The daily times., 1922-01-04
ties already.
PROGRESS
OF COOPERATIVE MARKETING

REMARAABLE PHO@IRESS
| OF COOPERATIVE MARKETING
Lexington, KY, Jan. sample
facilities to redry all the tobacco
that it is likely the Burley Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association
will want to redry were offered the
association at conference held at
the Offices of the association in Lex
ington, between Director OF Ware
houses Ralph M. Barker and the own
ers of practically every redryer in
the hurley district, according to a
statement made by Mr.. Barker follow
ing the conference, which lasted for
Barker said, was marked by a friend
ly and cooperative feeling on both
sides.
''The owners of the redrying plants
offered inducements which we re-
garded as fair" said Director Barker.
1--WE discussed the probable amount
of business and the tobacco situation
from every angle and we had not
the slightest trouble in getting to-
gether. The redrying men have man
ifested an interest in the welfare of
the growers and of this movement
which augurs well for it's future
Director Barker announced the
taking over of the 18th warehouse
Friday, when he received the uncon-
ditional contract of the Farmers
and Planters Tobacco Warehouse
Company at Maysville. Director
Barker is spending most of his time
now working on the personnel of the
warehouse organization and proba-
bly, will make this public some time
next week. Under the terms of their
contracts warehousemen who have
turned their houses over to the assO-
citation have agreed to remain with
the association in charge of Ehe
plants if desired to do so. Most of
these probably will remain with the
receiving plants when the association
is ready to receive the pooled crops.
Secretary H. L. Early went to
last week to close up his
business affairs in that city where
he has been auditor of the National
Bank of Kentucky. He returned Sun
day night and is on duty again at
the association Offices, $40 South
Lexington.
A report also says:
cover $4,000 tobacco growers in
Virginia have now signed the five
year marketing contract of the To-
bacco Growers Cooperative Associa-
ton. More than ninety-three percent
Of all tobacco farmers in this State
are members of the marketing assO-
citation which includes Virginia and
the Carolinas.
Six thousand contracts signed by
Virginia growers in December
brought the majority sign-up to such
an overwhelming victory as passed
the brightest hopes of leaders in the
for Cooperative Markets.
According to the final audit of
tobacco signed upon the basis of the
crop of 1920, there are in Virginia
lis, ,215 ,121 pounds, 164,1O4 acres,
and 25,216 growers under contract
with the Tobacco Growers Co-opera-
tive Association.
These figures summarize the final
audit made by J. T. Thompson, as
sistant cashier of the Planters Bank
of Charlotte county, who certifies to
heir correctness.
According to the published figures
If the Census Bureau compiled by
Henry M. Taylor Agricultural Statis-
.ician of Bureau of Crop Estimates,
here are $4,000 farmers engaged in
'aising tobacco within the State.
According to all reports, tobacco .
armers of Virginia lead the South in
heir almost solid sign-up for CO.
operative markets, surprising the 80 /
'er cent sign-up of the Kentucky !:
3urley Growers