The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-16
Institute To Open
At Storrs Monday
Seventh Annual Session of New England Co-opera-
ton Institute to Convene For Three Days

| be welcome to attend the three
day session where the various
problems pertaining to the cooper
alive marketing of New England's
agricultural products will be thor
oughly discussed.
The first institute was held in
was largely due to the efforts of
state college, and others who be-
lieved that the problems of agri-
culture could best be solved
through the development of a
working-together policy. Its aim
was to promote a greater interest
among New England farmers in
the cooperative marketing and
buying of farm supplies.
The institute is returning to
Storrs this year after making the
rounds of the other New England
states. Each year it has attracted
not only cooperative leaders but
many farmers who are interested
in the benefits which can be gain
ed by working collectively rather
than as individuals. This year it
goes step further and New Jer-
oCyb WhOSS PAOoASAAAS al NSLy
liar to those of New England, will
cooperate in furnishing speakers
for some of the discussions.
TIE afternoon session Of the first
day offers an opportunity for a
thorough discussion of cooperative
poultry and egg marketing in New
England. The Wednesday session
will take up the dairy situation
nv,.I L. -
public policy. DIR. E. G.. Nourse of
touch with the national situation,
eral program will affect New Eng
land dairymen.
The Thursday morning session
will. be. devoted largely to coopera-~
tive credit problems and the gov
ernment's plans and policies for
extending credit. In addition there
will be talk about the phitoso-
ply of cooperative membership
followed by a general discussion.
The Thursday afternoon session
will be devoted to the cooperative
marketing. of fruits and vegetables
at which representatives from four
different states including New Jer-
sey will discuss the major prob
lens. DR.. Dwight Babbitt of,.New
Jersey, who was county agent when
the first fruit and vegetable auc-
ton markets were started in that
state, will explain the develop
ment of this method of selling
since its organization.
The program has been arranged
so that individuals Interested in
nm Mt ta,,l
tend the unit session devoted to
the commodity without having to
attend the whole institute. For
those from outside the state a trim
Will be arranged for the last day
to visit Connecticut farms orEco-
operatives IL any members OF the
institute SO desire.
Commissioner of Agriculture s.
Mclean Buckingham. in comment.
ing upon the program. said. "this
institute offers Connecticut farm.
ers an opportunity to discuss our
marketing problems. We should
utilize it, for our own advantage
and the sake of those who are. to
follow us If we are to develop an
agricultural marketing program
that will serve us when the emer-
gency which calls for government.
tai aid and control is past"
The cooperative agencies spon.
soring the institutes are: Farm
Credit Administration, New Eng
land Agricultural colleges, New
England departments of agricul-
ture, New England cooperative as.
sociations, New Jersey Extension
Service. and the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. The Off
GERS are: President, DR.. I. G. Da-
Wis, Storrs; secretary treasurer, r.
b. Corbett, Rhode Island; chair
man of meeting, DIR. E. A. PEREZ
gaux, Storrs.