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Vol. I.XX VIII. Published Weekly by The Rural Publishing Co.. 
333 W. 30th 8t., New Turk. Price One Dollar a Year. 
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NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 1, 1919. 
Office at New York. N. Y., under the Act of March 3. 1870. XT 1C -- Q 
bntered ns Second-Class Matter, June 20. 1870, at the Post 
Selling Direct to the C 
onsumer 
A Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Man Tells How 
/V GOOD MARKET.—Mrs. Willcox, in reporting 
x* her c.\i»(*rienc(' in marketing potatoes direct to 
ilie consumer, has started unite an argument. and 
the various suggestions recorded have set me to 
wondering why more communities do not have a 
marketing system such as we have here in Lan¬ 
caster Co., Pa. We have had no experience to 
correspond with either Mrs. Willcox or Mr. I)e Graff 
don i know what it means to lie 'turned down when 
"c have anything to sell—for this is how we do it : 
We had a few bushels of Grimes Golden apples, 
some Smokehouse and nearly a bushel basket of 
windfallen Delicious. Friday evening one of tin* 
boys, after being through at school, loaded them in 
a jitney and drove to Lancaster, six miles distant. 
In a few hours lie was at home, sold out. The wind 
falls sold for $2.15 for the lot—nearly a bushel- 
while Grimes and Smokehouse sold at 50 cents pei 
half peck. It does not matter what we may havt 
as a surplus, we can always dispose of it in Lan 
caster. We simply take it to the city on a regulai 
market day, and the consumer comes to us. 
1 HE FARMER S PRICE.—On page 1418 the Hope 
1 ’ arm man describes this market in a very enter¬ 
taining manner, and that article should be carefully 
read by anyone interested in the attempt to improve 
the market for his produce. These discussions will 
not produce results if no action is taken, as we all 
Know talk will not increase the price the farmer 
receives for his produce, though right now.' we do 
know it is reducing it to the consumer. Attorney- 
General Palmer has just stated that prices have 
declined 15 per cent, and some rather impertinent 
person has suggested that Mrs. Palmer be asked, to 
■see what she would say. We are inclined to think 
Mr. Palmer meant the price to the farmer had been 
lowered 15 per cent or more. I am inclined to 
corroborate Mr. De Graff in his view's that Mrs. 
Willcox couid possibly have added 25 or even 50 
cents to the price of her potatoes and still disposed 
of them, though I think she has really started some¬ 
thing that, followed up. may produce results that 
every farmer eventually must strive for, and if 
eventually, why not begin as soon as possible? 
LOCAL DIFFICULTIES.—Mrs. Willcox knows, 
Happy Dairs Around the Farm. 
The Hay and the Calf Have Go t On Very Friendly Terms. 
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