Graham guardian., 1922-05-02
Hay and Grain Growers
Assoc's to be Organized d
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pected to result in more orderly
marketing these commodities. Make
thorough study of farm organization
methods and act in the capacity of an
expert in advising on methods to be
adopted by commodity marketing or
ganizations. Maintain a legal depart
ment which shall be at the service of
its clientsl Maintain credit de-
| rartment and a department for the
spread of information or good busi-
ness practice. Become medium
through which business interests of
all kinds may come into contact with
the class of producers which they
may desire TO do business with.
This central agency will be of ines
Unable value to all local commodity
organizations throughout the state
and with its assistance and also the
influence or support OF the Arizona
Industrial Congress, the local organiz-
ations will be sure OF success and
will be the means OF putting agricul.
ture on a prosperous basis and make
1t possible for the farmer to get much
better returns for his produce. The
hay and grain will be pooled and
marketed orderly during the entire
year and 1t will also be properly grad
cd and the grain properly bagged to
meet the demands OF the consumers.
We have learned by experience that
the time has come when our produce
must be properly graded and packed
ii we expect to market it at all and if
we increase the demand it must be
! advertised as in the case of the fruit
and other commodities of California.
The rasins, for example, thru or.
ganization, properly grading, packing
and advertising the Sunmaid raisins,
the price has risen from &c per Id. to
15c per 10. and increased the con-
sumption 10000 tons the first year.
In two years the association was put
ting out over 100000 tons.
Are We going to continue on for.
ever, as we have in the past, abso
lutely at the mercy of organized
business or are We going to get to-
gether and take our place with the
rest of the organized business world
and obtain legitimate profit from
our great industry, agriculture.
We can only obtain the desired re-
suits by uniting and trusting to men
of our own appointing and employ
expert sales agents who are trained
and educated in the business prob.
ems to help us with our marketing.
The farmer has tried to do his own
marketing for two thousand years
and trusting his total earnings, year
after year, in the hands of Tom, Dick
and Harry or any one that would
buy and at the other mans price al.
ways. Therefore, the farmers must
unite and hang together, trust each
other and put their shoulder to the
wheel and work, work, work in order
to put the worlds greatest industry
secure, stable, remunerative and
progressive basis.
AS President Warren G. Harding
said, America has no greater prob
lem than returning securely to the
normal, onward road again. This
isn't looking backward--it is la for
ward look to stability and security
"Of late years there have sprung
up farmer organizations with a very
large membership, with an aggres-
sive and intelligent leadership. and
with way OF raising whatever funds
they may find necessary to promote
its interest of their members" All
OF these are natural developments in
the evolving change of relationship
and the modern complexities of pro-
ductiyity and exchange" 1t is our
business to produce and conserve.
not to deny, deprive or destroy"
IAN the farmer needs is a fair
chance and Just such consideration
for agriculture as we ought to give to
a basic industry, and ever seek to pro
mote for our common good"
G. F. Sevey.
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