

3 io AGRICULTURE 



Women held in London, the subject of 

 u Marketing the Produce " was discussed at 

 some length, and an interesting article by 

 Mr T. L. Green appeared in the Woman's 

 Agricultural Times for the following July. 

 I give these extracts because they are typical 

 of the natural evolution of " marketing," 

 which every novice appears to go through. 



" It was suggested that the small producer 

 of garden or orchard produce should not make 

 the mistake of sending her commodities to 

 such large markets as Covent Garden, Man- 

 chester, Birmingham, etc., but should create 

 a special local market. The suggestion is a 

 wise one, and though, in my experience, local 

 markets are of somewhat limited application, 

 it nevertheless deserves adoption to its fullest 

 extent. 



"Another suggestion was to take advan- 

 tage of the parcels post. This, too, is all 

 right if you can only succeed in obtaining 

 your customers. To obtain them, one com- 

 monly advertises for them, stating at the 





