Show MILLIONS SAVED TO PRODUCERS THROUGH IMPROVED MARKETING 4 w I 1 e marketing representative addressing group of farmers carmera in field five and a half million dollars that la Is tile tie amount of savings and increased profits estimated to havo have been secured by producers through the assistance of the ilia united stat states bureau of 0 markets held field re representatives presen tat ives in marketing working in fit operation cooperation co with state marketing agencies lit in 11 states during ilia year ended synch jane 30 1120 tills this fig uro tire is mado made ulof up of hundreds of individual terns items of savings and additional profits estimated by growers shippers and marketing agencies concerned and reported to tho the united states bureau of anni markets bets state operative cooperative co work in market ing la Is carried on by tile the united states department of agriculture lit in 31 states but information regarding tho the total st savings ivings effected in nil all of them Is not yet available improvement in methods of marketing wid and distributing farm products Is the object of tills this marketing work investigations of grading goding packing loading shipping and marketing oro are mado made and visual demonstrations given pro dubers t to 0 familiarize them with ilia best marketing methods thus alius some demonstrations ot of approved practices of preparing tann farm products for market und and over talks relative to packing grading handling storing ind and selling farm products and the formation of associations tor for operative cooperative co keti vity were given in one state alone two operative cooperative co livestock live stock shipping associations with it membership of shippers were rare formed and nit an estimated saving of secured through the operative cooperative co shipping of cars of cattle hogs and sheep from rom 89 counties aid marketing organizations while complete figures aro are not available those at liand hand show allow that uio ilia field nien men were instrumental in the formation of marketing organizations including 50 livestock live stock shipping and 57 fruit or vegetable associations they also assisted in the organization of 12 credit unions and 10 federations of existing associations most of which are state statewide wido in scope one hundred and sixty six wool pools handling over pounds of wool were given assistance in organization and grading 11 in a number of states tho the field men through state agencies secured tile the adopt adoption lon of federal standards for or farm products and containers oue one hud hun dred and thirty eight groups of pro were assisted in fit making cooperative aper active sales gales ono one sale included 1117 lend of cattle which sold for 2 WS 97 above the lie prices quoted by local buyers on tho the day of sale instruction in III tile tho marketing of 1 ajeet w pet potatoes was given producers ind shippers in the southern states tit in one state plans and specifications for 39 sweet p potato storage houses house were furnished and in another state 53 storage houses constructed front from plans furnished by the states bureau but anti of markets A sweet potato exhibit car was arranged and moved 1100 miles aver over four railroads rall rail roods touching 31 points in tile sweet potato pio 0 o lucung sect sections lons tile tho exhibit included it miniature model house working plans and specifications for storage houses Ile uses pictures clit charts itts ant and slides showing allotting approved methods ot of product loin storing grading and bucking pucking puck king luc demonstrates approved methods method illustrating approved marketing Pact lees were conducted lit in six states in ill most instances tile 90 exhibits were lit in connection will state or district fairs or tit at of 0 more than state cotora tos doa potato shipments run froni from to cars a year of tills this quan city 40 per cent is move moved during the winter months when there to Is groat danger of frost damage in transit to stimulate interest among colorado potato growers and shippers in better marketing conditions an exhibit of a full sized freight car hns produced lit in tho the denver auditorium tit it the western potato show this ills year ear to show shiow liy by actual demonstration proper methods of lining and loading cars of potatoes to prevent loss from freezing in transit and of sewing bering sacks backs to prevent loss of potatoes slipping through gli tile tops lops of sacks some people attended tho the exhibit and it la Is confidently bel believed loved that a greater number of cars will be loaded properly twenty five short instruction courses relative to various phases of marketing were veto given in six states in one state a course of lectures covering 12 weeks was given in a school of commerce operative cooperative co enterprises lit in three states were given assistance lit in accounting problems tho the collection ant anil dissemination of information relative to quantity quality and price of local produce offered for onto was ma nr hr ranged for nt at 11 points in four states tho the united states bureau of markets report of the work of its flat beld agents in marketing shows that the accomplishments were greater in number and of more value to producers and consumers during tho the year ended juno june SO 30 2020 than linn in III any previous year it Is felt chrit work woric of this character should make possible the development of n conal consistent stent national policy in improving marketing meth ads |