The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-01-24
School for Shippers Proves.
Great Help.
U.S.. OFFICIALS TAKE PART
Stockyards in Several Cities
Scenes Of Short Courses
For Associations and
County Agents.
Especial Information Service. U. 8.
Department OF Agriculture.l

Department OF Agriculture.l
The big stockysrds OF the country
are being used temporarily for short
course schools. Instruction of a very
practical sort Is being conducted,
namely, I'm the best methods OF mar !,
keting live stock. One of the frst
OF these schools was conducted iii the
National Stockyards ut East Sc. Louis
ILL.,. q few weeks ago. and wat such
a success that the students" unari-
imously passed resolutions urging
that similar courses be offered semi
annually.
The bureau OF Markets OF the u.
s. Department OF Agriculture I'm CO.
operation with the National Feder-
alton of Live Stock Shipping Associ-
ations has been instrumental In pro-
noting this work.
This instruction Is given primarily
for managers OF live stock shipping
associations and othcrR directly In
tcrested In shipping i've stock. A
course similar 10 that given at 50.
Louis has heen conducted In kansss
City. Arrangements have been mado
for repeating them in Omaha. Chi
cago. Sioux City. Detroit. South Sc.
Paul. and other cities.
Morning and Afternoon Glasses
What was done at the Kansas City
meetings is typical OF tho instruction
In other cities. The course covered
three days, CLASSES" opening at s: 80.
The frst morning an intensive study
was made of the grades Of cattle and
hogs largely marketed through ship
tdng associations. II was a big sub
ject 10 cover In q single morning, but
the men were intensely eager for tho
facts and there was no need for ped
agogicai repetition. nor were there
useless questions to take up the time
OF the instructors,
The 1890 o'clock session might be
called a class In applied bookkeeping
az the afternoon was given over TO.
accounting methods for shipping as
sociations, including much helpful ex--
planation OF the methods OF pro rat
ing shipments. There was help also
for managers; about the regulations
governing freight rates and minimum
weights OF mixed shipments. The
case OF one shipper was cited who re-
Gently was required TO pay $50 more
pigs than he would have incurred had
he been properly informed on the
regulations. II was pointed out that
the presence OF few calves In this
shipment OF pigs required that the
minimum weight for car OF cattle be
used as basis OF calculation instead
OF lower minimum which IL allowed
for hogs. Notwithstanding. the total
had to be computed at the hog rate"
which Is higher than the cattle rate.
The men present felt that many sin
gle points like this brought out at
the sessions more than repaid them
for all the time and money spent In
attending the classes.
A conference OF the managers was
also held the first afternoon at which
they took up the problems OF shrink
age and similar questions.
Addresses were given by repres-
entatives OF the Bureau OF Markets
the morning OF the second day, la
which the bureaus market report
ing service was fully explained. Rep
resentatives OF the local stockyards
company and the local live stock ex-
change also spoke. One OF the sub
tects TO which they called special at
tention was the increased develop.
ment of cooperative marketing OF
1--we stock. The grading OF sh"e.
and lambs was explained by buyers
for packing houses and representa-,
tives of commission firms.
In the afternoon the men were
siven q chance to see hov the dif-
feronl classes of animals "tilled out,
thar ia. the character OF the various
carcasses from the standpoinr OF tho
butcher, or packer. Everything said
was specific and practical. When "
cama to detailed discussion OF tho
yalne OF carcasses OF this or that
grade ali the figures. brought right
up tc date. were supplied by officials
OF the packing plant. In the same
way the men secured much valuable
information regarding the special de
mand which each class OF meat sup
plies on the third and lust day
much OF what had .bee1 given IN tho
Two previous days was repeated FOR
tho benefit OF several men who had
been unable 10 attend ea''ier sessions,
The schedule of most OF the schools