The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-05-22

VIII nave an opportunity ~ SEC 'ieA'
In a surprisingly short time every
farmer in the county knows where all
# the breeders within the county are
coated In some states the county
agent obtains a list of the number of
animals for sale each month and this
list Is published by the state field
agent In marketing and distributed
within the state. In counties where
this plan has been most successful
county agents claim to have done as
much as $4,000 worth of purebred live
stock sale business each month.
Where the demand is not great
enough to absorb the supply within q
county the members of community
use two methods for disposing of the
surplus. One is to conduct consign-
ment sale and sell the animals at auc-
ton. The other is to advertise extern
Sively as purebred live stock center
or county. Both methods have given
excellent results. Some communities,
however, have made the mistake or
selling all of their best animals pri-
vately and consigning the culls or less
desirable animals to the sale. Such
sales are frequently great disap-
pOintment and great care should be
taken to offer nothing but high-class
animals at auction, because visitors
are sure to judge the quality Of
mans herd by the animals he cOnsigns
to the sale.
State Center for Information.
AS soon as the survey is completed
in a county copy of the tabulated
data is sent to the state field agent in
marketing where the data from all OF
the counties are kept. The object in
filing the information from each cOun-
ty with the state field agent in mar
keting is to enable him to handle in
Quiries within the state and to furnish
buyers the necessary information sent
in by the various county agents. 1t
enables him to direct men in adjoining
counties and those who desire car lots
Of certain breeds to certain groups of
counties which have a very large num-
Der Of animals.
The state field agents of the bureau
Of markets cooperating with the ami
NAL husbandry- men of the college,
work out plans for assisting buyers
both within and outside the state In
locating the animals needed. They
often help county agents find animals
for club members. make definite ar
engagements and plan trips for out-of-
state buyers in order that they see the
maximum number Of animals at the
least expense. They also cooperate
with breed associations in conducting
local auction sales.
Recently the field agent in market
ing and the animal husbandry special
list in Nebraska attracted buyers from
Texas who bought 300 purebred hogs |
in one lot from four adjoining coun-
ties. The fact that these men were as
sured that they would be shown 1000 |
registered breeding hogs a
day in five adjoining counties was one |
Of the strong arguments which caused |
them to cross some of the other lead |
ing live stock states and buy their !
hogs In Nebraska. The Texas men |
were extremely well pleased with the
service rendered and the breeders
were pleased to get the opportunity to
make such sales. AS the plan becomes
well established so that the county |
agents know where the various herds |
are located and the kind that are for
SALE, the foreign buyers will find the
services Of these county agents of
great value in locating the kind Of AMI
mails they want.
Data for United States Collected.
The state field agents In marketing,
Of whom there are %. transmit q con-
densed report to the Washington office
Of the bureau Of markets, where 1t is
kept on file for use In directing foreign
buyers and buyers In various sections
Of the United States to districts most
accessible to them.