The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-01
COLLEGE FARM AID
IN MARKETING HAS
Been THRBE-TYPED
Alfalfa Association Handles up
to 10000 Pounds OF
Seed; Wool Pool, Too

those OF production, have constituted
an important part OF the work done
by the North Dakota Agricultural
college and the county agents Of the
state. according to statement issued
by G. F. Monroe, director of the cx-
tension division at the college.
The marketing work has been OF
three types. educational, investiga-
tional and active assistance in the or
ganization OF large number Of CO.
operative marketing associations. Two
Of the largest and most successful
state associations, the North Dakota
Grimm Alfalfa association and the
State wool pool, were conceived and
organized very largely by Agricultural
college workers. The alfalfa associa-
ton handles from 100000 to 100000
pounds Of alfalfa and sweet clover
seed each year. The wool pool, since
its organization in 1920, when wool
could hardly be given away. has
handled $500, 900 pounds of wool with
an average net return to producers Of
3491 cents per pound.
Nine bulletins have been published
by the experiment station summarize
ing studies made Of the marketing Of
various agricultural products In the
state, the titles Of these bulletins be-
ing "Dockage in Wheat in N. D."
Bull. 172: Marketing Dairy Products"
Bull. 1872; advertising Farm Pro-
ducts" Bull. 1856: Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence Deep Waterway-1ts Value
to North Dakota" Bull. 204: Farm
ers Elevators in N. d." Bull. FOG:
Combine Harvesting in N. D." Bull.
220; Poultry and Egg Marketing in
N. D." Bull. els: cooperative Mar
keting of Livestock In N. d." Bull. 223,
and Extension Circular No. SO, which
contains section on marketing Of
North Dakota potatoes.
Probably the greatest amount Of
service rendered by the college In the
cooperative marketing movement has
resulted from the educational work
done, which Is difficult to measure In
concrete TERMS" Is the statement from
Mr.. Monroe. The college has con-
stantly carried to the farmers in
meetings, bulletins, radio talks and
individually the principles Of sound
cooperative marketing.
I'm many localities the county
agent has seen the need Of COOPER
alive organization and has taken the
lead In calling the producers together
and has placed before them the in
formation which has resulted In the
forming of successful organizations
for the cooperative marketing Of such
products as wool, livestock, dairy
products and good seed.
During the past Is years, 264 live
stock shipping associations have been
formed In the state of which 1917 were
In county agent counties. or an aver
age of six each for these counties
compared to an average of three in
the counties where agents are not en-
ployed. Similarly, of 1853 cream ship
ping associations formed, 200 were in
county agent counties.
I'm the series Of economic confer
enceS held q year ago and in the !
series now In progress the time is al |
most evenly divided between corlsid- |
Grafton Of problems Of production and |
the consideration OF problems of mar
keting, price outlook, etc. Members |
of the college staff have played very
important part in preparing data and |
offering testimony for tariff and rail-
way freight rate hearings.
1T is. difficult to understand why !
The idea is still found that the COL
|ege works only on production, but |
does not help the farmers in market |;
ing what they produce. The only
limit to the amount Of work which
We do along marketing lines is deter
mined by the amount Of money which
he legislature appropriates to be
lsed for this purpose"