The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-02-19
Farm Bureau Notes.

III Tie Increased Money plOuuCIlol
demonstration that wall be held a,
leon in the court room on next Mon
day February 23rd. Everybody that
is interested in the production OF
honey and the care Of bees cannot
afford to miss this meeting. Prof
IL. w. Atkins of Ames will be present
and have with him a complete out
lit to demonstrate the most approved
methods OF caring for bees and the
all the latest improvements in bee
fixtures for your inspection and will
show you how to take the sung GU,
of honey production. II you are at
.Sall interested in bees don't fail to
hear Prof. Atkins. Monday Febru-
AIRY 23rd at the court room III Leon.
Everybody welcome.
The cooperative livestock ship
ping associations being organized
among farmers seems TO be gaining
ground every day and more words OF
communication come to us on this
subject than any other enc thing
gust now. 1t may be Of interest to
many farmers who are contemplate
ing this organization OF shipping as
sociations in their vicinity, 10 know
the rates of commission charged at
the stock yards by the commission
firms making sales. We are giving
below the charges they now are fix
led at these markets where charges;
are different to those charged in
diMdual shippers.
Tie new rates as set at Chicago;
loads owned by more than one party;
Single deck cars, 25 cents per head,
with a minimum OF $12 and a max
imum OF SIG for the entire car load.
Double deck cars. IS cents per
head and a minimum of SIS and a
maximum of $25 for the entire load.
You will note that this charge is
from 81 to IS per car higher than
on the loads sent to the Chicago
markets by single individuals. Thus
the Chicago charge is % cents a
head on single deck loads from one
s6Wner with a minimum OF $40 and q
maximum OF $12. On double deck
loads the charge is rs cents head
maximum of 500. At the kansas
City, St. Joseph and nearly all other
markets there has as yet been no
change made in the rates of com
mission charged by the firms hand
ling livestock to the cooperative
shipping associations and they are
getting their shipments handled at
the same charges at these markets
rates as individuals shipping a car
lot of his own. At Kansas City the
charge is Is cents per head and
minimum of $40 and maximum OF
$12 on single deck cars and a
straight charge OF $40 on all double
decks We will wait to see what dis
position the other commission firms
make of the rate question very anx-
iously as it will affect all CO.
operative shipping associations in
this territory. II they follow the
lead of the Chicago firm it will cost
a little more for commission charges
but it cannot seriously hurt anybody
for the charges are not large enough
to affect any one shipper very much.
The raise in rates is made by the
firms for the cause that
ling and making returns to CO.
operative associations over what il
does to individuals and the coopera-
tive movement has gained such, a
foothold on the Chicago market that
it has become necessary to make
such a move for the commission
firms realize that at the present rate
of increase OF the cooperative snip
ping associations the bulk OF the BUS !
mess done at that terminal will be
from the assOcia ton within another
year. Much interest is being mani !
Tested in the meeting to be held at |
Des Moines on february 9th and as |
many managers or at least some rep |
of every association in |
Decatur county should attend this
The executive committee |
Of the farm bureau appointed &. G..
Hamilton Our farm bureau president
as a delegate from the farm bureau |
and the farmers union appointed
Mr.. A. E. Cotterill as their represen-
tative. Hope you can accompany
these men to this meeting. If you
cannot go lend your support at least
and let us make it stepping stone
for better things.
This week is Witnessing the clos
ing of the boys and girls baby beef
.alf club organization work ana
hope to have good number OF boys
and girls in this work by March list.
the date chosen that the contest Will
begin. We are planning on holding
4 big calf club show at the county
lair next year and sell the calves
FED by the boys and girls at public
auction and hope to have camp on
he fair grounds for the members
;nder the charge of competent
.haperon for the girls and for the
,oys q manager. Wish every man
n Decatur county who has a boy or
rirl that is eligible to this club would
encourage them to join. They can
,uy their calf and all their feed and
make money on the deal if you will
lust give them the proper aid ana
,elp them along with you advice.
Won't you start that youngster on
he road to success?