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muntrv Life Conference, Pullman,
•lW ' July 1, 1914)
4 The subject of markets and mar
ting is claiming more attention to
* than ever before in the history
our country. 1 have endeavored
° study the markets more from a
local point of view than from the
! nt of view of the general markets
toe world. 1 am presuming that
Mr. Sampson. in his discussion of the
abject, has taken the general point
8 . vieW> and i can therefore devote
my time to the discussion of the mar
kets from a local consideration
Among the various duties of a
county agriculturist, the study of
markets for the farmers of Ills dis
trict is of prime importance. This
| 8 necessary in order that he may
stimulate production along the linos
which will prove remunerative hi the
farmers. If there is no ready sale
lor the products which the farmer is
producing or such products must be
sold at such a figure that no profit Is
realized by the producer, it. is ob
vious that a stimulation of produc
tion along these lines would be un
warranted. On the other hand, li
farmers are producing, or can be in
duced to produce, commodities for
which there is a ready sale, especial
ly in the home market, there is
greater chances for profit. Especial'
ly is this true where the products m
present consumed by the local mar
ket are brought in from a great dis
tance and these same products can
be grown locally. For Illustration,
take the matter of pork production.
In my study of the markets of Spo
kane, I have found that there were
$2,100,000 worth of pork shipped
Into the city from the Middle Wast
states. As a matter of fact, a ,-;re<».t
many Spokane farmers are produc
ing more or less pork at a very
profitable figure. The greater per
centage of the farmers in Spokane
county are shipping their raw mater
ial, their wheat, to the general mar
ket, where it comes Into competition
with corn that is used for producing
tie pork which later on is freighted
back to Spokane. It is very obvious
that if this raw material :ould be
converted into pork he-re and the
middleman's profits on the- wheat,
the freight charges on the wheat, the
middleman's profit on the pork and
the freight charges on the pork
could be saved by producing this
pork here there would be a great
chance of profit to local farmers who
turn their attention to the produc
tion of pork.
Not only is this true of the pro
duction of pork, but it may also be
true in other lines of agriculture.
For Instance, there Is the problem of
butter production In Spokane county,
in order that local farmers may pro
vide butter for the enormous de
mand made by the Spokane consum
ers. Reliable parties claim that
Spokane consumes $1,300,000 worth
of butter each year that must be
shipped in from the Middle West. As
is generally known, this butter sells
for a very high average price to the
consumer.
In the consideration of this prob
lem of butter production many fac
tors must be taken Into considera
tion. First of all, cheap feci must
be provided for the cows of the farm
ers who give their attention to pro
ducing butter. This is true because
the amount of freight charges neces
sary to be added to the consumer's
Price of the butter is very small,
compared to the retail price of this
commodity. The Middle West farm
ers who are going into the dairy
business are going into it to stay.
As a general thing, they are blessed
With an enormous production of corn
silage per acre. Without this corn
silage or another silage crop to take
its place, the profits of the dairy
buE.ine.-vs in the Middle West v. eld
be severely curtained. It is plain,
therefore, out here in the Northwest,
that if the dairymen are to isuccess
fully and permanently compete with
the Middle West dairymen on the
Spokane market, they too must pro
duce cheap feed for their cows. In
the production of ullage it Is gener
ally believed that corn furnishes the
superior crop for this purpose. Hie
fact that Spokane farmers who have
erected silos have almost universally
chosen this crop, led me to inquire
as to the yields secured by them.. As
a matter of fact, out of some 15 silos
found in operation in 1&1S, only one
Uian had a yie''l which he claimed
above six tons per acre, In the
other instances, tho yield ranged bo
tveei. two and three tens of corn
silage per acre. It is very plait, tc
'■ie casual observe- that if the Spo
kane dairymen are to stay In tin.
dairy business and compete with th*.
Middle West farmers who secure »
J'lcld of 15 to 25 tons of silage pei
SCTe, another silage crop must be
found that is more productive thai
coin. Such a crop seems to hav<
been found by Mr. Thomas Griffiths
President of the Glen Tana dairy
This crop is winter wheat and wintei
vetch, which are sown together it
the fall of the year and for the pres
cnt seas,. is making a yield of bet
tor than 20 tons of silage p er acre.
Upon measuring the green wheat in
many of the fields in different sec
tions of Spokane county, I find that
the yield ranges between right and
20 tons per acre. The average
would be perhaps 12 tons .if silage
'"' acre. Here It would seem that
the factor of silage at least is sohed
for the Spokane dairymen, when It
comes to producing cheap feed for
their cows. Other teed could be
mentioned along this line. lost of
the concentrated, highly protein 1
feeds are Imported to Spokane. Large'
quantities of soj bean meal are Im
ported from Japan, while as a mat
ter of fact, Canadian field p. 'as can '
he grown very cheaply under Spo
kane conditions and mound into a
meal thai Is practically as rich in !
I),OU' il as tin soy bean meal.
Furthermore, as another feed enter
ing Into the rations of the dairy
cows, clover hay or alfalfa h.i> can
be produced very satisfactorily by
the Spokane farmers.
\\ lien the farmers of Spokane
county become educated to the use
and benefits of the above crops, they
will be in a position to successfully
take over the- local market for but
ter as far as the market relate to
the cheap production of raw mater
ial entering Into the problem.
This production of cheap feed,
however, is only a part of tbe dairy
man's problems in Spokane county.
The average price at the present time
paid for premium butter is '',2 cents!
while the price paid to the producer
for the butterfat Is 23 cents It is
generally conceded that ii,- producer
should receive only eeiie cent less for
his butler fat than the wholesale
price for the butter. Instead of re
ceiving 23 cents the dairyman should
gel Ml tents or the consumer should
pay 2 1 cents. This problem is a very
serious one from the produce) 'a point
eel view. Not onlj are the produc
ers dissatisfied with the price paid
them for the butterfat; but they are
also dissatisfied frequentl) with the
weights and tests given them for
their cream. The only way in which
this problem will be met satis
factorily will be by the organization
cms see lions of the county in the
ous sections of the country in the'
same manner as the highly developed
dairy sections have' used the co
operative creamery.
When these problems for the
dairymen are solved they will be
prepared i<* take care of he demands
made bj lie local market for butter.
Other instances, where he' local
market demands products that can
be grown locally may he- found In
the canned fruit* and vegetables
used by it. Many of our Western
towns are classed as "tin-can"
towns Spokane is no exception to
this rule apparently from the data
which i have gathered relating to
the amount of fruits and vegetables
handled by the' wholesale grocer's.
Mr. E. L. Powell of the firm of
Powell & Sanders, kindly furnished
me the follow data relative to the
amount of canned fruits and vege
tables used by them In 1913:
Corn, 3644 cases, with 21 quart
cans per case making total cans.
135,456.
Beans, 1613 cases, with 2 4 quart
cans per case making total cans,
38,612.
Pee 0322 cases, with 24 quart
cans per case, making total cans.
151,728.
Tomatoes, 18,145 eases, with 24
quart cans per case, making total
cans, 435,480.
Blackberries, 192 cases, with 12
gallon cans per case, making total
cans, 17,904.
Pumpkin, "«:' cases, with 12 quart
cans per ease, making total cans.
9144.
Apples. 1000 cases, with 12 quart
cans per case, making total number
of cans, 12,000.
Mr. Powell said that these fig
ures were likely to be too small in
some Instances and In the case of
tomatoes they were too large. Some
corn was carried over from last
year, while this year some tomatoes
were carried over. Another point he
mentioned as affecting the figures
was that in some cases not all the
goods were Included In the list, ow
ing to the fact that it was impossible
to locate all shipments without go
ing into more detail than he had
done. When asked what would he
more accurate figures be gave the
following: Corn. 15,000 cases
(360, cans); beans. 2000 cases
(48,000 cans); peas. 5000 cases
[ (140,000 cans); tomatoes. 15,000
cases (360,000 cans); blackberries,
,'-„.. cases (18,000 cans); pump
, kin 1000 cases (12,000 cans); and
apples 1500 cases (18,000 cans).
Mr Powell furthermore estimated
[ thai they handled about one-fifth the
i trade In Spokane.
See far as relates to home produc
, Hon of this -nor, quantity of
, canned goods, not a single can was
, produced locally, although In -the
. case of tomatoes many tens of them
. rotted upon the vines in the
- tomato patches of the county during
i the year 1913. Here is another In
-stance where production needs to be
stimulated and the- utilization made
of the products that can be produced
at home.
Another poifal that i might men
tion In tin- connection is the fact
that most of the farmers who are
producing and marketing their own
Products em the home market claim
that they are surer of their profits
" :-' when their products are shipped
l" * distance; and still another fac
tor thai is demonstrated by the ex .
perience of local producers is the
fact thai the' greater profits are real- ;
i-'td by those bo term themselves ,
as "the best peddlers." As an illus- j
tration of this point, the avers
potato grower of Spokane county has ,
been unable to sell his potatoes at ,
nn> price, yel een,. potato grower who ]
possessed the ability of a good ped- i
eili'r went front lions,, to house with ■
samples of his potatoes and took i
orders for future deliveries for the
I'Hee of $1.40 per hundred i tils i
'■"•' man sold hi entire crop, i
Other parties who possess the abll- |
Ity i" make' good butter art; able to ,
find customers In the city at prices i
lunging practically as high as that ;
paid for fancy creamery butter The
same, conditions prevail regarding i
the sale' of eggs. Again, the < onsum- ,
ers of ikane are paying an exceed- ,
ii-gly high price for milk. The ay- i
erase farmer is i Iter 11 V 6 to 13 -
cents per gallon for his milk, while
tho consumer la paying 10 cents a i
gallon for the same milk. This >
therefore allows 28 cents per gallon ,
'■"'< delivering the milk to the con- i :
su'ner. In order to avoid paying
such an excessive delivery charge,
:"' uf the local fanners near Spo- *
kane has establlshel a milk route of j i
his own mid is delivering milk at a
"st "i eight cents per gallon. It
will be seen therefore that he Is se
cvring nearly 20 cents per gallon net '
profits over what he would be secur
ing were he relying upon other '
parties to do I he peddling.
Many Instances similar to this
might lire mentioned where the ped- .
dling feature plays an important part i
in the actual profits or loss of the
farmer; but from the standpoint of
local markets there is a demand for
not only cheap production, but also ,
an adequate system of bringing the <
consumer and producer In contact so '
that there will not be the v Ide mar- ,
gin between the price paid by the '
consumer and the price received by I '
the producer.
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STUDENTS WIN I HUM FACULTY
The. students of the State Colli
summer school '111:-! Saturday won a
baseball game from the summer
school faculty by a score of 12 to 1 1.
The faculty had all the best of the
game until the last Inning, when,
with the ore 11 to 7 against them,
the students clouted the ball all over
the: lot and nosed out a one-run vic
tory. Be i:i' r and Tweed did the bat-1
tery work for he winners, while
Chalfant, Westgate and Wegner and
Bender performed for tin' faculty.
When the baby is suffering tha
double affliction of hot weather and
bowel disorders, the remedy needed
is . GEE'S BABY ELIXER. II re
duces the feverish condition, corrects
the stomach and checks looseness oi
the bowels. Price -5c and 50c per
bottle. Sold by Watt's Pramacy. jly
The Moscow State Hank of Mos
cow, Idaho, now lias mom avail
able to loan on Improved farms at
very favorable rates. Submit to us
your application before closing your
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hen you feel lazy, out of sorts
md yawn a good deal In the daytime,
you can charge it to a torpid liver
which has allowed the system to get
full of impurities. HERBINE cures
all disorders produced by an inactive
liver. It strengthens that organ,
cleanses the bowels and puts the sys
■ tern in good healthy condition. Price
50c. Sold by Watt's Pharmacy, jly
i Duthle pays the highest market
; urlce for poultry, veal and hides.
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Low Round Trip 1-art'S to
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ASSOCIATION
Who It's For
To provide a systematic and abso-
Utely safe plan for the Investment of
tarings, and to aid Its members to
acquire homes of their own Is the
>bject of the Pullman Savings and
-oan Association. Tim Association
I in every sense a Home Institution.
It in for the Practical Man, who
'eallzlng the uncertainties of busi
less and of health, and of the folly of
pending all his money as fast as he
lets It, provides tor un emergency.
It is leer tin' Prudent Woman, whe
mt of her earnings or allowance, dee
ires to put away a little money,
nonthly. where it will be securely
md profitably invested, and give her
he least trouble and where she can
;et it when needed
It is for the Voting Man posses
he. manhood and determination to
aye something every month from
ila earnings as a reserve fund, to
Iraw en when sick or out of a posl
ion, tor providing a homo or for a
tart in business.
It is for Hoys and Girls, to help
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ulu-i Organizations wishing to in
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tenting a reserve fund, or for build
ng.
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ir pay off a mortgage or to provide
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Pullman. Washington
GEO. N. HENRY
REAL ESTATE
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Phones: Bell 62; Inland 1172
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