The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-03

CHICAGO Nov. 3-Plans for the
orderly marketing of livestock, de-
signed to insure stabilized market
and prevent fluctuations in price
costly to the farmer, have been work
ed out by the orderly marketing COM
mittee of the Committee of Fifteen.
This latter committee is composed of
farmer representatives named by j.
r. Howard, president of the American
Farm Bureau Federation.
The orderly marketing plans, togeth-
er with the full report of the COM
mittee of fifteen. will be submitted to
a ratification conference here, Nov.
10. The conference is designed to be
representative of livestock raisers OF
the country.
Announcement of the findings of
the orderly marketing committee.
whose chairman is A. Sykes of Ida
Grove, Ia, president of the Cornbelt
Meat Producers association, is made
here, prior to the ratification meet
ing The report says in part:
"A survey of the production and
marketing of livestock and livestock
products emphasizes the necessity of
devising a more orderly system of
marketing than now prevails. There
is no one group of men representing
producers who can speak with suffi-
cient authority to put into execution
any effective plan which might be sug-
gested.
Must Direct Flo
Fundamental facts prevent the de-
velopment of thorough system OF or
derby marketing at present. There is
but little reliable information avail
able as to the supply and demand for
livestock to be marketed or as to the
time OF the marketing. 1t has been
impossible to secure the cooperation
of intrenched existing agencies upon
q general plan of orderly marketing
to which all interests will give hearty
support and cooperation.
Orderly marketing can best be
brought about through the co-opera-
tive selling agencies developed tc
such a point that they may direct the
flow of livestock to the market.
"As the plans for orderly market
ing develope it will be necessary 10
take into consideration not only the
flow of livestock to the market, Dut
also the distribution of meat and py-
products in an orderly manner through
the various channels of trade
Principles Announced
Principles the committee laid down
are these:
THE committee believes that the
accomplishment of the more orderly
marketing of different kinds OF live
stock is a longtime process. There is
no easy way or any outstanding snort
cuts that will gain the desired end.
There must be a broad campaign OF
education which stresses the ways ana
means to secure more orderly market
ing of live stock.
There must be dependable informa-
ton as to all supplies which 1nforma-
ton must be intelligently interpreted
and put into use by live stock pro-
ducers and live stock shipping and
marketing agencies, that have genu-
inc desire and willingness to cooper
ate for the good of all concerned.
Organizations of large numbers OF
producers properly organized and con-
Quoted on a strictly cooperative plan
are essential to real enduring success
if the more orderly marketing OF live
stock is to be attained.
Some regulation of conditions and
volume of production must ultimately
come if orderly marketing is accom-
plished.'
Essentials Outlined.
Essentials of an orderly marketing
program were thus outlined by the
COMMITTEE:
l. Reliable statistical information
is absolutely indispensable.
Q. There must be established def
mite methods for regulating the flow
of various kinds of live stock toward
the market in order to more equitably
distribute the receipts. The method
will differ depending upon the differ
ent kinds of livestock involved.
3. There must be working agree
ment with the railroads to insure the
proper distributing of cars so as to