Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-27
.....................DIsTRICr ORGAN
lZATION COMMITTEE.
Secretary-Treasurer.
QUEsT1ONNAIR

QUESTIONABLE
What IL the purpose Of the
Colorado Potato Growers Exchange! :!
Answer: To secure for you q
fair price for potatoes-cost Of pro-
duction plus . reasonable profit. IL
you care to put 1t that way.
3-How will the Colorado Potato
0rowers' Exchange be able to So
cure more for my potatoes!
Answer: First-By cutting out
speculation waste.
Secondly securing more Of the
consumer dollar thru reducing the
spread" between the Farmer and
the Consumer.
Thirdly standardizing the quail
ity Of Colorado potatoes and turning
the Premium secured over to the
Grower. Remember that Cooper
alive Non-profit associations con-
duct their business on 4 cost basAs.
Standardization also reduces the
risk In selling. thereby actually re-
ducing the cost OF getting the prod
ucts from the farmer to the con-
sumer.
Fourth-By increasing the de-
Dand for your potatoes. standard
ICED and marketed under an Assoc
iation Brand" thru advertising 70
Widen markets and iaecasafy
deaaad. Over production 10 fire.
Quently only q matter OF stimulating
consumption TO the point Of absorb
ing the surplus. Farmers have proved
this thru their own cooperative as
pociati0ns. Why suffer from this
surplus which floods" the market
and lowers prices!
Filthy employing men who are
trained and experienced In Cooper
alive Marketing and Organization.
sixth-By Oraeriy Marketing that
b ''fcediag' the markets according
70 the demand instead OF glutttng
or dumping" potatoes upon the
market. Orderly Marketing 6rings
. stable price-s benefit TO farmers.
consumer, and middleman alike. II
can be accomplished only BY farm
srs themselves thru organization ON
State and National basis.
Organixation coupled with orderly
marketiag enables the farmer to
sdapt peoductioa to market require.
ass,els 10 the highest degree and to
handle q surplus crop In such . way
that II will not flood" the market
and dspress the price.
In other words. thru Orderly mar
keting the price for potatoes depends
upoa the supply and demand sttu-
alton at the market and not upon
the surplus At home. II 10 not to
b inferred that this means with
holding potatoes from the market or
"control" for the purpose OF sscsr-
ing or maintaining an arbitrary or
monopoly price," but only to bring
about systematic feeding" OF the
markets.
Orderly Marketing prevents alter
nate Cutting and starving Of the
. markets. makes for . stable price.
and handles the surplus in an order
~ manner instead Of permitting u
70 dsaoraliss the market Your
nasketing problem Will never b
solved until orderly marketing y
acconpiishsd Il can - brought
ahout ealy by fasness thru ereass'
3-why sAosid I tois the Colo
SaAo Potato orowsrs' Exchaesef
Answer: Bscauss only thra 20
doing eaa you ever hops 70 seaboaDs
~ pgSee Tor yoa9 polasosn.
Daenane Q stable price enaesee you
70 plan your production aad beee oes
it results II . satisfactory vural lite.
Deeauso Il will bring you . fair
peise. by
0sabiilsias the price thru ordsFss
marketing.
Cuttins out speculation sad waste.
Rs1ueing The "sprssd" bstwsss
farmer aA1 eeasuoss.
Securing Q pre0iun % your Doee.
tee sold as1sf . registered brand"
Iuereaelns The de0Aad tor Dotar
toeo thru Standardization sad edver.
tistag. baske1 ~ ssfficlsat volsme
q busl0ooo th40 Q state oxeaaAgo 70
oelntaln tAs 1snaal.
0esaaao yous potatoes VII -
'Aae1le1 - Q ooos (aoa-1reele) eeeee.
0eaanao thru STATE HxcheAes
you are b Q Dosttioa 70 cooperate
With Deeoee growers u oehsf etseeo
% eetose . na4jeAal aolutSoa os youS
potato marketing problem.
0aDaubee that violsnt price nsc-
tuatisss ase lus 70 farmers Sesns
nan6mAv tAee glsttieg he usr.
kole y 1ue 70 farmers beinS unos'
namanbap that - leeg - eouDe-
t1tivo Detvate nt1A1eoso buy your
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