The Washington herald., 1921-07-27

LIVESTOCK SELLING
HELPS PRODUCERS
Mumford Declares 30%
Of Chicago Shipments
Are Cooperative.
s7e ASSOCIATIONS A
Volume of Business Varies
From $4,000 Up TO
$500, ZOO.

Prom one-fourth 20 one-third Of
the livestock arriving IN the cnf-
cago markets now Is shipped by CO.
operative livestock marketing asso-
Citations. and believe this method
Of marketing offers one way Of re-
lief to the livestock producers Of
the country, especially since the
production OF livestock is rapidly
becoming an adjunct TO the generas
farming operations,- declared H
W. Mumford. director Of the live
stock marketing OF the Illinois Ag-
ricultural Association, when tes-
tifying for the American Farm Bu-
reau Federation before the Joint
agricultural inquiry commissior
yesterday.
Handle Terninsls
Another remedy which would be
effective would be the establishment
of producer-ovned-and controlled
agencies at the terminal markets
As they are now organized, CO.
operative livestock marketing asso-
Citations are prohibited from oper-
ating on livestock markets except
as 'outlaws.' Provisions should be
made so that the livestock pro-
ducers will be permitted 20 operate
on the terminal markets without
prejudice or handicap.
The development Of a national
sales agency" continued Mr.. Num-
ford. will greatly aid In insurine
/ livestock producers the maintenance
Of a price level for their livestock
in keeping with the prices which
the consumers pay for meat AM
livestock products"
The establishment Of grades Of
livestock and meat that will stand.
ardize, as far as practicable, the
livestock and meat markets Of tns
country were also advocated by Mr.
Mumford.
| Advocates Competition.
Mr.. Mumford also advocated ta'
broadening and unrestricted com
petition for livestock and its pro
ducers in development OF more eco.
nomical methods of marketing ans
distribution He pointed out tha;
the financing Of the livestock in.
dustry must, as far as practicaoie
be controlled by livestock pro
ducers. He touched upon the ten.
tative plans OF the livestock co-r-
! nf ~ o
American Farm Bureau Federation
which calls for the organization o
cooperative commission eompanie;
that will coordinate the work o.
the various local and State cooper
stive marketing associations an,
make their work more effective, ant
showed that while co-operstiv.
commission companies are operat.
ing successfully on some market
at present, they are doing so in spit'
Of heavy handicaps.
Co-operatIon Increases
Drawing upon the experience oi
Illinois in its marketing of live.
stock comparatively. Mr.. Mumfort
had the following TO say: "out o.
the lo2 counties OF Illinois. ons,
twelve do not have co-operativ'
shipping associations. and with bu'
one or two exceptions these are IL
counties where the livestock popu,
lation is very small. In the ninet.
organized counties there are nov
376 livestock shipping associations
Nine months ago there were 2ls
The volume Of business done b.
these associations in a county va,
ries all the way from $4,000 q
t3.5o0.0oo annually. The saving q
the producers varies on the aver
age from s25 TO slo0 per car net.
"One county in Illinois last yea
shipped comparatively approx
mately 1,7bO cars. From Is TO 3si-:
per cent OF the receipts on the Chi.
cago market come in from cooper.
ative shipping associations. Efforti
are being made TO make the worl
Of these shipping associations mor'
uniform and efficient and provid,
terminal marketing agencies organ.
ized primarily TO give especial at
tention TO this class OF business
Successful cooperative commissioi
companies have demonstrated tbs
practicability of these marketing
, agencies and a material saving O
marketing expense"