The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-10
FARMERS PLANNING
COOPERATIVE CATTLE
MARKETING MOVE
Meet in Chicago to Con-
slider Forming an
Association

CHICAGO. Nov. iO-For the second
time this year farmers Of tho country
meet here today to consider launch
ing OF a national cooperative market
ing movement. This time It Ia Of
livestock. After working nine months
IA farmers livestock committee OF IS
named by the American Farm Bureau
Federation brings In its report today
TO n ratification conference repre-
sentative OF livestock producers.
Unlike the national grain market
ing plan adopted last spring ana in
corporated Ia the United States Grain
Growers. Inc. the livestock plan calls
for no pool nor contract covering a
period Of years.
Establishment Of national livestock
producers association IN one OF the
outstanding features Of h program
laid before today's meeting. More
important yet, az the heart Of the
plan, Is the creation Of cooperative
livestock commission associations at
the various s~tockyards. with allied
stocker and feeder companies.
Marketing Program.
Cooperative livestock commission
companies. which have recently
grown numerous. are to be strength
cned A program OF orderly market
ing is to be worked out. A trans
%portation department IL to be created
Livestock statistics are TO be in
terprcted. In addition Il is advancing
public appreciation OF meat as a
food
what the plan proposes to do. IN
short. II to greatly extend the coop
sratiye marketing of livestock from
the farmer to the packing house. to
do this through "A national urganiza-
ton. overseeing. dovctailing and work
Ing out plans, and to eventually cgu-
late to a considerable degree the flow
Of livestock to market 50 as to pre-
won't gluts M disastrous prlcc.brcaks.
What iS expected for the farmer II
a larger voice in the sale OF HE
livestock. a saving In marketing costs.
a saving In purchase n sale Of
stocker and feeder cattle and eNentu-
ally a more stabilized market.
Through large numbers OF farmers
marketing together 1t II anticipated
they may be able TO sell to better ad-
vantage than the individual farmer
uoes today.
II the plan ls ratified today. as u IL
anticipated IL Will be. formation of
the National Livestock Producers as
ISOLATION is expected at this meeting.
Several cooperative livestock com
mission houses hay recently been
formed. ana more VIII ne thtdbllhilcH
aB soon at practicable.
business In Millions.
The livestock business runs into the
hundreds Of millions OF dollars Hnuu
hlly and proponents OF the plan an
ttCipAte a substantial share OF this but
have no cxpcctatiin Of getting It all
@Niension Of the plan viii chiefly az
feet small and Inefficient privately
owned livestock commission firms on
the various markets. according to tn,
committee, which says Il Is generally
recognized there are too many 81
these now operating to handle tn,
business efficiently,
The problem Of orderly marketing
however does not admit Of so ready
an approach The orderly marketinl
subcommittee reports today that IN,
accomplishment OF the more orderl,
marketing Of the different kinds o
livestock IL a long time process. There
H. no easy way ~ n OUTSTANDING
short cut
\ broad campaign Of education, de
pondablc statistical information, in
diligently interpreted organization o
large numbers OF producers ON
strictly cooperative basis. and som
regulation Of conditions and yolum'
at production are declared ossentia
to orderly marketing.
Chairman OF the committee bring
Ing In the report OF livestock market
ing committees Ia c. H.. Gustatsun O
Lincoln, Nebraska, who performed
similar task this spring for the FAR