The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-07-15

farmers forcing grading schedules to
he doubled and tripled in length.
The fifty per cent cash advance
for wool on day of grading was equil,,
valent in many instances to the full
payment being offered by local buy
ers. The result was obvious. Al
Springport, Jackson County, ~ team
loads of wool were in line the hrst
grading morning, and so on at other
grading points. Early in June, 40 OF
112 grading stations had been visited.
A schedule was being prepared Tor
the Upper Peninsula.
Counties Surprise Selves.
Farmers are indisputably behind
their wool pool. They have taxed the
wool department to it's utmost to
keen even with the wool they
have brought to the pool. Shia-
wassee County boosted its grading
requirements from three to thirteen
: DAYS. meaning that it would pool in
= the neighborhood of 100000 pounds
r of wool. Clinton, Jackson, Midland
and Isabella Counties also furnished
early surprise parties. Everything
points to THE GREAT YEAR Tor
the wool pool, says the director OF the
= pool, who is now moving new wool
Il Counties clamoring for second grao,
= ing visits will soon have enough woo
!, of the various grades for car lot ship
7" ments and then the ball Will star
rolling with a rumble.
The 1920 pool passed into hlstor!
last month. DESPITE the tremendou
G amount of work involved in closing
business dealings with $4,000 woo
noolers. q lob entailing a complet
statement to every farmer on hi
wool. a check for the same, an audi
of accounts and the closing OF tn
hooks. the last of the 1920 checks
3 pavment in full-will go out to farm
is ers in August. Statistics show tina
j. since the 1920 pool was started
at has paid growers more for their woo
nv than they could have gotten throug
Ia any other source.
ID Notwithstanding the Is cents
pound tariff on wool the 1921 price
in not going to be high, according I
es Mr.. Harkins, who says that there
d now a billion pounds of wool in tn
country or enough to last for one {
IL two wears. However, he is equal
vn certain that growers will get the be-
p, price by marketing their wool C.
m operatively in large lots and on
re graded basis. Mills have shown
nc marked preference for Michiga
%. wool in that form and have PAID
ny better price for it.
be Sales Reach $1,000 Daily.
in Blankets and suitings manufactu
40 as a profitable outlet for Michlg'
" pooled wool has the eye of the pu
ing public. Sales by the farm bure'
pit have now reached $1,000 day a.
ex- are still growing. Wool is gong Il
INT ward to mills on order for 25,.O
nt- blankets for the Fall sales campale
~, Wool is also being shipped, for t
RAJ manufacture of horse blankets a
IN suitings. Yarn is the latest ven'u
and il is taking. I'D,
ors The wool department is standal
on ling in all lines of blankets and su
- ings. Better service and a conSts
VI stock of the best materials Will
'ec- insured patrons. Suits and plank
and are going to nearly every State
the the Union. Each one sold met
at more of the farmers wool marke'
we at a good price. Other INES
ans wooden goods are under conslde
G.. ton. Special displays and sales
are farm bureau blankets, suitings
at wooden goods are to be made at IL
eds this year.