The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-13

attention to marketing hogs for ship
ment and serving all the hog raisers.
A good deal of the shipment was
made from Firth, there being large
number of hog raisers in that vicin-
ity and they plan to start to fatten-
ing their hogs at the same time, buy
Ing corn comparatively, giving them
all the same feed and as the best
hogs in each herd were ready for
market carload was made up that
were classified or graded about the
same. The farm bureau can sell a
carload of hogs to better advantage
than dozen different farmers could
sell three or four each and the result
was that they would bet a cent or
two per pound more by this co-opera-
tive marketing. Another advantage
lay in the fact that they could weigh
the hogs when delivered and when
the carload was made up they could
all get their money for what they had
turned in while on the other plan
there was more or less delay and
risk These hogs were then off of
their hands and they were not held
at the expense of the feed consumed
awaiting the development and fatten-
ing of others that were not so far
along. They at once stopped the ex-
pense Of feeding the fat ones and as
the next best ones became ready for
market, they were marketed in the
same way and the farmer was
promptly relieved of them as soon
as they were in top condition. This
process continued until the last of
them were marketed and all mar
keted in good condition. By taking
note of the price offered by other
dealers on given day and the price
received thru the farm bureau mar
keting, they found that the farmers
received from $3.50 to 5000 a car
more by their cooperating market
ing than they could have obtained on
the other plan and it gave them their
money more promptly and elimin-
ated the risk. Farmers who have
in this method of hand
ling their products and had made
considerable money by it and had the |
money in their hands do not hesitate
to join the farm bureau for 1921 and
subsequent years paying their $25
membership fee in cash. They say
the bureau has already made for
them the $25 membership fee and
some of them several times that.
Marketing the Wool
In 1919 they commenced handling
he wool crop of the farmers in the
same way, pooling their interests
md having the county farm bureau
10 the marketing. It was so success
ul that they continued the job in
1920 and any amount of wool from
sackful up to the product of a herd
vas taken into the pool. The bureau
With carloads of wool was in much
)etter position to market it than
nan with sackful to pedd1e it
ymong people who were not especi-
lily interested in handling it in small
Quantities. Each mans product was !.
abled so that it was identified thru
'ut the process of handling and each !,
me received payment according to
he kind of wool he turned in. Last
ummer the farm bureau secured an
dvance of 80 cents pound on the
vool that was handled thru the pool
nd those who remained out of the .
ool have taken all kinds of prices
elow 80 cents in cases where they
old at all and most of the wool clip
as not yet been sold. The men who {
ooled their wool thru the farm {
ureau in 1920 feel that they have {
rofited by it and those who had I
nough to amount to $25 or more
n comparing their position with the
osition of the neighbors who have
heir wool on their hands yet, feel
hat they are ahead the $25 and they t
o not hesitate to put up that much t
honey for membership in the farm 7
ureau for the service of future.
The Alfalfa Seed Men
There are in Bingham county,
ighty pure seed growers, who have
reduced in 1920 100000 pounds Of 9
ertified seed that sold at so cents
pound bringing into this county a
10000 in cash, this all in the face I
falling prices Of all the other farm s
roducts and that $1O5,O00 has done d
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