Maine Potato Exchange Signs With Federated Growers
Boston May 16 A major step in national cooperative potato marketing emerges as the Maine Potato Growers Exchange signs with Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers. The pact ties Maine with New Jersey Colorado and others to use common sales forces and a unified marketing plan, backed by Sapiro led organizing efforts and broad press backing from The Literary Digest and newspapers nationwide.
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Boston
Caribougne
Maine Potato Growers Exchange
Federated Fruit & Vegetable Growers
Maine Potato Exchange
Maine
Maine Exchange
New Jersey
Colorado
Aaron Sapiro
Arthur Rule
Federated Growers
Tourraine
Caribou
Federated
Evolution not Revolution in Market for Potatoes
Federated New York May 17 says unity, not abrupt change drives potato marketing. Growth of grower organizations like Maine Potato Growers Exchange signals nationwide cooperation. Standards, pricing and distribution evolve, benefiting growers and consumers.
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Federated
Exchange Starts Operation With Full List of Officers
Trustees representing 30 or more district associations met in Houlton Maine to complete the Maine Potato Growers Exchange organization. Floods failed to stop attendance by trustees and Aaron Sapiro counsel, by laws were adopted, and officers elected: President G Herbert Foss, 1st Vice President R D Hews, 2nd Vice President I W Brown, Secretary-Treasurer R C Gary, Executive Board includes the President and Vice Presidents, John McElwain, I W Bishon.
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Houlton
Maine Potato Growers Exchange
Patten
Fort Skent
Maine
Aaron Sapiro
G. Herbert Foss
R. D. Hews
IT. W. Brown
R. C. Gary
John McElwain
I. W. Bishon
What Does Co operation Mean to the Trade
What would the fruit and produce industry do without co operative organizations asks the author. Co operation standardizes marketing and distribution and yields uniform quality and fair profits for producers buyers and retailers. The carrot and potato trades would gain stability through such national programs, built in stages for lasting benefit.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Bis
Transac
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
California
Virginia
Virginia Produce Exchange
Hood River
Apple Growers ‘Association
American Cranberry Exchange
Fruit Dispatch Company
Fruit Growers Organization Reports Price Disparities
NR Peet reports to Osburn House representatives that nonmembers in Western New York received higher fruit prices. A questionnaire of 570 farmers sought actual prices, amid rumors of unequal gains. N C Burrit of Parma Hilton chaired the central organization’s committee.
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NR. Peet
Osburn House
New York
Peet
N. C. Burrit
Parma Association
Hilton
Cosmittee
Central Association
Sowega Deal Extends Watermelon Acreage Reach Adel Ga
Adel Georgia May 14 The Southwest Georgia Watermelon Growers Association extends its membership to control 50 percent of the commercial watermelon acreage in the territory. Output exceeds prior records as shipments from Northern Florida are set to begin around June 1 under the Sonega brand. The crop is offered to trade through Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers, a national cooperative, with J White as Sales Manager for the Southeastern territory at Adel.
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Adel
Georgia
Strawberries move from White County Farm Bureau shipments
Strawberries from White County Farm Bureau move to ten loading points including Klondykes and romas.
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Weede County
Arkansas
White County Farm Bureau
Strawberry Growers Exchange
Klondykes and
Romas
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National Sales Service
Aroostook County
New York Tribune
Maine Association
New
Jersey
Minnecoa
Michigan
North
South Dakota
Idaho
Utah
Progress Potato Exchange
Sapii
Sapiro
Review of Reviews
Carl Woodward
United States
Maine Potato Co-Operative
Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers
National Co-Operative
Maine Potato Growers
Federated Growers Organization
Rochester
N. Y
Democrat and ‘Chronicle
New York Fruit Growers Co-operative Packing Association
Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers, Inc
En‘tire
United
H. W. Davis
Albion
C. S. Wilson
J. W. Vossler
Lyndonville
G. I. Blades
Merton, Hamlin and
Halcomb
The
Farm -Journal
Exchange
Arthur R. Rule
Packer
British Columbia
South Georgia
Tom
Tion
America
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Joint Agricultural Committee
American Congress
American ‘Farm Buea Federation
Christ
Co-Operative
Our
Searcy
Arh
East Tennessee
Rhea County Farmers Union ‘Marketing Club
Dayton, Tenn
Bradley County Strawberry Association
Cleveland, Tenn
Sale Creek Strawberry Association
Sale Creek
Tenn
Cullman Co-operative Marketing Association
Cullman
Ala
Klon
Tennessee
Kentucky
Sadlers Strawberry Association
Sadlersville
Farmers Co-operative Association of
Davidson County
Antioch
Warren County Strawberry Growers Association
Bowling Green
Pembroke Strawberry Association
Pembroke
Hopkinsville Fruit Growers Association
Hopkinsville
Todd County Strawberry Association
Elkton
Bowling Green, KY
Illinois
Illinois Fruit Exchange
Mounds, Ill
North Pacific Berry Growers Association
Seattle
Wash
North ‘Pacific
Berry Growers Association
Sumner
Gwin, White, Prince, Inc
Sumner, Wash
Mississippi
Mississippi Farm Bureau Truck Association
Jackson, Miss
Baldwin County
Alabama
Baldwin County Farm Bureau Produce Exchange
Robertsdale
Wwetting Growers
West Street
New York City
North America
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