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Show THE EDITORIALS The following editorial from the Michigan Farmer of January "4th should be of interest to farmers of the Uintah "Basin. ' .Michigan Farmer readers will recall that, as a, result of a meeting called by Commissioner of Agriculture Powell, Pow-ell, a committee was appointed to go to Washington to consult with the Federal Farm Board In the interest of -Michigan heati growers. At the invitation of (Commissioner. Powell, representatives of organized . bean growers of Montana, Idaho, Colorado, and New Mexico were also present at this conference, the object of which was to ascertain what steps niust be taken to enable bean growers to avail themselves of the advantages, of the Agricultural Marketing act in the handling of their crops. The net result of this conference was an agreement on the part of. the Federal Fed-eral Farm 'Board to study the present bean marketing situation and to formulate form-ulate a definite plan under which the board would cooperate with bean growers grow-ers In this and other states. After weeks of study the board summarized their findings and formulated a plan which was submitted and discussed at a meeting of representatives of bean growers of all Important Iean growing grow-ing states, which was. held, ut Denver on November 10.' Briefly, this . plan, which will be published in next week's issue of the Michigan Fanner, contemplates the strengthening of cooperative organizations organi-zations in all important bean production produc-tion states and the .organization .of new. cooperatives were needed, so that a major, portion of the crop moy be marketed through these channels. These cooperatives will sell all of the beans grown by their memlers and Buch others as may be purchased within with-in the limitations provided by the Capper-Volsted Act, through a national bean marketing association, the stock of which will be owned by the local cooperative or. beau marketing associations. For the purpose of organization the bean producing area, of the country was divided into five districts, as follows: fol-lows: District. One, Michigan and New York; District Two, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming: District Three, Colorado Colora-do and New Mexico; District Four, lima bean sections of California; District Dis-trict Five, other varietal sections of California. An organization committee of fifteen was appointed, consisting of three members from each section. The members of this committee representing repre-senting District One are: Hon. James N. McBride and C. J. Martin of Michigan, Michi-gan, and Gilbert L. I'Vole of New York. This committee of fifteen will meet with the Federal Farm Board in Washington some time this month to complete plans for a National Bean Marketing Association, through which it is believed that better distribution of the crop can bo affected, competi-tition competi-tition between producing arena eliminated, elim-inated, a desirable measure of price stabilization secured and increased consumption of the domestic product. In a program of this kind Michigan is the key state, since we produce a-bout a-bout sixty per cent of the white bean crop and approximately forty per cent of the entire domestic crop. This fact makes it necessary that the ln;4k of the Michigan crop be markeed cooperatively coop-eratively through the proposed National Na-tional Marketing Association if a desirable de-sirable measure of the, above noted benefits are to accrue to the bean growers , of the country, through the aid and coqperation of the Federal Farm Board. For the purpose of discussing all phases of this problem a representative representa-tive meeting of bean growers was called by Commissioner of Agriculture Powell early in December. After a thorough discussion a committee of five was appointed to.. consider the various plans advanced and, if possible, pos-sible, formulate a workable plan which could be. recommended to interested growers in the bean sections, of Michigan. Michi-gan. This committee consists of Commissioner, Com-missioner, Powell, ' ' Rep. John Espie, John McFarland, R. G. Palmer and I. It. Waterbury. Gratifying progress is reported by the committee .and a . plan Is now In process, of formulation .which it Is hoped may harmonize conflicting views and meet , with a . general acceptance, which will go a long way toward stabillration of the price of one of Michigan's,' important farm crops. " County Extension Agent. |