Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-04-17 | Page 19 | Farmers Study Market Plans

FARMERS STUDY MARKET PLANS Colorado Evening Classes Take Up Cooperative Organization By D NEA EA Service GREELEY Col April 16 Farmers Farmel'S in 11 this district are arc mak oak making ing In In up UI what is belle believed the first evening class In operative co-operative farm Earns farming ing ng ever e conducted Their example is to be bc followed soon with the es establishment es- es establishment of or other e classes throughout Colorado The class is being conducted by the department of or vocational agri agri- agriculture agriculture agriculture culture at al a the Greeley High school chool in conjunction with the department of oC education lion tion of or the state agricultural col col- col- col lege o and with tho the various arlous op co-op- a associations V. W. F. F Heppe field manager of o the tho Colorado Potato Growers' Growers Ex Mx- Exchange change chang and an J. J J D D. Pancake secre secre- i try of the Mountain States Beet Growers' Growers association arc the tho in in- Besides conducting cond the lasses these men mon go out among ho tho students on their farms and give R-IVO them practical instruction In Sn the handling of o their products The classes take up all possible matters operative co marketing including organization non tion t lon financing pooling of or prod prod- products ucla sales methods and even nen the laws laus concerning this form of oC agri- agri agriCultural a rl- rl Cultural trade It is not the purpose of ot this ening class to promote co cooper cooperative marketing nor to challenge the Ilie cause of or any co operatIve marketing association says sas Dr C. C II U. Lane chief of ot tho the agricultural tural education service sence of ot the Federal Board Doard of or Vocational Edu- Edu cation catlon The Tho real purpose Is to present in an organized study the tho funda funda- fundamental mental ment l principles underlying co co- co cooperative cooperative operative marketing of or farm tarm prod prod- nets It has been beep felt for some rime 1 that there has been a R real need for Cor a n surely educational pro pro- program gram in this important field