The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-13
FILLING The SOIL
MUNIIED STATES
WHAT REPORT SHOWS


Although the farmers Of Connsc-
tfcut appear to know butt little
about Il, tfiiers Of the soil IN other
parts Of the country have organic
ed for mutual protection and are
making Il pay. There may not be
az much money in the business as.
dealing in the stock. market, but It
IL safer.
The report Of the Federal Farm
Bureau, Just published at Washing
ton anows that; no matter what
some may saysto the contrary, there
ID money 81 Agricultural pursuits
when properly handled. Many want
to know how farmers can make It
pay who have to send their pro-
duce to distant places while people
who have home markets tell you
there IL no money In the business.
Like az not the trouble IL due to
the fact that the early farmer Of
Connecticut and some Of the ether
New England states have long
since given up cattle raising and
other lines Of endeavof that enter
into :tilling the soil, and their sue
cessors lack the ability to compete
with the western farmer.
done much to make agricultural
pursuits profitable. Laws passed by
states and the national government
have helped the farmer. These laws
and regulations made BY them
selves removed competition among
farmers and In many instances
fixed prices so that II is we'll nigh
impossible for consumers to buy
anywhere except from those in
: combinations for self protection.
The following paragraphs taken
from the Farm Bureau report ex-
plains how we'll the cooperative
plans work for those engaged in
the business OF raising fowl for
Approximately 100000 200 worth
OF poultry and eggs is marketed
annually by farmers cooperative
associations.
Records OF the Farm Board show
that there are 100 cooperative as
sociations handling live and Dress
ed poultry and eggs in the United
States. More than $4,000 farmers
are members Of these associations
which are widely scattered over the
country--from California to Con-
necticut and from Minnesota to
Texas. About so per cent of the
poultry and eggs marketed through
co-operatives comes from five
States Washington, Oregon, Cali
fornia, Utah, and Missouri.
Poultry and eggs are produced
in every state In the Union. Nearly
every farmer is a producer of p0ul-
try but most farmers are raising
poultry merely as side line, Farm
ers, particularly sma1l-fiUck own
ers, do not take az much interest
in the marketing OF poultry and
eggs as in grain, livestock, cotton.
and other major products. This has
made the problem of organising
poultry associations much more
difficult. Up to the present time, no
I definite steps have been taken to
] establish o national sales agency
for. the handling of poultry and
eggs. Since the passage of the agri-
Z cultural marketing act, agricultural
leaders have emphasized the Inn
portance OF organizing sound local
associations where they are needed
and grouping these into state and
regional associations. Later these
co-operatives may form a national
sales agency for poultry and egg
/. associations.
MANY associations already have
/ formed sales agencies for the pur-
1 pose of eliminating unnecessary
competition.
"The Northwestern Turkey Grow
ers Association with headquarters
at Salt Lake City. Utah. was organ
lied In. September. 1910, by 2,4O0
producers In Colorado, Utah. Mon
.tanA, Idaho, Nevada; Oregon and
washington. Before farmers form
ed this regional they were selling
their turkeys through so different
pools operating In competition with
one another. The Northwestern
Association lis selling more than 49,,
100000 pounds Of dressed turkeys
annually. Turkeys marketed by
this regional are handled under
tho following pool plan:
borrowers sign marketing agree
Itlents with, local associations and
the locals, In turn, sign agreements
tho turkeys and deliver them to re.
ceiving stations designated by the
locals. The locals. grade and pack
the turkeys according to standards
adopted by the regional. All sales
arc made by the regional direct to
the wholesale trade in the western
. and eastern markets. Turkeys sent
10 the eastern markets are handled
through nssdistributing agency III
New York City"
& The above has reference to only
two lines OF endeavor but the plan
Z works equally well with everything
; else that enters into practical use
Of the land and getting the high
I est penny for what II Produces.
rhe report Just published makes