Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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l.5 5 KEEPING UP WITH MARKETS , RESULTS IN BETTER RETURN Many Times Farmers Ship Produce to Distant Markets When Better Prices Are Being Paid in Those Near By-Value of Markets Re ports. The epigram "He can't see the woods for the trees" is one that can well be applied to the marketing of farm products, say specialists of the Bu reau of Markets, United States De partment of Agriculture. Often mar keting opportunities at the very doors of growers are overlooked. A pro ducer will ship his products to a dis tant market at considerable expense and in competition with other grow ers when he might have sold them nearer home at a larger net -profit. to himself and at lower cost to the con sumer. The reason he does not do so generally is that he is not sufficiently informed of the requirements in his more hpmediate territory. Precisely this condition has existed in the State of New Hampshire for a good many years. Dealers were equal ly at fault, for in many leading cities orders were sent to Boston for large quantities of seasonable New Hamp shire products, which, when traced, were found in some instances to have been produced and shipped from sta- I tions within a few miles of the very cities or towns where the dealers were t located. Seeks Better Methods. To correct this situation a bureau of I markets was created in the State of New Hampshire in 1917. The chief aim i was to ascertain the volume and loca- c tion of production and consumption r and to bring dealers and growers to- x gether, so that they would not be work I ing at cross purposes. An investiga-i tion of the marketing of Peaches in s Hlillshoro County disclosed that growv-r ers were marketing a large per-cent- e age of the crop in Boston and other o out- of-Stdte markets, al.thodgh thep fruit could have been dlisposedl of to e HAl . J1 Repair 7 Hard Work Often Breaks and Creates a Need EN and women who do hard labor, such as building, farm ing or housekeeping, and those Who do exhaustive brain work of vari OuB kinds, often feel the need of some thing to help renew fagged forces and tone up the system. To help repair the wear caused by over-work, to gain renewed strength and energy, many have obtained good results from taking Ziron Iron Tonic. Ziron is a perfected preparation of pure medicinal Iron salts, combined with other valuable strength-giving )etter advantage at local markets. heir peaches in the State in 1919 were is much as 100 per cent higher than he prices received by producers who ontinued to ship to out-of-State mar :ets. Another investigat'ion revealed the act that hundreds of pigs purchased n Massachusetts by New Hampshire armers could have been nupplied by ocal producers. Immediate assistance vas given the New Hampshire farm rs in purchasing direct of local swine ireeders, and where large numbers f pigs were offered in one section hey were marketed to advantage in ther sections where there was a de land for them. ;conomic Waste May Result. Not only does the practice of ignor ig nlea r-lby markets often mean loss f money to all concerned, but it may esult in a general economic waste as vell, say marketing experts of the )epartment of Agriculture. The grav ty of this condition will b~e readlily een when it is known that in 1919, 82 dlealers located at 55 marketing enters in New Hampshire made out f-State purchases amounting to ap roxinmately $18S,000,000-a large p~er entage of which could have been supl) But it's away thi Every bk AR/NAK hEra-Co r IE. ist Watch 'he Wear Down a Person's Health for Ziron Iron Tonic. tonic ingredients, which are recom mended by leading physicians. Mr. H. B. Converse, of McEwen, Tenn., writes: "I had been working very hard, and was getting weak and run-down from hard work. When I commenced taking Ziron, in a few days I felt stronger, and now I have taken two 1ottles I feel as strong as ever, although I have kept at work all' the time." You cannot lose anything by giving Ziron a trial, but very likely will gain much. Your druggist will sell you the first bottle on a money-back guarantee. Through the bureau's activities the re turns to the growers who marketed plied by New Hampshire farmers by increase(d production and proper mar keting methods. Sixty summer hotels alone purchased $112,000 worth of seasonable products outside the State in a single month. Of course, there are times when it is decidedly to the growers' advantage to ship their products to distant mar kets say these marketing experts. It is all a question of keeping thorough ly informed as to market conditions. To aid producers in this the Federal Bureau of Markets issues daily mar ket reports covering a number of markets throughout the country, as well as weekly and monthly reports and special articles. States that have local bureaus of markets publish sim ilar information regarding more local 2onditions. To market his produce to best ad vantage a producer must keep in close touch with hiis State bureau, his Fed L'ral bureau, the fieldl agents in mar keting, and the county agents. i~e m~ust look about him if his vision is iot toa be obscured. Right at hand ~here may b~e countless opportunities hat he never dreamed existed. OhJo a glorious sensation to *st and heat wihh COOl, spal CherosCaIa~ bble, one of pleasure an4 d< Rlefre j, TIEN( this Page! 27.2 Miles With 25 M Economy-27.2 miles per gallor from New York to San Francis oil! Entire trip made on origir Slamina---The remarkable stair ing 25 men, who had never bef night for seven and a half da: miles per hour, including all sto Your Overland will have this r of light weight. alloy s Touring. $985; Roadster, $9, Price. f. 0. b. Toledo. sub IHIARVIN 11 Mantni 3has~ slight. shin per Gallon en Driving of gasoline on all kinds of roa-Y co! 1721 miles to each gallon c Lai tire equipment. ina of the car was proved by h: >re seen the car, drive it day o rs at an average speed of over j Ps. emarkable Economy and Stamina teels and Triplex Springs. IS; Coupe, $15s2: Sedan, $1575 iect to change without notice % IOTOR CO., rag, S. C.