Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-11-26
FARMERS May
Open MARKETS
IN This CITY
Proposition to Market Own
Produce Being Considered
by Farmers Of Ell Jardin
Community

The farmers of III Iardin will soon
have n market for farm produce Of ev-
cry description established in Browns
Vile il present plans under consideration
by a number Of III Jardin farmers ma
ferialize.
Arrangements were made some weeks
ago by leading farmer Of the commun-
ity Ia lease building near the city
market for the purpose. I'm, owing 10
weather conditions which prevented n
general meeting of farmers the plan was
postponed. bat will again be brought up
al "a community meeting ro be held Fri
day night.
The farmers contend there j. too great
n margin between the price they receive
for many Of their products and the price
the consumer j. obliged 10 pay. The
statement has been made that the farmer
rea,iz.s practically no profit from many
of his products for which the consumer
pays a stiff price. They contend that for
much OF their vegetable crop they receive
prices which do not cover the cost of
production and that the prices the CON
sumers pay would warrant better
price Ia the farmers
pne farmer stated that he waS selling
radish.s at 10 cents 10 ~ cents per
hundred and mustard green's ai = cents
per pound. lie claimed these were the
best prices he could secure. hut these
same products were being sold 10 the
consumer hy middlcmrn ST profit
ranging from 20 To 300 per cent.
Could Furnish Unfailias Supply.
IF the farmers of the III Jardin tract
u .to, O., IA, sta
Brownsville. il will he possible for them.
through organization. to furnish the city
with an unfailing supply an III Jardin
farmer stated last nishht when discussing
the proposed farmers market
Under present conditions many vege-
tables and other products are shipped
into the city which could be easily raised
right here in this community. OF course
The consumers pay the freight. and
both the consumers and the farmers are
losers. The consumers say the farmers
are responsible because they q" not keep
ihe mark~s ss.ss-ss~ss-. .s~sz ~ f-tis~ ~ssvmsrs
were assured fair margin If profit.
they could and would keep the market
supplied.
The III .Iarlin community can raise
practically everything that grows and
We can raise il AT the proper Seasor--
bu. the farmers would he foolish fo
devoie their time and energy to raising
products on which they could make no
profit II we sold direct 90 the consumer
and secured the prices the consumer i
paying We could make fair margin Of
lr.fir On our products.
Al the vomnunity meeting V'riday
night the proposal &C establishing n
farmers market and organizing 10 keep
that market supplied with all kinds Of
produce in season will he discussed from
every angli. aud the general opinion
expressed by III .Jardin farmers was to
the effect that il would meet unanimous
approval.
Will Ask Cooperation.
II N. farmers market Il established
the farmers organization will ask the co
operation of the consumers to make il
success. They point ont that Browns
viii. is "a a great extent dependent upon
the development of the contiguous ag
ricultural communities il Il expects To
grow in the future. and that the de-
vrlopment "f both the city and agricul-
tural resources can be- FASTENED hy co
operation along this line.
The farmers market viii not ask
the brownsville consumers for a sub
scription or hcnuS il il il organized. :"
they stated -Ail We will ask is their
patronage. The farmers can assure them
there will he no attempt at 'gougine
hut we believe We are entitled {" a larger
share of the price the consumer pays
than We are now receiving.