The log cabin Democrat., 1920-03-18
FULL TO CONDUCT
 FARM CONFERENCE
TALK -OPERATIYESA
Fifteen Counties to Send Delegates to Gathering at Commercial Club
 on March 24.

Fifteen counties of northwest Ar kansas will send representatives here for farm conference on March "A, which will be one of series of four planned by the department of agri- cul.ule for the farming interests of the state. The first viii be at Conway, March 24, the second at Hope, March 26, the third at Mont cello, March 30, and the fourth at Jonesboro, April ?. J. H. Tull, federal agent in mar keting, and T. Roy Reid, agent in livestock marketing, will be in charge of the meetings.
 On account of the limited hotel ac- commodations available here, quarters for some of the delegates will be pro- vided by the Conway Commercial Club, in whose rooms the meetings will be held The first meeting of the day will be Wednesday morning. An afternoon meetings will be held, and at night, a special set for farm slides will be exhibited. Farmers and all people interested in farming are in- vited to attend the meetings.
 The meeting here is of more than ordinary significance on account of the action taken about six weeks ago, when an organization was formed to supervise shipments on the co-opera- tive plan Better methods in the hand ling of cooperative shipments will be the chief subject under discussion at the conference. The multiplication of this and other duties devolving upon the county agents has made it nee essary for cooperative sales and pur- chases to be placed under the super ision of other persons, and the fed eral department recommends the es- tablishment of permanent associa- tion. From the meeting here on March 24, it is hoped that the asso- citation will be given a stimulus in it's work.
 The meetings are primarily to give assistance in the organization of To- cal cooperation shipping associa- tions and discuss better methods of shipping and marketing in relation to the production of better livestock. Methods of handling market hogs, handling on the farm to prevent shrinkage and loss in transportation and allied subjects will be discussed by speakers of the adjoining agricul- tural schools, field men of the exten- sion division and representatives of commercial organization. The Little Rock manager of the Western Weigh ing and Inspection Service will talk on the proper care of livestock while in transit. An illustrated lecture on market grades and types of breeds will be the feature of each of the even ing sessions in connections with lec- ture on methods of handling live stock on the central markets.
 The necessity for perfecting local cooperative shipping organizations has been brought about by the increas- ing popularity of this plan of market ing, according to MT. Tull, who points out that 335 cars of livestock shipped comparatively were reported to his office last year while subsequent in- formation indicates that the number of cars shipped was more than 375. In some counties, as many as 30 or 40 cars were shipped and when the county agent is depended upon to give assistance for that number of ship- ments within year. there are periods when he does not have time to proper ly carry out his regular duties. Mir. TulFs solution is a cooperative ship ping association or farmers with one farmer acting as manager.
 More than 90 cars of livestock have been shipped co-operatiyely the pres ent year, and the fact that five conn., ties, that did not make cooperative shipments last year. have made shin ments of one and two cars each is further indicative of the popularity Of the cooperative marketing plan.