Smyrna times., 1925-04-08
IHlT CHAMBER COMMERCE
CAN MEAN TO OUR FARMERS
co OPERATION MUCH GOOD
= r,v RE ACCOMPLISHED HERE
,r.hury Nd. Farmers Received a
Soi,' ~, Roosst BY Joining up With and
|S e onprating With Organization

,f.bury Nd, Farmers Received
So,'G o~ Roosst BY Joining up With and
" r.. .onerating With Organization
M the Government dot map which
:,r,res W the value of farm crops in
y spction Of the United States the
1.rorvia N, Peninsula is as "black as
.mr hat" This peninsula consists
tD4laware and sections of Maryland
.,j Virginia east of the Chesapeake
sr 1t is one of the richest fruit
,,j vegetable sections in the United |
Gates The sandy soil suits produce
! tbis kind. Early ripening gives
.,owprs the advantage of early-sea-
!. markets in Philadelphia, New |
york and Boston and other large
i+ss which are easy of access. GO |
msration" is the keynote to success.
hank is useful because our money
nut at your service when needed
,,j YOURS at ours, with benefit to
NM and harm neither. Ideas and
riormation can be pooled the same
vE and part of the Chamber of
commerce service is to put our knOwl-
sgs at your disposal and yours at
ans Because the Chamber is. large,
tssuse it operates in many localities,
i4ause it is able to collect from a
Tie area the views of many men of
r,rv minds working under different
ambitions, it is placed in a particu-
btv advantageous position to dis
ynnate facts and hints useful to all
nsnbers of the Chamber or locality
1gres. All branches of industry
aId work together, whether it be a
Mness or profession, manufactur-
hs mercantile or farming, using the
huOte to success "CO-Operation" we
an strive for better things. We have
5an favored with the support of the
merchants and professional men of
he community and would like inter
8. be taken by the farmer as I have
LTeady shown you this is one of rich
N agriculture districts in the country
Chamber Can Help the Farmers
What has been done in other local
ties can be done here and we are
aeTe to help the farmer as we'll as
my other branch Of business. The
most important problem of the farm
T to day is how can he increase the
prices of the produce he grows. The
farmer gets a nominal sum for his
rops and the public have to pay ex-
TOtant prices. Why not let the
2mer get his share of the profits
md give him a share to make good.
few years ago the particular prob
en- Of the farmers down around Sal
a1ry, Maryland, was how to sell
asr fruits at a fair profit. Fol
leals they had driven to town anc
aHed their wagons and truck
aolnd the streets and yards of the
aeght station. Produce buyers wen
nom load to load. The most impor
@' growers received the best atten
al' the little fellow might wait al
I! and unless demand was pressing
@ prices offered was rediculOusly
wv There was no fair public mark
Pnce' Auction sales were the so
l4on decided upon by the Chambe
commerce. An auction house wa
'-N and an auctiOneer and assistant
we hired. From 75c a hamper 70
~4nOers paid by buyers before tn
.saon started, prices jumped to $1.5
Amper when competitive biddini
AIRED Several weeks of strenuou
I'H by the committees were requir
bring the farmers and buyer
~ ~ lne, but they were worth while
~ls0ury became the best payin
.'5AeI Tor cucumbers in the district
! I. farmers went pouring in from a
I nj Vhe community as far as
- away. An equally imporar
~... ~. was a vast improvement in tn
/ 1l'y Of the cucumbers. The auC
/ ~5'ers assistants selected a fe7
! -AsS from each load and dumpe
4 ~ 70 show the grade and disclOs
I culls in the center or bottom, fC
farmers had become accuston
lX their hampers to conner
iOf low prices. The public dii
~''es shamed them, and the cl
Oaiae with a big pine stump
'sl'Ier Of basket.
'' In Prices Thru Cooperation
| so.j[ sorrjP[[OVement quickly resulted, 70
nnt MN Oy better seed, till Salisbury G.
a....S ao'iS became widely known al
4 ssS i'ized for their quality Tn,
Il ~ De proftably shipped to mo
i n..e ' markets. Prices were fir
H as.y higher in Salisbury than
II ls,rr Philadelphia, or New Yor
4 Dr.. !rllt have sold at proftab
Il 0E "nen there was no market
n d y. cucumbers. The market las
II ,,o aseSs where never before was
II al ulah four weeks. Shipmen
Il 3 creased 2O0fo. The advanta
II SHINE. ssr.lners Of that district is hard
No. certainly it has put at lea
H e,,,. grade Of fruit with a mark
II l.s.elnent in prices. Now n
Aer and M