Saturday; Dec.en:Vcr 5, Ulu
to Proaote Eqs&I Rights tad Esasa Ptogresj-niia TaSt Alout Jlen. llessare and lloreaeata lavolvea v
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Packing Be 'It7 lCcCp2fceSling brought ra Mi6ffU:VEi AgenY Htterson
r'&i&yili Hie hogs into three totsas follows i Dass
No. 1,173 pounds and iip ;U6: 2, 143 to173 pounds f
Uo, 3, 110 tp40;iui.;r.Tnetee classes were
indicated by dixeat colore ; inarkihg paint and
ofncronse tse'pawte, ftndj .brought the; following
prices, live wei 1, 10 cents ; No. 2,3 .3-10
cents ;!Jo. 3, 3 cent The report adds
''Wheneach 5f armef 's Q hogswere .v weighed
FARMERS $s?a;;Tule
stock inomeTD
terpnse&J&nil
with neibonntf-rlOTi
atkm 'Tight at
shown that local,
fitaW and that'oirvthfouirlr local cooDefa ';vuf lWtrj? r V
vivu-?;?-7i ;7--i point, fie. was given
do farmers ;deyek in each
ship, brotherhoooVand abili was
that are no lesi in whose name the
a subjectfthaiiccse
stock SpeciaT';f)p
refer to the general interest over..
packing-hous e ;i proposition,"; and the ; relatively
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"C been established in that .state, and the wcrl:. ;
; promises to attain monumental proportions c :
5 usefulness. The partnership ownership of sires
- is perhaps one of the greatest advantages. that'
inheres ? in such situations. With the dairy -
,.; breeds h is essentially helpful in testis 3 fcr
advanced registry work that-thecos cf cs- :
community be, largely of one breeaVf Sales arc N
also imuch more readily cade as iuyers will "
IT flock;: tor a- section bere selections f may be
: made from a number of herds of the same "
breed ,',. " " ""- ' , - -;
: '"The crystallization of sentiment in a comp
inunitj around any of the standard breeds, 'B
and ; entrance upon the - breeding of - it " with .
, unanimity and zest, would work wonders in a ' '
short time s '
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;Ne7 f0rd2r cf Dndnesi19 for Use in All -:
J Locd Unions
TTOLLOWING is the new "Order of Business"
jj; prepared by Hr. J. Z. Green and the writer,.
- and adopted by the National Farmers' Union -for
use by all Local Unions throughout the coun
try from now on. i If you are a member of a Local
Union see that your, president and secretary ;use -
this new form, and if you are a member of any
Andionr ;iecond ' story - is even more explicit
Sat4irday April 22, was ;Hog Shipping Day" at
YaxooT: City, and .Market : Agent Patterson was
there. Seventy ; farmers had started with their
Wcc vv; ,r morning,: 'other farmers' club you are welcome to' use as
of coSperat many of the ideas here as you wish': - ' '
sive Farmerj;mders,nestobM - - ii
4 t-f vv, . v.;- "inese nogs were weighed -rriaay mornmg,-
plants where ;er four .essentials to success are . . clasSd according to quality and size, and each
lacking, nainelyi
supply of livestock thhi Vre pounds of hogs, live Veight, of each class; lie
f3) eood business managementr ana to Katchez
r . i . .1..- irii-rrllir ivt. v v : and sold to the packing house at approximate-
freight rates. WaHace'sFarmer, published in the
heart of the rneatwing"; section of the : United
States, takes the same fwwi anrns Western
farmers against inyestments iinucn:3wi enter
prises. We quote from ats latest issue: .. . .
'A numberf farmers' cg plantsrhave
been organized i m the past. At the ; presents-
time we do not 'happen ' to know of any, which
ly the following prices net: Good heavy corn- .
finished hogs200 pounds and up, $8.60 a hun
; dredweight ; medium corn-finished hogs, 150 to
to 200 pounds, $8.35 ; light weights, cbrn-finish-i
cd; 125 to 150 po
?. SO to 125 pounds, was sold to a stockman at
:6':to,7COTtS;;"y;;
"Four days after the shipment was made: the
v farmer-shippers ; received returns 2 from their
have achieved a tnatenal success. We do know; - hoes "and were "well satisfied that the cooper
of a number whave fudr(Mea . .
is a big business pf itself. "Un addition , to a vT sold to local buyers and carried the'
costly plant, itjrequires ia: ytry heavy working 'mbhey home' with them, but they chose to ship .
capital, because ash;:ntjbe p andet a better price Twelve cars
mals purchased,-and e product must. be car- - . : of hogs have; been i shipped co5peratively,from
ried until it can be marketeiylt also requa-es , J Yazoo : City in the last three months; and the
management -of the highest order, oecause the industry promises to grow rapidly." -
profits depend upon the utrnost; economy : of .nt ;' :tilt,&i-A 4am j
manufacture and h: fU5tinn f .tli W U', Pf course,; hog prices have advanced notably m
products." s:-;lv :5-,-V- f'yrccentm)nths, and the prices given in the Jore- where discussions are ordinarily one-sided.
Inwe
ng Interest in (operative LiiX-j?
w
; going reports ; are not up to " date. - We , include
these oldprices in -our story simply to show the
' classifications observed. '; ; ';:-jr '"ir'V
- Finally, we should like to urcre everv interested
WEB?LIEYEte
livestock subjects was" voiced by Dr. Butler v; a rr
whenhesaidln-
"In those immunities' wnwe'Dackine houses 3 Livestbckhlooine Associations. Vlt es' invalu-: - OOTS-lvc$ but kt ako uifluencethe more
uac uccu UUUI iina JailCOU ll - Onenail Xne "J JfNrifiAn ahmtt AvrvrhacA Af hii tnh wi.'-' w6v. .vr.. -a 7.7. .
muucjr lost m xaese unsuccessiui ventures naa
been devoted. to organizing shipping clubs for
next year.' v The whole South, in; fact,' needs to
itely better forthe idevetepmcnt of (he: Bvc-V ' V-Vif V '- a become more, thnfty-get - a; little more of this
stock industry." W - - : ; ;V TVHERE. is one otherloraa. of cooperation .that commendable New England virtue. As we pointed
And whil :
1. Bon call, song, prayer; reading mrmrtes; applications
for membership. - ' . , ,
2. Nev or unfinished business. , ' , '
S. Debate or discussion of subjects previously selected
for this meeting. r - -
i. What goods, supplies, or fertilisers might our mem.
bera now buy or order cooperatively? -
S. Does any member wish to buy anything another mem. -ber
' has to sell? What farm products crops, seeds, ani
mals, meats, vegetables, fruits, poultry or dairy products
could "we novr sen cooperatively I ; :, ; . - '
: . Do any members wish to Join In eoSperatlve purchase
of Implements, or machinery? ;.,;:v-i?-;;:' a
Z. Any plans or suggestions "for uelplng neighborhood '
progress, schools, roads, social life, etc or lor helping any
one sick or In distress? : ; ,
8. Is there any legislation for the farmer's help vtb
should petition for, or send a committee to aslc tor, from
.Legislature, Congress or county authorities? ; ; i
t 9. Announcement of subject for discussion at next meet
lng, and selection of subject and speakers tor future discus
sions or debates. . ;, '-i'-w.. :;T-"i' -v
It. What men should we Invite as new members and
what absentees from recent meetings should' bo reminded
by letter or call? " - . , -. -
Each Local Union is left free to select its own
subjects If or debates, and from the list given on
page 23 1 of last week's Progressive Farmer, some
queries that will excite everybody's interest may
be chosen.' We believe the debate feature will do
much to quicken interest .in those Local Unions
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Credit Unions to Encourcgc Rural Thrift
E ARE going to keep hammering away at
the idea of "getting our Southern farmer
'folk to save something now while" prices.
V - -wr-wy w , W .
courage .. them to save something' now : that will
r " r".s4--' 4 2-l- ;':-,vj;Wa tfiprn mif ftf theVrntch of "time nrices" usurv .,""
local buying and shippb to irkets almdr
fellow" at home, yre tnust 'add that interest in co
operative market jrrg of livestock is-increasing in
gratifying fashion, all over theouth. ;Only a few
days ago a farmer in; our office was spea
thusiasticalry of the good Vesuits he and his neigh
ors had obtained by shipping their hogs 'together
n carload lots. ;; In Mississippl"and South ' Caro-.
llna, the extension forces seem to' have been espe-!
cially active in promoting cooperative marketing -f
livestock, and in South Carolina we hope that 1
CTen e two new packing houses win succeed he-
one breed of dairy cattle.' In many parts of South Tennessee, Arkansas, and Louisiana but actually
Carolina;. county livestock associations have oftV . fiT as manyl savings bank depositors in .
' dally selected breeds in this way. Of course, it is Massachusetts as.Mn al theie: twelve ! Southern
"easier.; to do . this where the Jivestock; industry,. is ':;states coxnbiriei' This isn't creditable to us ia:the,
reiatlverjp'new, andc"for this jeason the :'8nbjectv;s0itlL ' ' . . . , ; '
cannot have attention too soon. In discussing'this i: And here comes ud the ouestion as" to how we
matter recently, the Breeders' Gazette said:
"Intoo many, sections we have little herds
. of various breeds in close proximityt nd none
of them in position to lend a helping hand to
the other bv way joI interchange of bulls, at-:
tracting; buyers from; a - distance, discussing.
Fa5 0y the extension forces of the tate. . duction of different breeds into a community,
Some E;!c3 cf vCc
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WE CAN probabiy best indicate how coop
erative marketing works by giving . some
. actna instances.; Let uY'-take two from
UlssissippL la one 'case' recently' reported' 15 farm-
vrt have stockers almost as diverse in color as
Joseph's coat, and somewhat different in form ;
and feeding quality, v V v -"v : V
: "Wisconsin has been foremost in the intro
duction of 'community breeding which merely '
means that one breed is adopted largely if not
exclusively by. the fanners in one sectton, and
alUwork together for progress in one direct
tion. Nearly a hundred breeding centers have
can best encourage thrift in the South." We doubt
whether there is any better way than through the.
'establishment of "credit unions" or farmers' co
operative banks. The plan in brief is to. have th&:
people of. a farm rcommunity pool their sayings -and
lend to worthy people in the community - on
safe security for productive purposes only. . ; It
may take a long time to secure the general estab-
lishment of such organizations in the SouthJ but
as old Thomas Jefferson said about the township
system of government and, public schools, we ex
pect to keep fighting for the idea "as long as' we.
have breath in our body." V
.What Is the test of good manners? It Is the Wing able
to put trp pleasantly with bad ones. L ClblroL ' . .
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