Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-11-30
SOUND ADVICE GIVEN
DELAWARE FARMERS
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fair price. In other words his idea is
system and organized effort as oppos-
ed to individual irresponsible selling.
SapirO Lauds DericksOn
Mr.. Sapiro in his address at Dover
referred with great commentator to
the work he heard that w. T. Derrick
son, chief Of the Bureau of Markets of
Dover, was doing. Mr.. Derickson and
the Bureau of Markets is apparently
using the same basic principles that
Mr. Sapiro and the Cooperative Mark
citing Organizations he has formed in
the United States are using with
great success. With but trifling devia-
lions, the idea being used by the Del
aware Bureau of Markets, is bound to
result successfully if adopted by the
farmers of Delaware generally.
Summing up what he has learned of
Delaware during his weeks residence
here, Mr. SapirO, in commenting on
the opportunities now being wasted
to market most Delaware fruits and
vegetables proftably, became wonder
fully enthusiastic at what might be
accomplished here.
Delaware is ideally located in the
raising of fruits and vegetables" he
said. First of all it is within few
hours of the biggest markets in the
east.
Second the soil is peculiarly adapt
ed to raising the finest strawberries,
apples, potatoes and many other
things.
Third because Delaware is so close
to the big markets the farmers can
watch the fluctuations Of prices and
govern their shipments accordingly.
Object Lesson in Soy Beans
"Take soy beans, for instance, Del
aware farmers do not realize the tre-
mendous market they have for soy
beans. The soil of Delaware is won
derfully adapted for this crop and
with a proper and systematic distribu-
ton, Delaware farmers could sell soy
bean seed to tremendous advantages,
as farmers of others states are hun
CRY, iguratiVely speaking, for these
soy beans that Delaware pays little at
tentiOn to, in the way of selling guar
anteed seed"
Mr.. Sapiro then referred to the eff
forts of certain middleWestern farm
ers' groups who realized big profits
from the sale of certified grass and |
other seeds.
"Take strawberries" he said. You
raise the finest strawberries in Amer
lea in Delaware and yet you find trou-
Bile in obtaining a profit. We ship |
strawberries from California and sell
them in New York. 1t takes a week.
Suppose the price drops during that
week. We have to divert the shipments
to the best advantage and yet here
you are in Delaware within q few
hours of New York and with berries
equal to our berries and fail to make
a profit in many instances"
your apples are excellent. I know
because this week have tasted them.
We cannot raise any better apples in
the west that you have in Delaware
but we do raise apples and we ship
them and we sell them at much bet
ter prices than you do in Delaware.
There may be one trifing advantage
for western apples, but that is only in
regard to their appearance. AS far as
the taste and flavor goes, know that
Delaware apples are among the very
best.
81 understand your sweet potatoes
are just as good as your apples and
and fruits, but you fail
to realize the profits that could be OBJ
tanned through the lack Of marketing
systematically and comparatively"
Mr.. Sapiro emphasized he fact that
If Delaware farmers were to succeed
as $4,000 other farmers in the United
States who have formed Commodity
Associations they must
step out and forward end forget the ,
ancient, and still prevalent in many
places, feeling of suspicion against 7
one another. Granted, he claims. that :
Delaware farmers are the equal of
any other farmers as far as raising 7
goes, they must continue this ef1cien-
cy in marketing their product as :
group. He illustrated the point by =
showing that in the operation of large =
plants, the success comes T
through the cooperation Of individual =
units of each plant This, he asserts, !
IS necessary in the farming industry. &
One farmer cannot do it alone. But
group of farmers can pool their Vege- 3
ables and fruit and dispose of them q
o.
ne JULIUS " IuS 4dCI IAe%G thSSO q
Commodity Cooperative Associations -
n the last year sold more than $1,000, :.
100000 worth of cotton, tobacco, eggs -
md a score of other things at prices .,
hat Melted a splendid return to the :.
,rowers. 1"
Three steps are essential in the for
nation of these pooling units. These -
teps should come successfully y
through the colleges, bankers and W
BUSINESS interests and the Depart ID
nent of Markets. He endeavored to \,
how that all that was needed was the ~
Sc of normal banking facilities to Sc u
ure the necessary capital needed in VI
lany instances for these pooling OPP
rations, and that once the purpose b
ras understood there was never any e
reat difficulty in obtaining the as n
istance necessary. te
Mr.. Sapiro came to Delaware to de- 81
yer his lectures under the auspices II
f the Extension Department of the In
of Delaware, the expenses Isl
{ which were betrayed by the Ser III
Ice Citizens.