White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-04-27
THE FARM BUREAU

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THE FARM BUREAU
Last week we outlined TIE organ
ization of the Federated Fruit ard
Vegetable Growers, Inc, the sell
ing agency established by the
American Farm Bureau Fedora.
ton. In this article we shall try
to show how tn become a meml er
of the Federated and to point out
some of the more obvious reasons
why the Farm Bureau members of
the county should make use of this
institution.
There are three classes of man.
bers: first, cooperative organiza-
tions of growers which are region
al in character; second, coopera-
tive organizations severing single
community; third, the individual
partnership and business corpora
tions which for exceptional reasons
are not included in class 1 or class
2. The first step to affiliate with
the Federated is to form local CO.
operative marketing organization
and five or more members may do
this under the laws of this state.
This organization may then become
a member of the association clsss.
Application blanks are on file with
the president of the Benton County
Farm Bureau and from the same
source may be obtained a copy of
farm marketings law, cooper alive
marketing act the state of Wash
ington and suggested form of le.
gal and effective marketing agree
ment. With this information at
hand ii is simple matter to form
and incorporate a. cooperative or
ganization as required for member
ship in'the association class of the
! Federated Fruit and Vegetable
Growers. Inc.
The Federated being a carlot dis
tributing agency can not handle
the product of the small isolated
growers unless they organize and
properly standardize their products
and ship in sufficient volume to
justify the service.
When Benton county is fully affi-
lated with the Federated, re-
gional organization may be formed
to advantage, with membership in
the exchange class W 18th advantages
in advertising, Standardization, in.
spection. etc There are no mem
bership fee in the Federated. A
retain from sales is made in line
with competing rates, any profits
going back to the members at the
end of each year. The contract
for service signed by members of
the Federated is along the line of
usual cmmodity cor tracts. with a
clause permitting cancellation at
the close of year. Members re-
ceive the benefits of cooperative
and national sales and distributing
service at actual cost, the use of a
national sales organization that has
been in successful operation IL
years with sale machinery covering
all the carlot markets of the coun-
try, giving the member shipper a
nationwide market for his prod
ucts.
The Federated is backed by the
Farm Bureau with its $50. 900
members and is endorsed by many
other farm organizations. There
are said to be some AZ fruit a9en.
cies operating in Benton and Yaki-
ma counties. That they do not CO.
operate for the best returns to the
grower is too we'll known to re.
quire comment. The past year has
been a good example. Why not
get behind our own selling agency,
that handles our products at cost
Unite with an organization that
will have no object in breaking the
market to spite competitor.
To aid the growers in forming
the required associations and pre-
pairing to utilize the Federated
Fruit and Vegetable Growers SER
vices, will be one of the chief en-.
terprises of the Benton County
Farm Bureau during 1928. The
method of marketing must be i'm
proved If the growers are to re-
| ceive fair return without placing
a prohibitive charge on the consul
mer." The Federated offers the
best opportunity in years to better
the marketing of fruits and veQe-
tables. Help us make ii success
/ Ben ton Countv Farm Hurea,,.