The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-03
WAYNE'S WOOL men
GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS
FOR 1921 STATE POOL

A letter was sent today to all mem
bers OF the Wayne county farm bu-
reau who are wool producers, inform
ing them Of the state plans for pool
of wool in connection with Gnio and
telling of methods for tying, and pack
ing wool for the best value at the
markets. --..-
At a recent meeting in Fl. Wayne.
at which Wayne county producers
were represented by the county agent,
the plans Of the state federation were
explained, by which all wool in the
state will be entered in a state pool
and sold through the Ohio Sheep and
Wool Growers association. 1t was
stated that pools are being formed at
Lansing, Mich, Syracuse, N. Y. Beau
mont, Tex. st. Joe, Miss. and Salt
Lake City. besides the ones already
established, and thus a nation wide
pool established which will prevent
Cutting the market, and obtain for
the producers, the difference between
prices at shearing time and at. the
mills, which has heretofore gone to
the scalper.
Pooled Last Year.
Wayne county pooled as county
last year, and shipped its wool to
Chicago, where it is now being sold,
having been released to the market a
few days ago. Henry county also
pooled as a county, and much of the
wool Is still In the local warehouse.
Some has been made up into wool
mats, and a referendum is now being
taken as to whether the pool shall be
held, sold at Columbus, or all made
up and sold as cloth, bats, or mat
tresses. There are about $4,000 pounds
in storage, a little over 1000 pounds
having been made up.
The farm bureau directors of Henry
county voted unanimously to pool
again, combining with other counties
in a state pool this time. 1t was ex-
planned at a recent Newcastle meet
ing that there is years supply of
wool in the United States, owing to
food of 1O5, 000, 900 pounds of foreign
wool, which has been imported since
January.
Makes Slow Market.
This makes a very slow market, and
it probably will be necessary to hold
for some time in order to get fair
prices. Henry county wool producers
will secure bags which will be dis
and sack their wool individually. The
an dsack their wool individually. The
WOOL Will ali De Drought III Oh CcI-
tain day and shipped to Columbus,
where each sack will be graded sep
arately by government inspector,
and sold direct to the mills at
charge Of two and three-fourths cents
a pound. Shipping costs will be paid
by the farmers.
The same procedure will be followed
in Wayne county in case this county
decides to pool
Henry county is the field of de.
cided opposition to the pooling prin-
ciple, according to James B. Shively,
chairman of the wool committee OF
the farm bureau.
Resent Threat.
Mr.. Leland, a member OF the larg-
est commissioned wool frm in the
United States, shook his fist at
national officer of the farmers feder-
alton a short time back and made
the threat that he would break the
federation's pool of wool or spend one
million dollars in trying" Mr.. Shively
asserted yesterday. He is now send
ing propaganda to every Henry county
farmer, urging them not to enter
pool this year and attempting to break
the present pool. Henry county will
answer the threat of Mr.. Leland by
staying with the pool and entering at
least $4,000 pounds of wool in the
1921 pool" declared James Shively.