Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-07-18
GROWERS OF FARM PRODUCTS MUST
HAVE STRONG BINDING ORGANIZATION
This is the Only Way to Take Speculation and
Hit and Miss Methods out Of Potato Marketing

stronger and the crop sold at a
profit to the grower. But there is
no way under the sun to control this
production except through your or
ganization. and there will be no way
for your organization to handle 1t
with sweeping commentator unless
every grower gets into the organl-
zation and gives II his hearty and
undivided support.
Organization o should Put
The Price On Potatoes.
Farm products should be priced
by the Erower-through his organ
lzation-based upon the cost of pro-
duction. plus n salary, plus a profit.
But the farmer can never put this
selling price on his commodities so
long as he markets them indepen-
IDENTIFY. And just SO long as you con-
tine to farm and let the buyers
regulate the price OF your products.
youT uUouuCb9 ~ Ah ue Ou anu
miss basis. This will be true be-
cause regardless OF what It costs
you to plant. cultivate. irrisate and
harvest your crops. you will take
the buyers offer. and the buyer is
always on the low end OF the market.
A buyers salary Is usually based ON
nht1ftV 20 kA ~ %
producers. The lower they can
hammer the price. the better buyer
he IL and the higher his salary il
advanced. 20 IL II any wonder that
prices Of farm products are back on
. prs-wsr basis?
There II not q manufacturer,
wholesaler or retailer that eosid
make q financial success Of their
business II they lot the buyers put
the prices on their commodities. and
the only way the farmer will ever
bs IN . position to add to his cost
Of production salary for his
iabors. and then . profit. will be
through . successful Organization.
shtp0eat os UasosA Cass
Dsaasd Castsoss na.dliag.
The control OF shipmeats Of IN.
sold cars Of potatoes. 10 another i'm
postaAt factor that doss effect the
prices DaA to the srowsrs. These
shiDosats Of unsold cars iato mar
kst esntsrs. not oaly make Il ~.
sscsssary for big btysrs to place
their orders for shipmsats froa
loading points. but they buy these
unsold cars OF spsAs at their owa
price. asd these deductions which
many times are ~ mueh - fifty
csnts . hundred pounds. svsntuaily
10 effect the outside markets. that
the offers 10 growers are lowered
70 equal these new cot prices. Thus.
the selling OF thsss uasold cars
does reduce the offer 10 producers.
and every grower knows beyond .
question Of doubt that the only way
on earth to control these shipments.
10 through yosr organization. The
writer has seen more than . hun
drsd cars Of unsoid spuds In the rail.
road yards In Fort Worth at one
time. and I have seen Expert Buy.
crs" force tho market down fifty
cents . hundred pounds before this
congestion was relieved.
Hoase Middl~.ea
lilsould h Ellmlaaaed.
Another evil that proves costly 10
growers 10 the maay rs-saies Of the
potatoes before they reach the con.
sumsrs. Many cars Of potatoes that
yos growers deliver =. o. b. carr
at yosr loading station are firs,
purchased By . potato buyer-hs
thss sells the car 10 . Commission
conesrn-thsn some msrchandiss
broker sells the car 70 . Wholesale
firm-ths Wholesale firm then seiis
them In smaller quantities 70 retail
stores. and the retail ftra thea ssiis
them 70 the consumers. Every 70.
sale 10 ~ expense ADDED 10 the cost
OF the potatoes. and this snormosl
cost Of handlins b not oil PAID b,
the eonsumsr. but 10 eoasidefeA b.
the buyers wheo thoy maka An Of