The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-14


Prepared by the United States Depart
/ ment of Agriculture)
I'D almost be money ahead If l
dumped this milk into the brook this
morning instead of carrying 1t to the
creamery. With the best horse In the
barn it's a two-hour job to carry 300
l pounds OF milk three miles, and 1t 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 noon 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 AZ the same time.
Turning to saw a profit on his dairy,
he was likely to lose one on his straw
berry crop IL he saved the berries he
lost the milk, for milk and strawber-
ries wait for no man.
Starts on the Trip.
well, I've got the milk ready to go,
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 to
give OFF slight, complaining sounds.
"a dry axle" %groaned the farmer.
"Tll have to stop at Yelp's and grease
the wheels"
When he reached Yelp's farm two
more Of the buckboard's wheels were
squealing wildly.
"Can / borrow your wagon wrench,
jack, and some axle g%rease?" he called,
catching sight Of his neighbor, oddly
mufled I'm gauze and gloves under a
tree in the orchard.
"Surel Help yourself" came the
hearty reply. 'rd find he things for
you myself, but I'm so busy | 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
lettuce all packed that must go ON the
noon train"
"There's another man In the same
fix" thought Stevens as he worked.
Hes got TO stop profitable work 10
haul stuff into town. Probably Ham'l-
ton and Grosner and Phillips and Jones
are nc better off. either. / can af'
ford a truck TO haul just my own prod
uce. but IL those fellows would make
Il worth my while to buy a truck and
carry their stuff to market, too, there
ought to be a way out Of his 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 II be worth to you
to have your milk and farm produce
carried into town for you every dayf
There are days when you have to make
a trip that takes an hour or more or
your time at the busiest season OF the
wear lust to haul your milk 10 the
creamery, and there are other times
when you'll have a load Of things that
you want to send. Suppose ! buy a
light truck-would you be willing TO
pay me enough for hauling your prod
duce to make It worth my whileT'
"Yes; we'd be willing to do that,
providing your charges aren't too steep.
How would you regulate the pricesr'
'Tve 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-
tatives. They W and operate a
truck on cooperative basis, n the
rate is Is cents per hundredweight for
frst-class goods. | believe can u
your produce with a light truck for
20 cents a hundred pounds during the
summer months. The cooperative
Idea I'm Maryland Is not managed to
secure a profit. but | shall have to
make a profit to pay for the time
am taking from my OWL work"
slow will we manage when we want
things brought out from town.
Telephone your orders and hays
the merchants deliver the goods at
the creamery where ! can pick them