Putnam patriot., 1922-11-17
FARMERS TO LEARN
 OF COMBINE PLANS
County Milk Producers to Hear About Cooperative Market
 ing Scheme
Luke II Rickert and John R s,rom-
 berg to Give Addresses

usFy farmers a thH section are invited . attend fha Wadham Di- trict meeting q the New England Mlk Producers \ se.atiaB 70 he held Saturday. Sos. z5. at ] Q 4. uz, la Putnam at the H HlalEau County Farmer Aszari4tiae rooms. Union Block District President J. F Strou- beHs ef Pamfret. gas present at tHc special meeting of tha New England Mts pr0iurers tsHcHst58a5 sqe and vill report at the district meet ing 0a the NeW England wide market ine plan which rdw about % lake Che Hezt sfap. Luke H Rlekeft, field resertttlsf.. s.i5 a.s8 ae present zo explain the workug 6f tte new plan and 8s relation Co tHe= New EuflaHs Milk rroigcers Association Thiai a highly important meeting and it-i- the business of every dairy farmer to be present and get first hand infar- nation about the plan which it ls expected viiI ia a fe~ yesrs. give tho aHry farmer= Of New England eou- Hlete control of their business.
 District Presidents Approve
 The report of tbe special committee ou the Marketing Plan differed ma ter4[ly from what Vas generally eT feeta8. bat=met alth#eomniete sats faction on the part of the district resIdeats. .rbr plan, which was recommended, was the bringing to- 4ther of inc existing cooperative agencies for handling milk as tHe first .tep in tbe consolidation of the Fro- dacefs interests throughout New England Iumers who now sell through cooperative organizations are competing with one another in the market. Y they can be brought to- gether they will form the largest sIngle dealer m milk n New England and the disastrous effects of eomprti- t.on among themselves will he eliml hated
 Combine Would Be Beneficial
 The committee recommends thu simply aa the first step ana t Is the general expectation that this eomh.n- cd cooperation Wjll be- s0 successful aud will return to the farmers enough more chan they are now getting for for milk sa that other farmers Wlll desire ta come fn IT i~ pfophesIei ty men who ara familiar with the situation that in the course of very feW years che great majority of the milk producers of New England af be drawn into this great cooperative enterprise
 The New England Milk Producers Association wiil moi have any direct connection with this amalEamauon oi the co operative organizations but wif lend all its resources Co bring about the desired end l. is expected that for number of years at least there aill still be need Of the New Engianc MiIk Producers Association to serY, as q stabilizer in the market and in sure square deal for both producer. and dealers
 To Present Plan Al Meeting
 T. is the intention of the N r h P A. e get the fundamental prinei ples of the new marketing plan befor' its members at the earliest possible moment. this is in the District meet ing with two speakers at least wh' are thoroughly familiar with the sub jeet l. will be presented in wa, which will give the farmers the full est possible chance to understand it
 All farmers are invited Co thi meeting. although the voting posei will be confined to delegates from tn, locals in the towns which are inelud ed in this district. The locals in ths