The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-10-08
JOSEPH H. COUMERILH GIVES
IDEAS ONLOCAL STOCK FEEDING

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can office interviewed Joseph H
Coumerilh on Tuesday, relative to
the situation regarding the feeding
of cattle in this valley under pres.
emit conditions. At a stockmen's
held at Blackfoot on the fourth OF
September, farmers were advised to
feed cattle during the fall and win.
ter, to use up the pasturage and to
consume the hay and grain at home
1t was proposed that the farm bureau
should arrange to do the buying, for
all Of them and act as the distributor
for the animals. The banks ex-
pressed a willingness to finance the
matter 80 far as they were able or 90
far as they were needed, II the OPP
GRAFTON was done on good banking
principles. With the present en-
barge on the shipment Of our hay
out Of the state, the prices low, the
demand rather slack, 1t looks like
the feeding Of the cattle on that plan
was good way Of solving the hay
problem. When the matter was
stated to Mr.. Coumerilh he said that
he had considerable to say ON the
matter and would be glad to have
us pass his remarks on to the read
ers Of our paper for their consid-
GRAFTON.
Life Long Experience Speaks
Mr.. Coumerilh has spent life
time handling cattle, his activities
ranging from Montana to southern
California, and is quite familiar with
the problems OF feeding in this To-
cality, having fed large bands of cat
tie and operated rather extensively
in this part of the country for the
last fifteen or twenty years. This
year he has hay to sell and is stu
ated as are the other producers Of
hay. Aa4
In going over the local situation
Mr.. Coumerilh stated that there were
a number of difficulties and a good
many pitfalls for the inexperienced
farmer and stockman. He said that
in a general way feeding was good
thing and the proper thing to do, but
that as every situation is modified
by problems that present themselves
in various forms, he would under
take to point out some of these dan
ger points.
Money Hard to Get
In the first place, the banks have
loaned out their money until they
are almost in distress on account of
it. We have been dealing in inflated
value Of stock and lands and mer-
chandise and everything that we buy
and sell or operate with. The day of
liquidation is coming or has already
arrived and the pinch is being felt.
The sheepmen have had difficulty
selling their wool and sheep. !. The
cattle men have had trouble, selling
cattle and the prices are not very
good. There is decline in the price
of merchandise and the merchants
are facing the problem of just how to
take their losses. The farmer has
produced his crops with expensive
machinery and high labor costs and
must now face the problem of sell
ings crops when prices are declining.
When the farm bureau, or the
farmers desiring to buy cattle to feed
go to the banks to secure money with
which to buy them, there may be
difficulty in obtaining the necessary
loans. The banker will want to
know that the individual farmer who
Is going to feed the stock is himself
responsible and that he is fortified
with feed so that he has fair fight
ing chance to fatten the cattle and
pay the money back with interest
and still have enough left to pay him
self for his work and the feed.
Farm Bureau Buying
When the farm bureau sends a
man out into other states to buy
cattle, buying on the cooperative
plan, that is good way to buy and