The Hope pioneer., 1922-12-21
SPECIAL FARM MARKETS PAY
LaN1OURE COUNTY PRODUCERS
FIND WAY TO GAIN
T.. SUCCESS

Farmers of LaMoure county and
other sections of North Dakota are
finding that it pays to raise special
quality produce and to look for spe
cial markets.
R. A. Regelein, farmer residing
near Griswold in LaMoure county,
has proved the advantage of careful
cufiing in his poultry flock and also
in developing a special market for his
produce. MIR. Regelein ships all OF
his eggs to one OF the leading hotels
in Fargo and reports: "
II ship all my eggs all the year
round. l have only one breed and the
eggs are uniform in size and color.
l get the advantage of a steady mar
ket the year round at the Fargo price
which is always few cents over the
local price"
MIR. Regelein, by careful selection
has flock of hens none of which
produces under 100 eggs, year and
many OF them are close to the $50
mark.
Another LaMoure county farmer,
Ernest Steele of Edgeley, having pro-
duced an extra fine crop of durum
that graded No. l amber, made con-
tract with the Quaker Oats company
TO take his supply, to be made into
puffed wheat. He is getting a pre-
MUM price for several carloads.
These two cases are typical of
what many LaMoure county farmers
are doing in the way of developing
special market for their produce" is
the commtnt OF G. H. Pollock, former
Fargo boy, who is county agent of
LaMoure coutny.
Putting out a good product cannot
be emphasized too strongly" he says.
"A very little study and some care
will improve most farm products and
make them more saleable. In the
case OF eggs, clean eggs produced by
having deep straw on henhouse floors
and in nests and eggs of one color
and even size, produced by single
breed of chickens, will sell anywhere
and frequently pay premium.
"a Grand Forks county woman
ships eggs by express to New York
city and makes from to 10 cents
dozen clear over the local price.
Hotels in larger towns seldom have
all of the first class eggs that they
need. Even potatoes have sold well
this year when prepared for market
"A farmer from near Velva is re.
ported to have received more than a
dollar bushel net from a Chicago
hotel where he had stopped and wrote
asking If they could use more. The
hotel answered with an order for six
carloads at price that is rare for
this year. George Rust of Marion
has several inquiries for his potatoes
for seed. He has white variety OF
potato that sells very we'll both fol
table use and seed. At present Dean
H. L. Bolley at the agricultural col.
lege has request from New York
seed firm for the names of growers
Of $4,000 bushels of North Dakota
seed potatoes, Ohio, Cobblers ane
Triumphs.
Henry Pinkey of Marion get q
special market for his corn by hand
ling it carefully and producing seed
Breeders of purebred livestock are ir
the class of those who get specia
prices for special products. Swee
clover growers of Verona sold thei1
seed crops directly last year ant
made good profit.
Special markets are a commo,
thing in states farther east, particu
uarly near larger towns. Even il
smaller towns there are always peo
pie who prefer to buy eggs, butte
and poultry directly from farmer!
often at few cents above the loca
price, if the product is we'll prepared