Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
BUREAU OF MARKETS
- REPORT TELLS OF
AID TO FARMERS
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Aet it. We make a special effort to
get this information as early in the
morning as possible, and usually
we have complete information
from each of the cities mentioned
between seven and ten o'clock each
morning, which is early enough to
guide our shippers in their daily
transactions. We are making a
close study of the smaller markets,
and as fast as possible we will in
clude these smaller markets in our
report.
"Shipping Point Inspection Ser
vice greatly increased during the
past season. This work, as you
know, is done jointly by the federal
department and this bureau. The
number of cars inspected during
the past season was 439, together
with approximately $4,000 bushels
A,inspected in storage and less than
carload lots. During the season of
1924, the total number of cars in
spected was 102, which shows the
work of 1925 almost five times as
great as for the preceding year. A
charge of four dollars ($4 per car
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during the past season, the amount
collected slightly exceeded the
amount expended which made the
service self-supporting.
1--WE will not go into detail re-
garding the advantages of this in
spection service to the growers;
suffice to say that it makes selling
easier, reduces claims, and in some
instances was directly responsible
for the grower receiving a premium
in price as high as fifty cents per
package. Up to this time, we have
only been able to provide this ser
vice on early apples, grapes, and
late apples. 1t will be impossible
for us to increase the commodities
inspected during the coming year,
but we believe that the shippers of
all commodities produced in this
state should have this service pro-
vided for them; and we hope that,
during 1927, suitable arrangements
can be made.
"This Bureau is, at all times,
ready, willing, and anxious to rem
der assistance in the marketing of
any commodity or commodities CO.
Operatively. We have gathered |
considerable information regarding |
the formation and operation of sue
cessful cooperative organizations, |
as well as having made careful stu |
dies of local conditions. The num-
ber of cooperative organizations in |
this state is increasing from year
to year, and the number that fail |
is steadily decreasing.
Gas our major crops in this state
come on, this bureau sends from
three to five hundred letters to
buyers outside the State, calling
their attention to the particular
product that is coming on, advising
them of the condition of the crop,
it's quality, the time of movement,
and suggests that they get in touch
with our growers or shippers. Upon
request, we give the names of sew
eral growers or shippers to each
buyer, and we know positively that
our work along this line has, in
many cases, opened new lines of
distribution for our products, enab-
ling our growers to cover a wider
Range of territory and to distri-
butte their products at a greater
number of receiving centers, which
tends not only to relieve excess ac-
emulation at shipping points but
helps to stabilize the market.
"The work of this department in
the Standardization of grades is
rapidly being felt. During the past
three years a greater quantity of
graded fruits and vegetables have
been shipped from this state than
ever before. We are also interested
in the general Standardization of
packages. In this state, our pack
ages are generally pretty well
STANDARDIZED; however, they must
be sold in competition with other
packages when received at points of
distribution.
"This Bureau is in constant touch
with the transportation problems
of our growers, and is exerting eV-
cry effort towards obtaining the
best and most efficient transporta-
ton possible, so that our growers
may have full advantage of getting
their products to the markets in the
best condition and in the shortest
time.
"Other lines of work in this de-
parCmenC dres advertising O6ld- |
ware products, investigating mar
keting practices, cooperating with {
the Federal Bureau, reporting crop i
conditions, advising housewives
when to buy for home canning, Civ
ing market advice to producers and
shippers and investigating the cost
of marketing, all of which have
greatly increased during the past !
year.
"The booklet which the last Leg
islature instructed the Bureau of
Markets, of the State Board of Ag-
riculture, to prepare, is progressing
very nicely.
1--WE take this opportunity of !
thanking you personally for the
splendid cooperation which you
have given us, and to assure you
that it is our aim and desire to rem
der absolutely the greatest possible
assistance in marketing all Della ;
ware products, and any suggestions
that you may have to offer at any !
time will be most gratefully re-
ceived." :
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