Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-10

and secretary of each local have the usual duties of such officers and a few special duties.
 The president is a general overseer to a certain extent. He should have an executive brain. He appoints a board of directors-one member from each section of neighborhood-who with himself as chairman audit all accounts every three months, fix the salary of the shipping clerk Cor clerks for wool, etc.) adjust all claims, and overlook all matters generally. Each member pays the secretary four dollars for his first year and two dollars for each succeeding year as dues.
 The shipping clerk is the real weak or strong link in this cooperative chain. He is cooperative. If level headed and honest his station is suc- cessful as he is a union officer of all | the locals using a certain railroad sta- | ton as their shipping point. His pay has been ten dollars for | the first carload in any shipment and | five for each additional car until five cars have been numbered in any one shipment He pays his own helpers and he goes to market with each ship ment.
 He does not go out soliciting stock | for shipment as the old cattle buyer | did, but keeps a nervous pressure on the entire membership pulse regard ing their stock through the net work of the telephone lines, postal free de- | livery routes and personal talks at | station and at special meetings. He | also notifies when and what to de- ments are made. I have known o1 three shipments in one week to South 1 Saint Paul-that, too, of more thar | one car in a shipment.
 In the matter of cattle each animal if the number is small from each per son, is marked in letters with shears
 mer's lot is sold on It's own merits This makes the expense more at the l Union stock yards, but gives each
 small shiper his due.
 Where one shiper brings in many head at the same time paint is useC
 different colors indicating differen owners.
 Sheep are marked with paint ant
 each lot sold on its own merits. Only poor hogs are marked to b'
 sold on their merits. The others ar'
 sold by the lot, or mass weight Eacl
 farmer is credited the number O
 pounds he furnishes, the shrinkage i also divided in proportion to weigh
 furnished.
 A fund of one-fourth per cent. oI
 each shipment is placed in the loca bank and used to pay losses caused
 by shipments between what the stocl
 should have brought and what it dit
 bring because the stock yard. or trail Is to blame.
 Shrinkage on cattle is based ol
 each lot by itself. Most farmers hav l learned not to feed but little for 2 hours before any shipment. A hart
 lesson for some of the old fellows wh' used to sell to buyers. As the shipping clerk goes alonI with each shipment he acts as his owl middleman to a great extent. . There are many more details hav' not mentioned, largely at the stock
 yards in giving each man his due
 then at the bank, then at the shipping point.
 The details are being systemized ant : all parts of the business rapidil. } changing for the betterment of thu farmer.
 , Beneficial results for the farmel helps the remainder of the people These improvements are noticed ol 5 every hand. Better roads, bette means of transportation. Lights arr
 being put into the farm residence
 and grounds. New enlarged barns ar being erected. Cement blocks beini 7 largely used. Miles of woven wir' fencing being built. How the CO