Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-12-14
WHAT ABOUT AGRICULTURE?
By MILES H. FAIRBANK, Secretary Treasurer
MARYLAND FARM BUREAU FEDERAToN
PART vi
wv COST PRODUCTION AND COOPERATIVE BUYING

There important part want to
frankly this first the
part business
secondly has caused of
ogan
cations.
speaking of
supplies The widespread
cOuragd by farm organizations and when organization formed
within cooperative buying the first undertaking
usually the thing
about this business Years the intelligent and
local association Recently cooperative buying organizations
by local farmer Real organizations with sound capital and ample
rapidly old established finds
hardly blamed) this
designed fighting
many very
analysing this farm problem by ignoring it.
the angles, 6r-he justice
economics it, second the dealers opportunity,
Justification
namely help low production We have said before that the
prbem is the that Of other business simply to make
marketing
will probably the towards doing lowering
his of production important important The things farmer
Sells such milk wheat tomatoes his finished products
the the finished products of other manufacturer Therefore
fertilizer that these finished products
material the WOOL Steel cloth, is the material of the
manufacturer.
every privilege buy
materials wholesale AS matter of fact, he would
consider business
quantities prices many practice alone
would him go the "ed" farmer joins
things simply
effort buy materials wholesale No
unless he big that independent
joining nehbors necessary
Wholesale prices is assured.
buying
namely enable farmer produce cheaper of business
program 1t does that
saying that real business be into agriculture the
who retail prices premium
he is handicapped from the
argumns put up by they
good tendency
farmers the better credit risks cooperative
worst risks for the dealer know the dealer
rendering service and all that have tried anayze this from
several things that think the dealer should realize.
First this whole business part of general that
accordance with the of the times being development the
themselves they educated learn work
together The ndorses since public
policy may
well be faced facts.
Second that while only part general agricultural
(nO contend that the ability
yet important part and this growth likely continue
tive buying reaching big regional pur
chasing cooperaives plants
factories and developing tremendous volume of business
Third that small savings will help farmers be pros
gooo judgment
spve of personal feeling would dictate that could achieved
working with this development rather than against
be done?
store, namely low overhead lower
toner's Here there broadmnded
adjust his business the
would attempt could dealers
and farm leaders willingness
factory basis be worked for the
the cooperative
wand their mills
hire labor and transportation charges the
they buy the Market seldom
The hope of the cooperative
individual farmers cooperation) course, profit
something many cases
the established dealer favorable provided he is
spiritually in favor of the cooperative.
In the dealer overiates damage
Ofimes the
commodities
prosperity of the community, it might lines
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