Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-15
GROWERS WILL OWN AND
CONTROL MARKET SERVICE
Big Meeting at Hcaihsvillc Re
suits in Naming of
Committee.
FARM n,nEAu HEADS MEMBERS
General Conference of Truckers of
Northern a-.k and thppnh1nnock
River Wiley sections VIII liz He'd
Soon to Perfect ARRANGEMENTS,

soon to perfcct Announcements,
special to Tn. T!nes-D!spatch
iIEATiISvIiLE, VA. oct. li-Ovcl
100 representative farmers iron,
Northumberiand. Lancaster. Rich
inond and .s;morc!and COunt.c!
met here Thursddy at the cal III Dr
X. L. liuduaii, president. EOrthu,nb.r
land County Farm bureau. 10 COT.
s!Jcr thc advisability Of -op.tativ,
marketing Of truck crops produced IL
tGls section.
The meeting Was addressed by G
g. smith. TRUCK crops specialist. u
J. warbler, specialist III marketing
both Of "a. extension division, V T.
1. aud %"Isvn Il Rue. secretary oil
tho virginia Farm Bur.ul Fedora.
ton.
Growers 10 Market Products.
~! VI these Northern Neck Coun.
t.. h~E" recently organized strong
COUNTY farm bureaus which are un.
d'riaHi;g 10 thoroughly inycAtIrat.
W. matter u co-operutivc market.
inS ana are Injecting in their pro
gram "i work the project Of gather
Ihg aethii"d Information in cpnu.c.
Ton with s'.ii!". This ~ the frs,
H''p taken by the farm bureaus look.
ms toward the establishments, OF
grower owned and controlled mar.
k"rtrs service
Mr. Sri'h ia his address told IN.
growers that good economic prac.
tees "i production. honest STANDARD.
"i pactin; and VOLUME planting oi
similar varieties OF TIA. Same produc,
"I" 'ss'utidiiy .or.runu.r % ga.
"peiatIv" marketing" sir smith ais.
emphasized I'll" Importance Of pro.
"u"inG truck crops free from ais.
Iis -.
SION division for tn" past thr.. Years
previous 80 which. ~. wus in s.u!!a,
work Ia MISSISSIPPI. ana !a recognized
hy ihrn leaders all over the Stat a.
i.n authority on this subject
Farmers stop "DumpinS" Crops.
Mt warbler. VITO has had " id. ex.
p"ii"nc" IN Virginia and other states
ana VINO mas made a .ic study ot
cooperative 'nark"tiups. brought ont
tn" fact That marketing was Il mat.
ter largely al distribution: That ia.
farmer had been FOR many year
rrh"ticing rather haphazard method.
OF th!s important end Of his own bust.
mess; that however. Of late years h.
was FthI}!Hg more aud more mar.
"'.H=. "a ".!l as production uf farm
products. and was now beginning |,
merchandise his products rather than
dump them on ia" market.
Mr. !tu" said that the groundwork
Tor launching coop" rativc cnnlmud!t,
marketing organizations on IN,
N"rih"rm N"ct at Virginia had be-,
'nid 10y TIA" Farm bureau uow func
ioniur ina that entire territory. H.
laid mai commodity marketing va
IN" Farm bureaus marketing polio,
aud ;h.I Launching such marketiu,
methods "a those being contemplate,
was ono OF tho primary purposes o
'H" Farm Iiur"nu.
Definite results o; the mectin,
w"r. that tn" growers ,h.ms.ly-.
requested Ia. appointment OF "A com
uitt"c. the chairman .; which shou!t
D." the pres .t.u, az the Farm Bureaus
In ;h"ir !-sp"ct!y. counties to gath-
additional detailed information IL
regard - the production Of various
truck crops grown Ia tho Nurrn.rr
N""k. THIS committee. after giv!n,
careful consideration To suGgcst.,
p.Hus offered Dy Representatives q
~" extension division. will call .
general conference OF tn. truckers uI
tb. Northern Neck and the Rappa
hammock River Valley. which includes
tho counties Of Essex. Middl-s"x an,
possibly Gloucester. with view O
making a report ANA r"coumrnda
ti"ns a. TO forming a marketing ~
Gailizatiou capable of controlling
large p"r cont Of The acreage grown
Possibilities Are Grrnt.
Many of the growers present .cl
that the possibilities for developing
Il trucking industry ia ia. Northcr,
Seek OF virginia were grcat. pro
N'dinG som. satisfactory outlet fol
same could be established As TX,
pressed by on" grower. this terri
tory is la clos. proximity 10 IN,
greatest consuming c.ntcrs of tn.
nation. with "a very fertile soil an,
climatic conditions suitable for tn,
production of large ncrcag. u
tFiVk "r"pS. hu; the growers felt hes
tt"nt la planting any Increased acre
ages or Ia properly preparing To-
market their products as long a
th"y are dependent upon the prescn
system Of marketing. which simpi,
meant dupinG the products OF thei,
toll on the Baltimore market"
Interest in this project evident a
this conference Is largely attributabi,
10 the leaders in the Farm I,ureai
movement in these counties, inciud
ing Dr. Il. L. Hudnall l.. G.. Landlord
W. g. BrOkcnbrouGh. X. r. Pcrciful
G. Carter Chase. Thomas II. Con
p.dsc. ". j.. Currell, Warner Picrc,
and others. County AEen, u. II
Cosby. OF Essex County. attended Iii,
conference and took part in the dis
cussions
Farmers present predicted that thi!
was the beginning of movement
which VIII relieve them from til,
iniuuitons practices OF ;he prescn
system OF marketing and which vii
deliver to the consumers Of thcii
products food at lower cost.