The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-23
PEANUT MARKETS
SEASON REVIEWED
Purchases And Other Activi-
ties Are Discussed By Co.
operative Official

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tive, Incorporated in charge OF
operations of that association in
North Carolina in commenting on
the operations of the association
during the present peanut-market-
ing season, said.
Following the announcement by
the surplus marketing administra-
ton of the U. S. Department OF
Agriculture of the peanut surplus
removal program this association
set out to establish a warehouse
system in North Carolina and Vir-
ginia to handle that program. The
first lot of peanuts was purchased
by the association at Wilmington,
North Carolina on November IL.
During the week, of November IL
warehouses were opened to pur-
chase and receive peanuts for the
association at various points in
North Carolina, but the operations
of the association did not really
get under way until November Is.
During the Is working days be-
ginning November 16 and ending
December 16 the association pur-
chased, received, graded, weighed
and stored in North Carolina an
average OF 27,240 bags of peanuts
per day for which it paid the
growers delivering them an aver
age of $8l. 900 per day.
For the period from November
II, 1910 through December IA, 1916
the association purchased fir 0 m
$500 peanut farmers 32,317 tons Of
farmers stock peanuts, or the
equivalent of 681, 600 bags, which
peanuts we're graded, weighed and
stored in warehouses in North
Carolina for which the association
paid 81, 975, 900 These peanuts were
stored in so warehouses located
at the following receiving points
in North Carolina:
Rich Square, Clarkton, Roanoke
Rapids, Greenville, Enfield, Scot
land Neck, Goldsboro, Windsor,
Plymouth, Rocky Mount, Winfall,
Ahoskie, Robersonville, Colerain,
Aulander, Gates, Jackson, Roxo'
bel, Tarboro, Edenton, Seaboard,
Woodland, Williamson, Weldon,
Murfreesboro and Wilmington.
The warehouses serving the as
s~ociation in North Carolina have
been auth orized to cease recelv'
ing peanuts for the association al
close of business on Saturday:
December 81 and to resume buy
ing and receiving peanuts on Dec
ember 30; and to continue buying
and receiving operations until mid
night of April 80, 1940-the last
day of the buying period of the
association, as fixed by the secre'
tary of agriculture.
1t is conservatively estimated
that the association, if gooe
weather prevails during the re
mainder of this week, and based
on receipts during the past week.
will have purchased and stored II
North Carolina at the close of bust
ness on December 81 $4,000 tons
of peanuts, or the equivalent Of
$50, 900 bags, for which it will have
paid to the peanut farmers deliv'
ering the peanuts 81, 500, 900.
Competent authorities estimate
that the peanut surplus remova
program will increase the income
of peanut farmers of North Caro-
lima for the 1910 crop by not less
than four to five million dollars.
The marketing section of TT c
North Carolina department of ag
riculture has worked hand in hane
with the association in its opera
lions in North Carolina, in fact
the North Carolina department O.
agriculture loaned Harry T. West
colt, junior marketing specialist o:
that department to the u. S. de
partment of agriculture in ordel
that he might be designated as ;
representative of the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture to devote hi
entire time to supervising the in
spection service connected Will
the peanut surplus removal pro
gram in North Carolina. Tht
service so far rendered by Mr.
Westcott in this capacity has beer
of high order and entirely salts
factory. The duties incident to thu
inspection service multiplied 81
fast that it was necessary tina
Mr.. Westcott have assistance ane
C. E. Holland, a designated repre-
sentative of the U. S. department
of agriculture was called in anc
he has ably assisted Mr.. Westcot1
in this work.
1t might be noted here that
North Carolina bank, namely, Wa
chovia Bank and Trust Company
Raleigh, North Carolina has ar
ranged and furnished every dol
lar paid, to the growers for pea
nuts purchased and stored for thu
account of the association in Nortl
Carolina to date. The same banl
will likely provide whatever fund
that may be required by the as
sociation for purchasing peanuts il
North Carolina during the remain
der of the purchasing period I'm
der the peanut surplus remova
program.
Up to and including Decembe:
IA the association had purchased
and stored in Virginia IA, 500 tons
or the equivalent of $50, 600 bag
of farmers stock peanuts TO.
which it paid to peanut farmer!
900, 000." 4
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