Show COUNTY AGENT URGES ORGANIZED MARKETING AS FARM PRICES GO UP organization cooperative marketing and collective bargaining necessary for fu I 1 farm industry by russell keetch uintah county agent the price index for most farm commodities brings encouragement and hope to tillers of the soil A few commodities like eggs poultry I 1 turkeys and in some sections dairy products are below their actual i values but the average of farm prices is better than for some years however we must not lose sight of our goal which is equality in purchasing power we should hope to see substantial increases in farm prices but if this is more than offset by the high prices of things the farmer has to buy little progress has been made cooperative marketing organization and operative cooperative co marketing as well as the principle of co collective elective bargaining were never more needed by agriculture than during the period of rising i 1 i prices and improved conditions that appears to b just ahead some of our tarm recovery is genuine and we hope permanent some of our improved prices like wheat and corn can be traced i largely to the effects of the drought and the world shortage on the one hand agriculture must not go wild in production we have the acreage the machinery and the ability to produce wheat and corn in quantities that would again create burdensome surpluses I 1 this must be guarded against and organization along alongi with wise and administrative assistance si is the answer on the other hand with the tendency of rising prices and improved conditions business frequently advances prices much more rapidly than costs would warrant here again comes the responsibility of organization cooperation and collective bargaining we must battle to secure not only a fair share of the consumers dollar but a fair price for what the farmer must buy wise legislation and helpful administration can assist but after all organization is the answer |