The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-09-02

STILL NEED SOME SAMPLES
Preparation Of the Mellette County
Exhibit to the State Fair Is we'll un-
der way In the samples Of grain and
hay that have been so far turned in
Several farmers have promised to
send in samples. and when they ar
rive at the Office Of the County Agent
the exhibit should be ready for trans
portation.
However the list of articles requir-
ed to make complete entry and many
articles have not yet been selected
1t is requested that farmers having
good samples Of the following articles
in their fields or garden should send
them Immediately to the Office Of the
County Agent upon their first oppor-
tunity for it is only about one week
now before the exhibit will have to
be in complete form.
Remember this exhibit is to be one
big exhibit Of Mellette county at the
fair. We need the following articles
and need them badly so if you have
them send them in.
Late sweet corn, II ears, wrap each
ear separately; white dent corn three
different varieties, II ears; Turkey red
or buestem wheat. one peck sample
Of grain, two bundles; TO day Kehrson
oats or Silvermine, one peck and two
bundles; flax one peck of seed, two
bundles; medium red clover one pint
of seed, one big bundle; white clover
one pint Of seed, one big bundle; three
bunches Of grapes; six apples OF three
varieties, plums three varieties.
Melfette county farmers and live
stock producers, within the next
week will be able to market their cat
tie, sheep and hogs, through coopera-
tive live stock shipping associations.
They will not only be able to market
their livestock through local livestock
shippiGg associations, but will also be
eligible 10 membership in the local
organizations.
Local shipping associations are es.
tablished in Murdo, Okaton and Dra-
per and they have teen shipping car
loads Of stock for some time. Almost
without exception shipments made
through the associations have made
substantial profit over the highest
bid Of the local buyers and have en-
abled the shippers to ship to terminal
farmer owned commission companies,
who are returning excess commission
charges on the prorated dividend plan.
The local live stock shipping asso-
citation is one of the main essentials
in the live stock marketing plan or
the committee of fifteen. It Is the
central organization for the local far
mer shipper to ship through, If he
cares to have his products marketed
through bis own agencies.
With the establishment of a ship
ping association at Belvidere, the
plans for which are now under way
to have this association doing business
within two weeks, ample npportuni-
ties will be provided for the market
ing of live stock by farmers in all
parts of Mellette county.
These shipping associations afford
the best opportunities to farmers who
have only few head to ship, for the
system OF management is so arranged
that when a farmer Is ready to ship
his stock he reports the kind of stock,
number Of head. and approximate
weight to the manager Of the ship
ping association. The manager noti-
hes each man when to bring his ami
mails to the shipping point as soon as
enough animals have oeen listed to
make up car load. The person who
is to ship then brings his stock to the
shipping point. The manager orders
and loads the car, consigns the ship
ment, and sees that the stock is pro-
perly handled enroute to market.
After the stock is sold the money is
forwarded te the shipper bank, from
which the shipping charges are de-
ducted.
Persons interested in shipping their
stock through the live stock shipping
associations should get in touch with
managers of livestock shipping associ
ations at their marketing point or
write the County Agent for further
information. All Mellette county
farmers are elig bile tojointhese ship
ping associations on the same basis
as the present members. This propo-
sition is we'll worth the consideration
of any live stock shipper for 1t is a
big step toward the idea of the pro
ducer having something to say about
the marketing of his own products.
DR.. Mcdonald the White River and