolina and even into some OF
the counties of our own state, yet that
is not getting US anywhere if we do
not form ourselves into an organiza-
ton. Of course the county as
whole cannot get the benefits of or
ganized marketing if we do not or
ganize.
The plan of marketing which is be-
ing adopted in this section of the coun-'
try, known as the California Mar
keting Plan, originated in the fruit
growing sections of California for the
purpose of marketing the fruit crops
It is said that the fruitgrowers OF the
west and the. grain-growets of Cana
da and the northwest are experienc-
ing no serious financial inconvience
during these strenuous times IN the
south. Intact, cooperative marketing
has passed the experimental stage and
the principles upon which commodities
of other sections of the country are
marketed can be made to suit our
needs in the south.
County farm demonstration agents
all over the south are helping along
this line. So let US cooperate with our
agent in organizing such an assocla-
ton in Williamsburg county. No
doubt our agent is ready and anxious
to help.
It is not unlikely that all market
ing associations of this kind, compoS-
ed mostly of farmers of the south and
west, will form themselves into CO.
operative political party in a few
years and will play very important
part in the politics of the nation.
Such a union Ought to mean better
day for farmers. So let US make the
organization as strong as possible.
For the benefit of those who do not
know the principals of the "Callfor-
MIA Marketing Plan, l have clipped
the following from the Progressive
Farmer.
'The California Marketing Plan"
The following eight principles OF
cooperative marketing as worked out
in California have been summarized
by Mr.. Aaron Sapiro. attorney for IA
of the California cooperative assocla-
tions:
l. Cooperative marketing associa-
tions should include as members only
growers or landlords who receive part
of the crop as rent and thus have
products to market. This is essential
from both economic and legal prlncl-
Piles.
2. Cooperative marketing assocla-
tions must have certainty OF prod
ucts to market. They must, therefore,
have the growers of the commodity
tied up strictly under a long term
contract, ranging from three to nine
years. This gives an opportunity Tor
proper marketing connections; devei-
opment of expert personal handing