Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-03-24
FARMERS PLAN
TO MARKET CROPS
COOPERATIVE SYSTEM MAY GO
INTO EFFECT WHERE PRO-
DUCER WILL BENEFIT
TWO PROJECTS WORKED OUT
1 Farmers OF United States Are Off
ciaIIy Considering Most Extensive
Cooperative Marketing Plans

/ Chicago.-Farmers' organizations of
/ the United States are officially con-
sidering the most extensive cO-opera-
tive marketing plans in the history of
/ the country.
| Two we'll developed projects for
handling grain already have been work
ed out and are now being presented
to farmers. If adopted, they will go
into effect this summer. Efforts are
being made to unite the two farm
groups concerned on single system.
The final ratification meeting for
the broadening of the plans, which in
cludes the handling of all grain, is set
for April 6 in Chicago. The other or
ganization, which concerns itself only
with wheat, is already signing up its
members.
On April Z the first working meeting
of national live stock marketing COM
mittee will be held here. It's object
is to develop a national live stock
marketing plan.
Coincidentally with these two meet
ings, fruit growers of the country Will
hold conference in Chicago, at which
consideration will be given the posi-
bility of national cooperative effort.
The national plans for marketing Of
wheat and live stock are the culmlna-
ton of much local and sectional CO.
operative enterprise already establish
ed by farmers.
The prime movers in the plans men
toned are the American Farm Bureau
Federation and the Wheat Growers AS
sociation of America. Both organiza-
tions are developments of the last few
years.
The wheat strike" of last year first
attracted attention to the Wheat Grow
ers' Association, which has its head
quarters at Wichita, Hans. With the
assistance of Aaron Sapiro, Califor-
MIA marketing expert, it has worked out
system and is pushing a contract
campaign in the wheat raising states.
In Kansas effort is being made to sign
I'D $4,000, 900 bushels, or about half
the crop, in wheat pool.
The general grain and live stock
marketing plans are those in which
the American Farm Bureau federation
has taken the lead. The federation
was permanently organized only year
ago. on the foundation of the county
farm bureau, already long established.
The grain marketing plan, which has
the federation's support and is to be
presented to farmers in the various
states between now and April 6, is the
outcome of six months work. 1t was
drawn up by farmers and other ex-
perts under a committee OF II with
G. H Gustafson of Lincoln, Neb., chair
man. AS head of a big cooperative
organization of farmers in Nebraska,
Mr.. Gustafson had already made sue
cess in this field.
The live stock committee appointed
nv the American Farm Bureau fedora
ton to devise a national 1--we STOCK
marketing plan starts with the same
aim as the federation's grain commit
tee. but as it was created later II Is
lust getting into its labors at the pres
ent time. This is called the commit
tee of fifteen"
While the two grain plans differ
in detail and elasticity, each calls
for a national sales agency. Whether
the live stock committee will similar
" advise national live stock commls-
sion sales company is one of the ques-
tions before it. Mr.. Gustafson is also
chairman of this committee and H. w:
Mumford of the Illinois Agricultural
Association is secretary. Doctor Mum
ford reports there are 5000 co-opera-
tive live stock shipping associations
and half a dozen cooperative live STOCK
commission companies in the country