The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-12-24

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Pleasing Profits Are Almost Sure to Al
prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Texas formerly was famous as the
LONE Of chaps, spurs, pintoes, and
but with the plentiful ap-
pearance Of barbed wire fences and
the influx of small livestock farmers
these relics Of the range in many cases
are winning the discard and are being
replaced by A-shaped houses, stopping
troughs, self-feeders. and plentiful
patches Of forage crops-the land
marks Of the hog.
County swine breeders associations
have been developed on some scale and
for the most part have been Of two
kinds; one for the purpose Of ship
ping market hogs, and the other with
the end in view of promoting and sell
ing registered breeding animals. 1t
has been customary for either Of these
organizations to purchase feed coop
eratively whenever the need Of import
ing feed arose.
About eight months ago co-opera
tive shipping association was organ
Ted in Smith county, Texas, by the
extension swine husbandmen Of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture. During the past winter and
spring this club has marketed nearly
$500. 900 worth of hogs at an approx
mate saving Of 10000 to the pro-
ducers. Previous to the formation of
this marketing club it was customary
for the local buyers to purchase the
hogs. ordinarily paying about or 6
cents below the market price for the
fat stock. The get-together club has
saved for its members much Of the
profit formerly made by local stock
buyers. Its secretary reports that I'M
der cooperative shipments the aver
age cost of freight. shrinkage, COM
mission. and yardage for q hundred
pounds of hog on the hoof has amount
ed to only 81.
How Shipments Are Made.
The secretary Of this shipping or
gAnixation is the local county agent.
and whenever enough hogs are ready
to ship from farms of the club men,
bers to make up half carload he
orders q car and advertises the fact
that he will ship hogs from the county
seat on q certain date. At the specified
time the other farmers In the county
that belong to the association Assem-.
BILE their hogs at the station, where
the stock is loaded and shipped to the
Fort Worth market, the county agent
accompanying each shipment in order
to see that it is sold to the best ad
vantage and also to make sure that
the different grades Of hogs are weigh
ed separately.
When the stock IS loaded at thu
shipping point the animals are weigh
ed and usually classified into three
grades and thus tagged. A receipt Il
given to each member who is shipping
hogs for the number Of pounds tina
he delivers to the car and the grad
that his hogs came under. After tn
hogs are sold and the county agen
returns to the country. he divides tn
net receipts among the various ship
pers. after the entire costs have beef
| deducted, according to the number o
pounds Of pork. ON the hoof, each mai
lhipped.
Recently the hog farmers of Smitl
county have organised a pure-bre'
swine breeders association that Is mn
der the same auspices and has tn
same officers as their market associa
ton. These stockmen intend to pun
chase, in the North. one or two cal
loads Of good. registered breedin
stock Of the highest type and quality
The local banks have agreed to furnis
the money, giving the members on
years time in which to pay the deo
and requesting each Of the member
to purchase at least one pure-ore
animal. Animals Of only one breed
hogs will be purchased In order ths
the county may specialize In Qualit
hogs Of special market uniformity.
addition to selling breeding animals
the surrounding communities.
In Nacogdoches county swim
breeders association has recently bee
formed In order to improve marke
Ing conditions. The local buyers hav
been paying Is to IA cents Tor GOO
fat hogs. delivered at the railroad dul
ing the period when market prices
Fort Worth and at Houston. for an
mails Of similar quality. ranged In tn
neighborhood Of q cents poun'
Pleasing profits are almost certain
attend this cooperative marketin
project as there has not been q sing