Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-02-27


signed to make the selling of pure
bred animals easier for the large and
small breeders alike. The agent
showed Brown that the United States
Department of Agriculture, in coop
GRAFTON with the State agricultural
colleges, county agents, and local CO.
operative livestock associations. has
undertaken the task of introducing
breeders - buyers and sellers to
each other Aid the introductons
are not confined to stockmen in the
same county or state. Throughout
the nation breeders are becoming bet
ter acquainted with each other and
with the foreign markets.
Listing Purebreds in Counties.
Already in a number of counties
the location, age, number and breed
of purebreds is tabulated and placed
on file in the Office of the county
agent. In some cases monthly re-
ports are prepared, showing the num-
Der Of animals for sale and these are
published by the state agents in mar
keting. An essential to the plan is
the cooperation of the breeders with
in the county. Usually the farm bu-
reau or county agents Office is the
headquarters for the local coopera-
tive association and the county agent
acts as its secretary. Thus working
unit is formed which can be readily
fitted into the state and national sys-
tenn of listing all purebred animals
Many farmer living in community
where such information has not been
collected is unaware of persons with
in a comparatively short radius of his
farm who are engaged in raising pure
bred stock.
The state field agent of the Blu
reau of Markets, cooperating with
the animal husbandryman of the state
college, are second important factor
in the general plan. They aim to as
sist buyers either inside or outside
the state. They also aid county agents
in finding animals for club members
and arrange trips for out-of-town
buyers. that they may examine a
large number of animals at the least
expense. The benefit of this system
is enjoyed by breeders, large and
small, and will increase as larger
number of county and community or
CARNATIONS ally themselves with it.
Nearby Market Overlooked.
A Florida stockman desiring to
purchase some Herefords, after maxi
ing what he considered an adequate
inquiry indicated his decire to buy
carload of these cattle in central Mon
tana, $500 miles away. Later he
found from information supplied by
Bureau of Markets he could secure
cattle sired by an international grand
champion bull within $50 miles OF
his home. Purchase Of animals from
the latter herd would have meant not
only great saving in freight. but
acquiring cattle more acclimated to
the South. Furthermore, the risk in
volved in transportation would have
been considerably less.
With the aid of the data regarding
lpurebreds-and it is being added to
continually-the Bureau of Markets
is able to give valuable assistance to
prospective foreign, as well as do
nestle, buyers, of purebred animals
This branch Of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture recently
demonstrated the value of its infor-
nation by aiding a group of South
Americans in locating herds in vari-
GUS parts of the country, and also in
arranging for the expectation of the
cattle purchased. Not the least val
liable feature of their assistance was
due to the fact that the bureau rep
''fesentatives understood the methods
of South American marketing as we'll
as those of this country.
More Associations Should Help.
While in many counties cooperative
lively sharing in compiling data re-
garding the location of purebred ami
mails, much remains to be done.
County livestock associations are
urged to keep definite, up-to-date in
formation on file and to inform the
state field agents in marketing and,
through them. the Washington Office
of the Bureau of Markets. United
State Department of Agriculture, OF
this fact. In this way they will rem
der a much needed service to their
members. to the livestock industry as
a whole, and to foreign buyers who
come to this country for purebreds
to improve their herds.