The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1919-02-28
MARKETING PLAN is
CIR EAT SUCCESS
THREE COOPERATIVE SHIP
MENTS OF HOGS NET $7,434
TO PULASKI COUNTY
FARMERS.

Three checks totaling $7,434 have
gone into the hands of Pulaski county
farmers as a result of the leadership
of the two county agricultural agents,
James w. Sargent and Earl w. Smith
in helping the farmers market their
hogs under the cooperative plan.
These are the first shipments of
hogs ever made from the county CO.
operatively, and the plan has proved
to be a very successful one. Small
farmers of the county, who so long
have been handicapped by lack of a
market, are eagerly taking advantage
of the opportunity. Already Mr.. Sar-
gent and Mr.. Smith have more than a
carload of hogs listed for the next
shipment, which will probably be
made Saturday.
Mark Valentine, well known Scott
planter, who had 20 hogs in the car
load shipped from here to ST. Louis
in the first shipment, was highly
gratified when he found that his hogs
had topped the market. They sold for
17.65 cents.
Great Thing for Farmers.
"This cooperative shipping plan is
the greatest thing that the demon
stration agents have ever done for the
farmers of the county," said Mr..
Valentine. Opening up market has
increased the value of every hog in
the county. received more than $40
for my hogs than I would have receiv-
ed had been compelled to sell them
In Little Rock. | know what farm
ers are up against when they try to
sell hogs in Little Rock, because /
have tried it. You spend a whole lot
Of time and you receive what the
butchers want to give you, which is
considerably less than the market
price.
SMr. Sargent and Mr. Smith have
done a great thing for the farmers
of the county and now that they have
this work started, hope they extend
it to include cooperative shipments of
cattle and poultry. 1t is the great
est work they can do to encourage
livestock raising. You can't expect
the small farmer to become enthusiast
tic about livestock if he has to go
about the city trying to peddle his
cattle and hogs and then take price
way below that offered in st. Louis.
And of course, it isn't profitable to
ship either cattle or hogs in less than
carload lots, so that cooperative ship
ping offers the only solution of the
marketing problem of the small
farmer"
Razorbacks Sell Low.
The shipments brought all the way
from 1855 cents for Mr.. Valentines
hogs to 1880 for some hogs which
the county agents declared Arkansas
razorbacks, pure and simple" How
ever, according to Mr.. Sargent and
Mr.. Smith, the owner of the low
priced hogs knew their quality and he
did not anticipate that they would
bring near the prices of good hogs.
Every man in all the shipments have
been more than pleased with returns.
The agents expect to market car
every week as long as the requests
come to them and now is your oppor-
tunity to take advantage of the best
market.
Write or call the county agricul-
tural agents, either Mr. Sargent or
Mr.. Smith and list your hogs or cattle
with them. Their office is on the first
floor of the old courthouse building
and you can find them there on
Saturdays, or phone Main 3112. They
will be glad to cooperate with you
in marketing way, also help you
solve your other. farm problems.
Mr.. Sargent accompanied the last
car to ST. Louis and saw the hogs
sold, and spent three days in ST. Louis
making a study and observation of
the city markets.
Miss Minnie T. Allen, county home
demonstration agent has been sick for
the past ten days with touch of the
"flu.' She hopes to be able to visit
her clubs in the near future and take
up with them many new projects to
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