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Show AS ST4LOOKS TO -lk ME WASHINGTON, July 11 Farmers everywhere may lenrn a lesson from the countrymen of Mississippi, the agricultural ag-ricultural department hen- .iver.i. The. growers of food down there have found n way of marketing 'heir products prod-ucts that they wouldn't exchange for the old competitive system. It Ls cooperative co-operative marketing, done scientifically, scientifi-cally, :ind they succeeded, where marly others have failed, nt least on thc:r first attempt. The .Mississippi secret Is that of standardising their products, .nd, instead in-stead of each man trying to kci track of his own. their proaucls :n- ill lumped together They use :i system of grading that enables each farmer to get what is coming to him when the com moth tics are sold and there IS no dispute as to which furnished the best hogs or chickens or eggs In the shipment of nogs, ownership of the animals loses Identity, and the owner receives a slip showing what proportion of the receipts he will be untitled to. Kor marketing miscellaneous products prod-ucts the commodities that the farmers have In small quantities nre assembled In a rented warehouse or vacant store located at a point convenient to the i B ilroad. Corn Is shelled before shipping. If possible, as shcib.-d corn can be graded grad-ed with greater accuracy; It can be stored If the market Is low. and It -can be hauled to town wh'-n roads are Igood and at a convenient time Ear corn Is loaded direct from the farmers' wagons into the car A weigher examines the corn si the scales for color, quality and maiurlty. I Cow pens are closely Inspected at the warehouse as to variety, soundness, sound-ness, and freedom from dlit and trash. The farmers learned th:it graded peas command pn-mtum prices. The marketing of potatoes is begun in the field. Poor potatoes nrp run over the grader at the warehouse, sep-aratod sep-aratod Into StandSjVd grades, and s;ick-, s;ick-, ed in new 100-poupd bags. Ventilated I or stock cars are used to ship the potatoes po-tatoes i Poultry Is carefully classified and shipped in regular express cars made for the purpose. The poulto Is sold I for cosh at the loading station, A cert.' in day Is r.et apart for the shipment Of eggs Nothing but candled eggs are accepted, which lias caused ;ihe farmers to use better methods of gathering, storing, and carrying the 1 eg?;; to town The associated farmers are immensely im-mensely pleased with their accomplishments. accom-plishments. It has meant more money to thern. and because of the qUallt) of tl elr products secured through proper grading packing, nnd shipping, the buyerg have every confidence In ihe .farmers, a necessary factor In any (transaction between seller and pur-i pur-i hnscr. |