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THE DAILY XISSOUBIAX. 8UXDAI M0RXIX6, HAHCHlLltK1.4t.PWUXastianghtm-THINKS THE FARMER MISSES HIS PROFITlabors. He cites several instances where, had tte farmers combined, they would have been able to make moremoney.At Bethany, thefruft producers sold their apple crop to the distributors atharvest time for 9 cents a bushel. T. R. Hall. Secretary of E\- These same apples are being sold at ' change. Believes Middle- Be,hany- out of the aanie boxeB ,hatOWH“19!5ite.'fmen Get Money.YEAR”BETTER^ | Lack of Co-operation Held Responsible for Condition of Producers.He»n-ralDKedHeFie*8teddr1-olasD8k-e-they were packed in, for $2.75, and the shipment and storage on these apples could not have amounted to more than 60 cents a bushel. Somebody, says Mr. Hall, made a profit of $1.20 a bushel. #The Missouri Farmers’ Exchange is trying to eliminate this lack of co-operation by banding the farmers to- =The farmer la not getting the bene- ! *e,her- 80 that ,bey may baTe •«“-£# #tl . .1 mon center for distribution and in a sfit of the prevailing high prices, and . . .. . ..' great many cases make the sales di-the middlemen are getting rich at their | rect to the ultimate consumer.expense. This is the belief of Robert j Selling Is Made Direct. i =Hall, secretary of the .Missouri Farm-; Under the present system, the mem-!2ers# Exchange, who has been touring bers of the exchange list the things ; =get the | that they have to sell, from a litter of ;Scotch collie pups to the whole farm. J 5and these are compiled and published jsin the bulletin of the exchange. The'241111tethe state in an effort to farmers to co-opfrate in the disposal of their produce.Mr. Hall said that the farmers have__________________sold their produce at a low price to j names and the addresses of the sellers IE the middlemen, who hold it until it is, are given, and the farmers sell ortrade directly, the only middlemen being the secretary of the club and the bulletin—if one could call a bulletin a middleman.At present the exchange is working to get through the legislatureneeded as food and sell it at high prices under the explanation that It is the -result of the war.” He says that In the last six months the farmers have read a great deal on the subject M I of food prices.ir Set Profilt* Less Than In 1915. j some measures that will benefit the The fanner is not getting as much j farmers. Most of these bills are forfor a season’s work as be did in 1915/’! the protection of the farmer in thesaid Mr. Hall. The farmer has re- way of marketing his products.celved little more than the average for I --his produce, the yields in general have j I Son for Mr. nnd Mrs. Orld Bell; been low. and the cost of production A son was born Thursday to Mr.has been higher. and Mrs. Ovid Bell of Fulton, both of ,2I think we are right In concluding' whom are well known in Columbia. ! =that the farmer Is In poorer cfrcnm-1 Mr. Bell is editor of the Fulton Ga-'2 stances than he has been for many zette. and Mrs. Bell is a graduate of years. Only if prices keep their pres- | Christian and Stephens Colleges ent place will the fanners be able toie make any money in the next season, he said.When asked who was getting the benefit of the $15 hogs. Mr. Hall said that the net profit even on these was not great and the number of hogs in the country was small. He eaid that the high cost of feed in the livestock production ate up the profits.Lack of Co-operation Blamed.The lack of co-operation among the farmers is held to be the reason for the failure to reap the benefits of theirMIGHT CLASSESin all Commercial subjects, including Commercial Law. Individual instruction. Classes*' open March 20.Rosenthal School of Commerce.5th Floor Guitar Bldg.Edwin Rosenberg. A. M. Asa’L University—School of Commerce, will conduct Accounting and Commercial Law Classes. For further information, phone 282.-mm^imiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiifimiiiiiiiriimiiiiiiiiimmmiiiiimmiimiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiimiiiiim
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The Daily Missourian
Columbia, Missouri, US
Sun, Mar 11, 1917
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