The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-17
GROWERS FORM CO-OPS
IN TEN POTATO STATES
Success of Farm Bureau Plan As.
sures Creation of National
Organization

Under the leadership OF Walton
Peteet, Director of COOPERATIVE
Marketing for the American Farm
Bureau Federation, and Aaron Sa-
piro, his legal adviser, potato grow
ers In all sections of the nation are
organizing under the standard CO.
chandise their crop collectively. 1t
is expected that enough strong state
potato marketing organizations will
be established this season to form
powerful national body.
The latest development in coop
erative potato marketing is in North
Dakota, where Mr. Peteet spent
April 80 and May 1 in outlining his
potato marketing plan. The grow
ers endorsed the plan wholehearted-
ly and voted for the immediate or
ganization of North Dakota Potato
Growers Exchange. In addressing
the growers, Mr.. Peteet said
1--WE hope to have enough states
organized sa that we will have a
strong national organization in time
to have. a marked influence in the
marketing of this years potato crop.
We now have strong state or other
unit organizations over practically
the entire heavy potato producing
region of the United States. These |
Organizatio are grOwer-Owned and |
Standard potato !
contracts, as prepared by !
our legal advisor, Aaron Sapiro, are
being signed by the growers as the
basis for improved merchandising of
their tuber crop"
No less than ten states are organ
lzing to market their potatoes under
the Peteet-Sapiro plan. The Maine
Potato Growers Exchange has COM
oleted it's organization campaign un-
Ter the direction of S. G. Rubfnow
md has signed. up so per cent of it's
entire production on a 5-year con-
ract.
Mr.. RubinOw is now in Minnesota,
where he is in direct charge of the
campaign which will re-
asst the Minnesota Potato Exchange
IN the basis of 100 per cent pool
or 5 years.
Mr.. Peteet spent May 4 and 5 in
to aid in the potato cam
align.
In western New York the Empire
IeitO OtotO CiO SO-OPCl dLlfC |
association, Inc, is being organized.
w. S. Hill, Secretary of the Colo
ado State Farm Bureau, is in ac-
i've charge of the potato organiza-
on work in that state and in con-
ucting a campaign to enroll all the
dorado potato growers in state
association. R. A. CHS
ohm, of Del Norte, is president of
lie Colorado group; E. R. Bliss, of
reeley, is vice-president, and E. A.
urch, of Fruita, is secretary. The
'sociation has headquarters at Fort
ollins. j. M. Rodgers, member of
lie Executive Committee of the
Farm Bureau Federation,
as chairman of the organization
Getting.
Utah and Idaho are now perfect
G itineraries for Walton Peteet and
aron Sapiro early in June, at which
ne potato organization meetings
III be held Throughout these states.
Seventeen local Irish potato sell
g associations in eight parishes are
filiated with the Louisiana Farm
1reau Irish Potato Growers Ex-
ange.
In Wisconsin plans for a state po-
to growers exchange have been
implicitly outlined under the direc-
IN of Mr.. Peteet. The Wisconsin
ganization will center in Barton
unity.
Mr.. Peteet and Mr.. Sapiro have
en- in frequent conference with the
'ectors and officials of the Michi-
n Potato Exchange, and there is
doubt but hat the Michigan grow
, will be ready to join the national
ganization as soon as it is perfect
The eastern shore of Virginia has
efficient potato marketing organ
tion, and. the work is proceeding
ing the Atlantic coast from there
Maine