The volume of farm products collected by the cooperative truck in Orange county has turned out to be greater than was expected. In consequence, a book-keeper has had to be engaged to assist R.P. Harris, the Chapel Hill school agricultural teacher who is in charge of the enterprise.
In October the sales amounted to around $600 a week, and in November ran still higher. There has been a slight falling off in December, as was anticipated, since this is always a low-producing season. But with molting past, next month will see a big increase in the output of eggs.
The book-keeper is a student in the University’s school of commerce. He will devote only part of his time, perhaps two or three hours a day, to keeping the record of the collections and sales and prices, according to a system that has been planned out by L.B. Roberson.
Since the farmers bought the truck early in the fall, and began operating it in cooperation with the Chapel Hill school board and the county authorities, Mr. Harris has been receiving not only from the Southern states, but from distant sections of the country, inquiries about the prospect.
The experience of J.H. Weaver, a farmer who lives near St. Mary’s in the north part of the county, illustrates the benefits that come from making use of the truck route. Several months ago Mr. Weaver decided that he was wasting his time and money on wheat-growing and that he would do better with poultry. Beginning with only two hens, and without buying any more, he took in money enough to buy a year’s supply of flour for his family. He is one of the men who contributed to the purchase of the truck, and he has used it regularly to get his products to market.
From the front page of The Chapel Hill Weekly, Thursday, Dec. 11, 1924
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