The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-08-27
GRANT COUNTY
FARM BUREAU news

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Ohio is pooling between 5000 900 and
| 1000, 900 pounds of Wool, Iowa $500
900; New York 100000: Illinois L.
900 900; and Kansas 100000 It is
expected that there will be consider
| ably more wool pooled in all of these
states later on, especially il nation
al wool pool is organized
F'orty-two wool growers associa-
tions have been formed in Minnesota
through the Minnesota Farm Bureau
| association ard the wool growers OF
the state, Minnesota's wool is being
pooled and will be sent to Chicago
where it will he held with the wool
| from other northwest states.
Michigan farm Bureau Federation
, wants TO buy 100000 pounds of alfalfa
seed and would like to buy direct from
South Dakota farmers. The Michigan
people pointed out the fact that il is
ve3N difficult to deal direct with farm
ers because the Aifalf seed growers
of South Dakota are not sufficiently
we'll organized for them 10 deal with
The South Dakota Federation hopes
that with the assistance Cf the farm
ers in the sed producing section of the
state. it may bring about an organiza-
tion that will make it possibleto build
up permanent seed business with
other state organizations.
in connection with farm bureau day
at the South Dakota State fair which
will be Tuesday, Sept l4th. the at .
tention of the county agents is direct
eel to the fact that arrangements can
be made to take care of people who
wish to camp upon the grounds for all
or any part of the week. Tents can be
secured on the ground from the Scott
Omaha Tent T. Awning company of
Omaha Neb.. which will have head
quarters under the grandstand This
company has contracted to furnish
tents at The following prices: 10x12,
three foot wall tents $3.50 per week;
l2.ll /, ols foot wall tort. S6.25 per
wceii: and 50 on up to S225O for 10
Nh, seven foot wall tent. This price
incgdes the putting up and taking
down Of tents, This company will also
have tables chairs, cots, blankets and
pillows for rent.
The co-epcrative marketing confer
enco held in Chicago, July z3Id and
2ith was r;einallv called to discuss
both grain and live stock marketing.
However, it was found that the dis
cussions of grain marketing would oc-
cuny the entire time of the conference
and so by unanimous vote, President
Howard was instructed to call for an
early meeting another conference
which would give its entire time and
attention to livestock marketing. Pres
Howard will issue such call soon,
ard Of course all livestock assOcia-
tions will be invited to attend this con
ference. The various farm organiza-
tiors of the United States which are
interested in grain marketing were
represented 1t this conference and
took an active part in the discus
sions and the action taken.
Many marketing plans were sug-
gested. The most discussed plan was
the one outlined by Aaron Sapiro, at
torney for the Ia large cooperative
marketing associations on the Pacific
Coast. He advocated commodity mar
keting instead of community market
ing. He said that in coopcratye work
"e have too often followed the Roch-
dale or English type, where we should
follow the American OF true coopera-
tive type. BY request President How
ard will appoint a permanent grain
marketing committee which will con-
sist Of not to exceed II members,
representing various organizations in
terested This committee will forn1u-
late and submit definite plan for
marketing. 1t will, Of course, be some
time before the committee is appoint
eel because President Howard will use
the greatest care in selecting it,
members. It will take the committee
some months to do it's work so that |
the conference which will hear its
plans will not be called for some time. !
This conference was the most i'm
portant marketing conference ever
held in the United States. We believe
it marks the beginning of a new era |
in cooperative marketing in this coun-
try.