The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
December 2, 1922 
1420 
Milk Producers Must Get Together 
The one organization through which the farmers were selling their milk 
for several years broke up last year as a result of differing opinions over 
certain fundamental policies. One group, now represented by the Dairymen’s 
League Co-operative dissociation, built up its organization around the principle 
of the centrally farmer-owned and operated milk industry under highly cen¬ 
tralized control. Another group, representing the plants in the Eastern States 
Milk Producers. Inc., built Up its organization around the locally-owned and 
operated co-operative, putting the responsibility for the successful man¬ 
agement of each plant in the hands of its patrons, but keeping each plant 
in touch with market conditions through the central organization. A thinl 
group, composed of the farmers who are patrons of the Sheffield organization, 
was built up around its market. The fourth group, known as the non-pooling 
group, is mainly composed of those who are patrons of dealer plants. 
For the past year the farmers represented in each group and their leaders 
have been spending too much time in discussing the mistakes which have 
lesulted in the split of a year ago. There has been too much destructive 
criticism; too much emphasis has been laid on wrongs, real or fancied; too 
much attention has been given to the points on which these groups differ. 
The mistakes and shortcomings which will be found in every co-operative 
effort have had too much publicity, and the real solid construction accom¬ 
plished by the different groups has not had its proper recognition. The ten¬ 
dency of all this lias been to develop a spirit of hostility between the different 
groups. It has brought the repelling and not the attracting forces into play. 
It has created an attitude of mind among a great many farmers which makes 
each one feel that the one who disagrees with him is working against him. 
They think of their differences and not of the things they have and should 
do in common. 
Such being the ease, what can be done? Shall we spend all of our time 
trying to convince the men in these three groups that they are all wrong, and 
that they should he in the fourth group? With men constituted us they are, 
with the different ways of thinking, which lias resulted in the present split, 
little can be expected from a continuation of their efforts. 
Shall we endeavor to pit one farmer group against the other in the hope 
that the best will survive in the struggle for existence and be tbe strongest 
and only one because the other has been killed? This is contrary to the spirit 
of the day, besides being absolutely wrong in principle. 
Shall we let each go its own way with a spirit of hostility pervading 
5 , 11 —eaeli ready at any time to spring at the other’s throat? Each jealous 
and suspicious, ambitious and greedy for power. This condition, just short 
of fratricidal war, parallels the condition of Europe for a decade prior to 1014. 
Or shall we spend some of our time in thinking of what these groups 
have in common, of what they can and would like to do working together? 
If it is obvious that tbe farmers will not within the near future all be 
put in one group: if a critical situation exists which demands immediate 
attention; if no one or two of these groups, working alone or together, can 
relieve tbe dairyman’s desperate condition, and if they have in common a 
great many fundamental things, they would like to do in common, why not. 
spend a littlo. time in discussing some plan of co-operation between these 
different groups? By pulling together, no matter how inefficiently, they can 
accomplish more than they can by pulling apart, or by lighting each other. 
Group co-operation does not mean a merger of these organizations into 
one group: it does not mean an illegal combination; it does not mean a sur¬ 
render of any of the principles which have caused one group to differ from 
the others. 
Group co-operation means facing the situation as it is: recognizing the 
tendency of men to differ and the immediate inability to convince them all 
that any one plan is best. It means developing a liberal mind and co-operative 
mental attitude among men and groups, both farmers and dealers, who are 
at present almost bankrupt, partly because of lack of harmony among them. 
li means that dairy organizations should profit by ihe experience of business 
men in all other lines and secure for themselves the same benefits that all 
other business men secure through their trade associations by group co-opera¬ 
tion. a PRODUCER. 
Review of New York Produce Market 
(Supplied by New Jersey state Department of 
Agriculture, Bureau of Markets) 
Although there has been an upward 
tendency in the apple market during the 
past month or so, last week saw little 
change in the New York market. A 2%- 
inch Baldwin, showing good color and 
condition, sold around $4.2.1 per barrel, 
while Greenings averaged a little more. 
The pear market has been a dull one, 
and prices changed but little. Most of 
the Eastern pears how being offered on 
the wholesale ma'ket are Kioffers, al¬ 
though other varieties are being with¬ 
drawn from storage. The estimated crop 
of pears for the United States on Novem¬ 
ber 1 was over 17,700,000 bushels. There 
did not seem to be much activity to 'the 
cranberry market, and the arrivals of 
Eastern grapes has been very light; in 
fact, the season is practically over for 
the New York State growers. Quinces 
are also about done for the season. 
Danish cabbage sold on a dull market 
and at low prices again last week, best 
Danish seed ranging $1,0 io $12 per ton, 
occasionally $15, wholesale. A year ago 
Danish cabbage wholesaled around $40 
per ton in New York’; but this year’s 
estimated crop is considerably larger than 
last year’s. The harvesting of cabbage is 
practically over, and fifmsidernhlc _<man.- 
litios have gone into storage, but there 
is still some “clean up” stuff in the fields, 
and when this is out of the way dealers 
are hoping for higher prices. About as 
much cabbage has already been moved as 
was shipped during the entire season last 
year. Danish cabbage in the Rochester 
(N. Y, I district has been selling chiefly 
at $7 to $8 per ton bulk, f. o. b., and 
about the middle of November ’kraut 
factories could get domestic stock for $2 
or $4 a ton, and Danish at $5. There is 
some indication of reduced cabbage acre¬ 
age in Florida, according to Government 
reports, Carlot receipts of potatoes for 
the week ending November 18 were about 
”70 carloads, or about 70 carloads heavier 
thau for the week previous. Tbe demand 
was light, movement limited and market 
generally dull, with few changes in prices. 
There seems to be a little better time to 
the sweet potato market, especially East¬ 
ern Shore, although the market has not 
been very active. Onions were in mod¬ 
erate demand, about two-thirds of them 
coming from the Middle Western States. 
New York State is well adapted for 
celery, and growers in Hint State are 
now supplying most of the celery shipped 
to the New York market. Receipts have 
been moderate, averaging about 20 car¬ 
loads a week, and the market held steady. 
Nearby States no longer enjoy a 
monopoly of the lettuce market, which 
they practically enjoyed during October, 
as several Southern and Western States 
are now shipping t<> Eastern markets. 
Lettuce has been dull and weak, with 
much inferior stock offered. Spinach and 
string beans sold well, if good, and cauli¬ 
flower was steady to firm for good stock. 
Carrots dull. 
EGOS 
Receipts of eggs continue light and the 
market has been firm on high-grade fresh 
gathered eggs, prices advancing about 5c 
per dozen for the week ending November 
20. l’riees on the fine qualities of nearby 
hennery white have been too high for the 
demand, and although supplies were light, 
the tendency toward accumulations 
caused prices on this grade to drop 0 to 
S)<* per dozen. There has been an increase 
in the supply of pullet eggs, and Pacific 
roast eggs were freely offered, and the 
latter also bad a tendency to decline. A 
good movement of cold storage eggs was 
reported, the reduction of holdings in 
New York annum ling to nearly 100.000 
cases from November 12 to 20. inclusive, 
leaving 817.074 eases on baud on the 
20th. compared with 727.70S on the same 
date a year ago. according to the sta¬ 
tistics of the United States Bureau of 
Agricultural Economics. Cold storage 
eggs have been wholesaling mostly at 20c 
or under. 
POULTRY 
The live poultry market was generally 
firm, especially on good to fancy. Heavy 
fowl have been selling al a premium, and 
chickens were in good demand. The mar¬ 
ket on ducks was forced up until buyers 
refused to meet the prices, resulting in a 
lower market. There has been consider¬ 
able interest in turkeys, but receipts so 
far have been light, and the outlook is 
still uncertain regarding the Thanksgiv¬ 
ing market. The market was firm most 
of the week, but increased receipts caused 
a decline to 45c for freight and 4S<- lb. 
for express live turkeys on the 20tli. 
Competition among the buyers caused 
prices to advance recently in producing 
sections on both live and dressed poul¬ 
try, according to current reports. By 
the prices paid if is evident that, tbe 
operators are of tbe opinion that indus¬ 
trial conditions arc such that the public 
is willing to pay as high or higher prices 
than prevailed last year. A year ago 
best fresh-killed Western turkeys ranged 
54 to 58c a pound in New York just be¬ 
fore Thanksgiving, a premium being paid 
on these prices for best nearby stock. 
Fresh-killed chickens were in heavy sup¬ 
ply. but the market held steady under a 
good demand. The market on fowl was 
generally weak and prices averaged lower. 
BAY AX'D STRAW 
Plenty of hay has been coming into 
the market, but little No. 1 Timothy was 
offered. The market has been slow and 
irregular, especially on No. 3, and lower 
grades of hay. Receipts of rye straw 
were light, and the demand lists been 
fairly good. Oat straw held firm under 
light offerings. R- w. s. 
Local Up-State Markets 
.TO 11 X SO X CITY— EXD1COTT MARKETS 
Hamburg, lb.. l>c; boneless roasts, lb., 
8 to 20c; kettle roasts, 8 to 14c; 
porterhouse steak, per R>., IS to 25c; 
round steak, lb.. 22 to 24c; lamb 
chops, lb.. 20 to 25c; mutton, lb.. 1'* to 
25c; sausage, lb., l s c; salt pork, lb.. 20c; 
pork chops, li,. t 22c; pork loin, lb.. 27c; 
sliced ham. lb.. 20 to 35c; bacon, lb., 
20c; veal cutlet, lb„ 25c: veal loaf, lit.. 
25c; rabbits, live. lb.. 25c; dressed, lb.. 
20c; pigs, six weeks old, each, $0. 
Live Poultry. Fowls, lb., 27c; old 
roosters, lb.. iNe; geese and ducks, lb., 
32c; broilers, lb., 30c. 
Dressed Poultry.—Chickens, lb.. 35c; 
fowls, lb., 34c; geese and ducks, lb.. 40c; 
broilers, lb.. 35c. 
Eggs, extra, white, 75c: brown. 75c; 
ordinary, 70.-; duck eggs. SO.-; milk, <|t„ 
10c; buttermilk, <|t.. 5c: skim-milk, qt.. 
5c: cream, qt.. 80c; creamery butter, 
prints, 50c; best dairy. 4Sc; cheese, 
cream, lb., 31c; skim. 17c; cottage 
cheese, roll. 5c; pimento cheese. Toll. IOe. 
Apples, bu M 75c to $1.35; beds, bn.. 
$1.30; beans, <|t.. 10c; celery, bunch, 
10c; cabbage, white, lb.. 2c; carrots, lb., 
4c; cucumbers, each. 3 to 4c; greens, 
peek, 15c; horseradish, bottle. 10c; let¬ 
tuce, large beads. 5c; Boston, bead. 5c; 
onions, dry. lb.. Sc; green, bunch, 5c; 
potatoes, bu.. 00c ; pumpkins, each, 5 to 
10c; rhubarb, lb.. 5c; radishes, bunch, 
5c; Hubbard squash, lb., 2 1 gC; spinach, 
peck. 15c; rutabagas, bu.. SOc. 
Popcorn, shelled, lb., tie; bread, 17-oz. 
loaf. 5c; maple syrup, gal., $1.75 to $2; 
clover honey, card. 23c: cider vinegar, 
gal., 40c; sweet eider, gal.. 35c. 
SYRACUSE pniuc MARKET 
Pork, light, lb.. 14c: heavy, lb.. 12c; 
veal. lb.. 10c; mutton, lb.. IS to 20c. 
Live Poultry.'—Ducks, lb.. 22 to 27c; 
chickens, lb.. 10 to 25c; fowls, lb., 19 to 
25c; geese, lb.. 30c; guinea hens, each, 
75c to $1. 
Dressed Poultry. Ducks, lb.. 38 to 
40c; chickens, lb.. 25 to 10c; geese, lb., 
40 to 45c: rabbits, dressed. lb.._35 to 40c. 
Eggs, 85 to !)5c; duck cjigs, 75 to SOc; 
butter. Ib„ 50 to 00c; Italian choose, lb.. 
40c: honey, <jt.. 75c; cap. 20 to 25c. 
Apples, bu., 50c to 81.75; grapes, lb., 
3%c: pears, bu., 75c to $2.25: quinces, 
bu., $1,50; liicknrytnlts. bu., $2.50 to $3; 
beans. Lima. bu.. $3.25; dry, bu., $4; 
beets, duz. bunches. 30c; beets, bu.. $1 : 
cabbage, doz. beads, 30 to 50c: carrots, 
doz. hunches, 30c; liu.. 05 to 75c; celery, 
doz. hunches, 40 to 00c: eggplant, each, 
15 to 25c; endive, doz, heads, 25 to 75c : 
garlic, lb.. 15c; lot lime, ietil. doz.. 2o to 
40c; Boston, doz.. 40 to 90c; onions, 
croon, doz. bunches. 20c ; dry. bu., 05c to 
$1 ; potatoes, bu.. 70 to 75c: small, bu., 
30 to 45c; parsnips, doz. bunches, 30c: 
bu., s5e to $1 ; roniaiue, doz. heads, 50 
to 7oc; radishes, doz. bunches, 35c; ruta¬ 
bagas, bu., 75c 'to $1 ; pumpkins, crate, 
$1 ; turnips, on., 75c to $1; Hubbard 
squash, each. 10 to 20c; lb., 2 to 3c. 
llav. No. 1. ton. $20 to $22; No. 2, 
$17; No. 3, $14; Timothy, $20; straw, 
ton, $10 to $1S. 
New York Wholesale Quotations 
November 23. 1922 
The Milk Outlook 
The low price of milk paid producers 
for some time back and the high cost of 
feed and other supplies lias again demon¬ 
strated the slow but sure power of 
economic law. Dairymen have stopped 
heavy grain feeding, and consequently 
large production. Many have reduced 
their herds. Some have sold out entirely. 
Heifer calves are not being raised. In 
consequence milk is scarce. Butter and 
cheese and other dairy products are up 
in price. Liquid milk dealers are short 
of milk for their trade and are scrambling 
around to hunt up a supply to hold cus¬ 
tomers. This is true of both the pooled 
and non-pooled milk as to the New York 
City supply, which includes a population 
in and around the city of about 8,000,000 
people. 
Conferences are being held on Decem¬ 
ber prices as we go to press. The Shef¬ 
field Farms group have agreed on $3.09'% 
flat per 100 lbs. for 3 per cent milk net 
to producers in the 201-210-mile zone. 
This is an increase of 37 cents over 
November price. The League and other 
groups have not announced prices as our 
forms close. 
BETTER 
Creamery, fancy, lb. 
.52 
ft 
.55 
Good to choice. . 
.48 
Iff 
.51 
Lower grades. 
.8,7 
m 
.41) 
1 fairy, best ........ 
.50 
Of 
.51 
Common to good.. 
.30 
Of 
.45 
Packing stock. 
.28 
(a 
.8,4 
EGGS 
White. <h, to fey.. 
.84 
(ft 
.85 
Medium to good.. 
.05 
Of 
.75 
Mixed col's, nbv. best 
.72 
(ft 
.70, 
Fair to good. 
.50 
(ft 
.(>5 
(lathered, best . 
.07 
(ft 
.70 
Common to good.. 
;r> 
(ft 
.55 
Storage ... 
.25 
(ft 
.33 
DRESSED POULTRY 
Turkeys, best . 
*65 
(ft 
.0,0 
(’ninmon to good. . 
.40 
(ft 
.52 
Chickens, choice, lb. 
.3(5 
Of 
.40 
Fair to good. 
.8,0 
(ft 
.34 
Fowls . 
.18 
(ft 
OO 
.# >. i 
Roosters . 
.10 
(ft 
.18 
1 lucks . 
.28 
(ft 
OQ 
.* >— 
Guineas, pair. 
1.00 
(ft 
1.50 
Squabs, white, doz.. 
4 00 
(ft 
1000 
Dark . 
2.50 
ft 
3.00 
FRUITS 
Apples, bu. 
.75 
(Tf 
2.00 
Per bid. 
2.50 
(ft 
9.00 
Pears. Seckel bid. . . 
4.00 
(ft 
7.50 
Kioffer, bid. 
1.25 
(ft 
4 00 
Quinces, bu. 
.00 
(ft 
1.75 
Cranberries, bid. ... 
8 OO 
(ft 
14.00 
VEGETAB 
a ES 
Beets, 100 bunches. . 
2 00 
(ft 
2.75 
Parrots, bu. 
. 1 •> 
(ft 
1.00 
1 ’nbbage. 100 lbs.... 
. 1 »» 
(ft 
.90 
Eggplant, bu. 
:: oo 
(ft 
8.50 
Lettuce, btl. 
.50 
(ft 
1.75 
' tiliolis, 11 KI lbs. 
1.25 
(ft 
2 25 
Peppers, bu. 
1 00 
(ft 
3.00 
Radishes, loo b’m-hs. 
1.50 
(ft 
2 00 
Spinach, bu. 
.50 
(ft 
1.12 
Squash, bid. 
1.50 
0} 
1.75 
String beans, bu. 
2.00 
(ft 
0 00 
Tomatoes, ti-till crate 
2.00 
(ft 
4 00 
Hothouse, lb. 
.20 
(ft 
.85 
Turnips, bid. 
1.25 
(ft 
1.75 
Cucumbers, bn. 
4.00 
(ft 
8 < H> 
Limn heuns, bu. 
5.00 
(ft 
7 OO 
Kale, bbl. 
.50 
(ft 
.75 
Watercress, 100 bells. 
2.00 
POTATOES 
Jersey. 150 lbs. 
1.50 
(ft 
l.liO 
I ong 1 sland. ISO lbs. 
2.85 
(ft 
3 0O 
Maine. 1x0 lbs. 
2.35 
(ft 
2.50 
Sweet potatoes, bid.. 
1.00 
(ft 
1.75 
HAY AND STRAW 
llav. No. 1. Timothy. 
24.00 
(ft 25 00 
No. 2 .'. 
22 00 
(ft 23.00 
No, 3 . 
19.00 
(ft 21 Oo 
Glover mixed . 
19.00 
(ft 23.00 
Straw, rve . 
23.00 
(ft 25.00 
Retail Prices at New York 
Milk- 
Grade A, bottled, qt. 
< !rade It. bottled, qt. 
Grade B. bottled, pi. 
Grade B. loose, qt . . 
Certified, qt. 
Certified, pt. 
But term ilk, qt. 
Cream, heavy. % pt. 
Butter, best . 
.57 
(ft 
('iieese . 
.32 
ft 
Eggs Best, doz. ...... 
.95 
ft 
Gathered . 
.55 
ft 
Fowls . 
.35 
ft 
Chickens, lb. 
.45 
ft 
Turkeys, 1b. 
.55 
Cft 
Potatoes, lb. 
.02 
ft 
Onions, lb. 
.05 
ft 
Lettuce, head . 
.10 
ft 
Cabbage, bead. 
05 
.18 
.15 
.10 
.12 
28 
.17 
.10 
.30 
.00 
.37 
1.00 
.75 
.45 
.50 
.05 
.08 
.10 
.15 
10 
