The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-25
That Cooperative Shipping

lne Rrounos around the STOCK pen IN
Somerville were alive with progressive
farmers last Friday bringing in hogs
to be shipped out by the County Agent,
thru the Cooperative Shipping AssOcia-
tion. Thirty two farmers contributed
this shipment and when the hogs we're
loaded it was discovered that only 1l8
cnuld be sent hence "A we're held back
to be shipped out Tuesday. By the
middle Of the afternoon last Saturday
another car had been subscribed, numb
ering 1l5 head Of hogs and one veal
which Was sent byJ X Boyd Several
farmers wanted TO send young calves
but space did not p ,rmit tnen to do so
at this time. The two largest shippers
Frid y and Tuesday were c. W. Duscoe
and G y Baskerville shipped thru thr
organization once before and received
$571 OF for II hogs He has Is this
lime and If he hits a good market will
get more. Mr.. Duscoe shipped 10
head last Friday and 9 Tuesday. He
also will get handsome sum as bis
h0gs we're all good. In ell there were
more than fifty farmers who shipped in
the last two cars.
! There seems to be an ides prevsiling
that too many hogs are being shipped
cut Of the county at this time but there
are more hogs in the country at this
time than was ever known before and
many farmers are using the Cooperative
shipping plan to an advantage in that
they are getting rid of their surplus
stuff. especially the inferior stock, to
get more and better. To the surprise
Of many men as good and as fat stock
as has ever been shipped out Of this
county is being shipped out risht now.
Where will this end? There is no
end to the Farmers Cooperative ship.
ping because we are producing more than
ever before, we are getting better prices
than ever before. and consequently there
is no end. 1t is going to get better all
the time and as soon as aspossible we
are going to ship cattle. sheep. goats,
corn. chickens, etc.
The County Agent is now preparing
to ship q car load of Pig Club Pigs In
Sept. or Oct. The plans have already
been made and up to this time la boys
aud girls havs joined the Corn and Pig
/ Clubs. Lsst year only 58 joined and
thru the effort Of these boys and girls
we had the best hog show ever held
in Fsyette County. We want this to
be the Banner Year for Fayette In
live stock and feed stuff. The Farmers
are being urged to reduce their cotton
acreage and for that farmer who utilizes
that space bv growing, oats. soy beans
alone, and corn with soy beans and
giving ii to his hogs with just little
corn and tanksge. to my mind, will moi
make mistake. l speak Of hogs al
this time because there 10 more money
In hogs than ans other crop for the money
invested. For exam pie in conclusion
want to give you the experience of one
Club boy in Fsyette County last year
The 4th day of last May Harry Foo
borrowed SIS. from Whiteville Rank
and gave to the county agent for re.
gisterd pig. For this SIS he paid sc
cents interest for year making the
the pig cost him SIS 80. He cared fol
the pig and brought 1t to the Pig Clut
show In Nov. but won no prizes HI
wac offerd $65 for the pig but refused
and carried IL back home. About fiv'
. weeks ago the SOW farrowed 10 pig
but killed 2 of them.
Harry succeeded in saving Of the pig
2 males snd females. Already Harry
has sold s of his pigs for SIS cash AM
has the SOW and three pigs left Th'
> other three pigs are worth $25 easil.
and the sow is worth 500. Counting
the cost of the SOW at $50 plus the or
iginsl cost SIS 80 makes s65. 80. Sub
, tract this from the value of the sov
! and three pigs $l25. plus SIS which
five of the pigs sold for gives slS4. 10
' Di your sl5 80 make you slA.l0 las
year?
/, This is only the experience Of one cluI
! boy. What he has done many othe
Q boys 10 the coun ry are doing. Ifparent
will only give the boys and girls tn
, proper encouragement the county vii
: be far more prosperous in q few years