Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-12-07
WHAT ABOUT AGRICULTURE /?
By MILES H. FAIRBANK Secrstary-7'reasrer
MARYLAND FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
PART v
PART v
THE TRENDS OF COOPERATIVE MARKETING

slider doing with the
aiding indirectly
significant development past years has been the
growth Of cooperative marketing organizations nothing
about
MS own produce wild ne be and this line thinking has
cysized into legislation practically every setting
laws for forming coopav and in the national
policy by passing Agricultural
ketng Act which created the
ation) and in making available credit organization
Since then there has been rapid consolidation organizations
milk shed markets the bulk OF its milk through cooperative
zatns there national marketing organizations,
and farmer controlled the handling
Eggs poultry vegetables and miscellaneous
while the Agricultural Adjustment Administration the Credit
Administration Ito extent least) the big
of agriculture discuss ntegen
without looking cooperative marketing
cooperative marketing
lis sound and because doctrine eventually
No produce along
the the ultimate doing
ing for that hence
But its growth will be slow like things
opinions what should
cannot should do may
help clarity thinking thinking
this phase of agriculture.
say however, get possibility
organizing
into paying higher prices Some people talk of cooperative marketing
such terms 1t in opinion visionary contrary to good business
actually prices though
in happens they put
traffic will Industry
controlling production
teach Them "'-s nNi' i'SH' NOV"
There however certain things that
for farmers and which to him than price fixing
First it take the speculation of the handling of farm
modes There question but that those middle who handle farm
90 50 to make profit Consequently is to their advantage
buy just cheapy possible and sell high possible
obvious need further
farmer has way of knowing what the market is
likely to be and he only and the with his last
SALE Sometimes his instance
Maryland this wool started out in the spring 12 Much wool
sold that figure
good fact the large dealers
buying for speculation for SALE Today selling
cooperative is speculate only
pay expects cooperative
other than that is bound be disappointed After ALL
At + ti y f ueaa S d t +hn 1t; re- h Ina
fellow costing him things general
Secondly thing marketing
stabilize the market By stabig avoid the umps and
scares that result when produce dumped the m
uncontrolled fashion.
Everyone knows that has been the custom of farmers to ~ by
faith harvest by market by chance" will
uncontrolled commodity will consists
valleys selling
happens city gutted
certain commodity and yet there be shortage elsewhere Of
opens profit they produce
highest, necessarily
Orderly marketing by the farmers organizations correct that The
level might but
the market when and where it needed the fluctuations viii be
elimna
dairy associations Despite
that the level is lower (Which said mainly supply
and dmand yet the violent and downs that characterize other farm
prices have been missing from milk The producer Of milk has been
fairly stable potato
or the Of canning for example
big things cooperative marketing any
admit that agricultural
prosperity.
about the middle Is this to
middle business? This important many good
the business of handling agricultural produces the
develop
questioned from the standpoint of policy
firm opinion the
the speculation the handling
place that produce the market in such way to maintain Level
supply just that far cooperative marketing sound business and should
be promoted matter of public good
But there the the the
handled
organizations these things
and less satisfactory the
services Some folks look at the price farmers the
the
of this undoubtedly
orderly marketing Intelligent organization that
difference the It doing But spread