Arizona republican., 1922-05-28
|MAR|CQPACQUNTY FARMERS SIGN
UP FOR FOUR BIC ASSOCIATIONS
FOR COOPERATIVE MARKE TING

Maricopa county farmers have or
ganized.
Ranchers of the valley have signed
agreements that will bring about ar
orderly and efficient marketing oi
the four major farm products of the
county That in brief, was the re-
suit of the four day drive by the
Maricopa county farm bureau TO form
four co operative marketing associa-
tions. Capt. +. w. Latimer, campaign
director. announced last night One
third Of the valley yet is to be heard
from, he added.
Captain Latimer's summary of the
four day campaign, based upon re-
ports available last night, follows:
The dairy association is over the
top by big majority. The dairy
agreement specifies that the associa-
ton shall not be perfected until a
minimum of 5000 COWS have been
signed. More than 1000 cows are al
ready signed up and we have no re-
ports from six of the districts and
only partial reports from eight 9TH
ers.
Big Acreage Signed
"A tremendous hay and grain acre
age has been signed up, just how
much we are unable to say at this
time. There is no question, however
but that the sign up is sufficiently
large to warrant perfection of the
associations under the farm bureau
agreements.
THE campaign as to cotton agree
ments, it must be remembered, has
been supplemental in nature to the
contracts previously signed in the
Arizona Pimacotton Growers asso-
citation. Notwithstanding this fact
the signup Of more than 1000 acres
of cotton has been reported in -four
districts. with Is districts yet to be
heard from"
Following Captain Latimer's report
to the board of directors of the farm
bureau. the latter authorized the fol-
lowing statement:
Make Statement
The acreage signed up in the hay
and grain associations has not beer
computed as yet, but there is no ques-
ton in our minds as to the success
OF the campaigns. The signup in
both associations is sufficiently large
to warrant perfection of the organi-
cations"
THE work of the campaign has
out the valley. Notwithstanding the
magnitude of the task" Captain Lat
inner declared last evening.
Reports from only three of the 1s
districts in the county We're complete
last night when results of the drive
We're made known. These three dis
tricts were Laveen, Alhambra and
Peoria.
Nine other districts had completed
their work save for the ordinary
clean up work that generally follows
a work Of such wide scope and pro-
portions. These nine districts are
Washington, Madison. Wilson. Tenn
pc. Lehi. Tolleson, Pendergast, Glen
dale and Murphy. Clean up teams
will be dispatched to these districts
Monday TO finish up the work.
No Figures Given Out
Work in the remaining seven dis
tricts had Jagged to such an extent
that no actual figures were available
last night. Another full day will be
needed at Mesa; Gilbert workers
also must spend another day in the
field before they can complete their
work; Roosevelt district also has an
other full day: the drive in the
Buckeye district does not get active
ly under way until tonight; Scotts-
dale did not start on the work until
Saturday morning; Chandler workers
took the field Friday noon and will be
obliged to continue at least two more
days next week, and the Cartwright
workers have a heavy day in front
of them before they can close up
their activities.
When reports from these seven dis
tricts are received, together with
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