The Tomahawk., 1922-01-12

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SFrepaaET rfe rs,,v u HE e. PaniI
A new bulletin of So pages prepared
| by Or. John D. Black, Frank Robotka
and Paul L.. Miller of the division of
agricultural economics. University Of
| Minnesota. gives a. history of the
growth of cooperative potato market
| ing associations in :, Minnesota. and
discusses pooling, storing, selling, sort
| ing, grading, accounting, handling Of
supplies, etc, all factors more or.less
involved in the successful operation of
such enterprise. Ninety-five associa>
lions are listed as doing an actual
shipping business during the season Of
l92O-2l. OF these, 67 were members
of the Minnesota Potato Exchange.
Forty more associations, @23 OF which
we're members of the exchange, had
aaso been organized but had done no
shipping. Thus it is shown 66 per
cent of the associations belong to the
exchange. u a..
potato growing" says the bulletin,
sis increasing in the Red river valley,
in the stretch of counties connecting
the Red river valley with the old po-
tato district north of the Twin Cities,
and In the newer northern counties.
It is decreasing everywhere ! in the
| southern part Of the state. It has also
decreased in the district north Of the
Twin Cities" = =. - { . ..zss+ = 81
II CLAW Leads In Potatoes. " p.
CLAW county ia the leading potato
| producing county. Hennepin was sec
ond in 1920. Chisago third. Otter TAN
iourth and Isanti fifth: Other coun-
ties monument in production were. in
their order Todd. stearns. Polk. An
aka and Norman .s.s 1..s 2 81 81 81 I
4 good deal Of space in the bulletin
IA devoted to discussion Of member
shin contracts which. It is declared.
viii in tha. end NAV = large role in
successful cooperation. Plant and
equipment. bases OF handling pota-
toes. .buying ON commission for q deal
or huvine on Joint account with a
dealer selling on commission for
growers storing sorting grading. ac-
Counting supplies and side lines. COM
mon reasons for failure. and cooper
.tiva rotate MARKETING n other states
arc among tho large nmmher OF per
t;nont .nbiacts handled Nv the au-
thora If the hn1,etin { Discussing the
nroapects for success Of cooperative
notato marketing IN Minnesota, the
bulletin savs: :, - r..
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