The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-02

-" 1Ho MOUNTAINS TO the farms of
those who are feeders and
from the farms Of the feeders ~ ~
The railroad Joined will
ing1y with the association. and one
VI lhe HrSt things agreed upon was the |
construction at Clyde, in HAYWOOD
county. OF suitable shipping facili-
tieS- That will be done by the time
me next crop Of cattle is ready to
and move. With the con
strocuon OF proper facilities for re-
ceiVing and shipping cattle, the bust
ness OF buying and assembling cattle
VIII be put on a systematic basis.
heretofore the men who sell cattle
nave been in the habit of bringing
tnem TO some place where they could
be weighed, and to have them weighed
when full Of feed and water. After
and selling on that weight.
n sellers ave had little interest in
n condition Of the cattle, so thai if
the drive to the railroad in the hot
sun resulted In a considerable shrink
age the seller evinCed little concern.
The Cattle Association says the
shr1nkage averages nearly a hundred
pounds to the head from the time the
money was paid at the weighing sta
ton until the cattle were loaded on
the cars. From this on the ~associa-
ton will undertake to buy cattle at
the shipping station at the weight they
show there, twelve hours after being
fed or watered. This will turn over
n cattle at their real weight, and it
will go a long way toward putting the
relation OF buyer and sellers on a
legitimate basis. 1t will make the
pound price higher, but it will give
to buyer and seller a square transac-
uOn, for no water will be sold.
With the more business like meth
of selling and the better facilities for
buying and shipping, comes another
Improvement. The feeders do not
want to buy from the rme direct,
because the feeders do not have the
time to run over the mountains to
hunt up cattle and sort them. But
buying as a-nassociatlen they are able
to buy n carload lots of classified
cattle, or evera lots of different cat
tie. Thus If a farmer has half 8
dozen seven hundred pound steers an(
half 4 dozen eight hundred FOUNDER.
and half a dozen nine hundred pound
erS, he could not sell them to q feed
err who wants Uniform cattle, but h.
can sell them to a dealer Who is buy
ing for several feeders and he Cal
sort out all his SeVens and all hi
sights and all his ten or any othe
weight, make a q Of either. an
thus get better prices for the seller
as we'll as giving more satisfaction t
lue ioeOSE WHO OuyS.
Bringing Industry TO Standard.
So the association is classifying
methods. cattle, conveniences, an
bringing the business up to standar'
practices and it is likely the raisin
OF cattle on the mountains will b
stimulated by this organization Q
h
The grade OF cattle in the noun
tain counties is good. Many Short
horns, HerefOrds. and other imprOA
ed breeds are found there. ana til
feeders who buy say the stock rate
as good is be hEc in the Chicas
: market.
81 Having organized the breeders an
t feeders, and systematized the bushes
! in the mountains. and at the feedin
farms, the association ooh up anotht
feature, and one Of the most impor1
ant of all of them. When the feet
erS came to market their cattle the
found that the buyer for fifty cars Z
SO of high grade stabilized cattle ca
not be found in every little town. s
0 it became necessary to look aroun
r for q. place to- dispose of the stock.
e Inquiries began to be sent to II
markets Of Baltimore, Philadelphia
New York, and Boston. and one da
l. MIR. Curtis received q caller Who So
he was from Baltimore and had con
down to take y look at She aSS9Cti
ton cattle and buy as maay cars
g them as he could secure. He w;
asked the price. and offered a lit
e above SIX cents. Mr. Curtis declint
!. TO consider the figure and the di
@ cussion that followed, warmed !
d some until the buyer Informed Il
It secretary OF the association that
n would not be wise to attempt
market the association cattle III Il
Northern steckyards. But h ass
!, citation men have long ago ceased
scare at the cars. So President Rog
Derby arranged to % a car or t'
and send the Stecil North. The a
sociation had interviewed tie ra
reads and secured such considerati
l. that the cattle cars were to be put
through fast trains and hurrl
ii through to destination. and n SIC
WAS set for the Derby cattle 10
loaded at the Hoffman station. i
4. man VINO had come TO fsnteIEn
"a bury cattle and haA bcen turned dc
- L., Soo,xatarv CtlrtiS had bought G