The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-24
FARM BUREAU MAKES
GOOD IN LOUISIANA
Brought Order Out Of Chaotic
Prnduce Market by Forming
Marketing Association.

The Farm Bureau federation is max
ing good on Its promise, made when
It entered Louisiana one year ago, to
bring order out Of the chaotic farm
produce market.
During Its first year of existence the
Louisiana Farm Bureau federation
has set up five marketing associations,
with 1900 members. capable Of stabil-
izing the prices Of the various COM
mOdities for which they were organ
lied, while two others are In process
Of formation.
1t has organized and put into opera
tion q purchasing department which
has demonstrated the effectiveness Of
collective buying of farm necessities
toward restoring the value Of the
farmers dollar.
1t has worked out a comprehensive
plan for the coordination Of work
among the agricultural forces Of the
state which promises great results In
farm development. This plan takes
into consideration complete and eff.
fectiye cooperation between the farm
bureau. the state extension division,
and the farmers themselves through
their various selling associations and
community organizations.
When Harry F. Kapp, organizer for
the American Farm Bureau federation.
first came to Louisiana In February.
1922. he brought the doctrine Of or
DERBY marketing as the basic principle
for the organization Of the farm bu-
feau In this state. To that time the
national federation had not definitely
committed itself to fostering the de-
velopment Of commodity marketing as.
sociations. although 1t had gone on
record as approving the movement. II
has since established division OF
marketing, headed by Walton Peteet
Of Texas, with the object Of stand.
ardising the entire marketing system
Of the country.
The commodity associations already
established are as follows: The Louis
lana Lespedeza Seed Growers asso
citation. doing a business Of $4,000
yearly; the Louisiana Farm Bureau
Rice Growers association, which Il
handling a business Of $1,500.OO0 THU
season, and Is preparing to take owe
the greater part of the rice crop O.
the state during the next year; tn,
Louisiana Farm Bureau Cotton asso
citation, organized to do business o
$1O.OO0.OOO In 1923; the Louisian,
Farm Bureau Strawberry Growers ex
change, and the Farm Bureau Periqu
Tobacco Growers association, bot
ready to do business this season.
The Louisiana Farm Bureau Potat
Growers exchange. Truck Growers ez
change and Farm Bureau Wool Pre-
ducers' association are now In process
Of formation. and plans are complet
to launch a selling organization 70
the growers of sugar cane az soon a
present organization work Is CON
pleted. Total membership. In the farn
bureau and the various associations I
approximately 1900. with prospects o
reaching double that figure before tn
end of the year.
Under the plan. as It Ii now Il
operation, the farm bureau maintain
supervision over the field forces o.
all commodity associations. and will
cooperate with the extension division
in the endeavor to secure delivery Of
all produce under contract to the
selling agencies. The associations
will set up their own administrative
Offices. but will be relieved of the ex
pense of soliciting new members and
securing delivery Of the commodities
under the contract