The Owosso times., 1921-05-06
Growers Lining Up
For 1921 Wool Pool

| Wool growers throughout the state
are lining up for the 1921 wool pool.
Confident that this is the opportune
year for pooling wool and that or
gahized marketing will give the farm
er the greatest returns in the upturn
of the wool market which is believed
to be close at hand, the farm bureau
wool department has developed a
wool handling and selling organiza-
ton for 1921 that is nothing short of
marvellous. 1t is built to make and
save dollars for the farmer. Cooper
alton from the wool grower will put
| it across.
The plan of the 1921 farm bureau
wool pool in brief:
More than 100 local wool grading
warehouses dot the state, several in
some counties; wool will be pooled
at those warehouses, graded and
weighed before the growers and
stored there until sale. Result-one
half to three-fourths cents per pound
saved in local freight rate to a GEN.
tral pool, all extra handling costs cut
out, job is done quickly and the grow
er sees for himself, a great saving
all around. Cash advances without
interest, equal to one half market
value of wool on day of pooling, are
being made from local banks.
With blanket mill going full blast
all summer, making Michigan virgin
woods into blankets for a big
fall sales campaign,-5,000 of which
were sold this spring-a heavy de-
mand from Michigan consumers for
farm bureau suitings and big eastern
mills seeking those same suitings, in
addition to the already established
connections for sale of graded fieeces,
it's going to take lot of wool to fill
the pool, according to the depart
ment. Twenty-Five thousand suits
probably will be sold from the farm
bureau pool. Blankets may give the
grower up to one-third additional re-
turn on the market price of his wool
and suitings are expected to do bet
ter, even up to fifty per cent extra.
Manufactured goods will help slash
the small handling cost to mini
mum.
Last year there was no market for
wool. Today representatives of the
largest mills in the United States are
visiting the wool department and
seeking working arrangements. They
claim they could handle all the wool
the state could grow. One mill in
Michigan is enlarging its plant and
promises to turn out the best blankets
made. Another closed wooden mill in
Michigan will soon reopen because
of the activities Of the Michigan wool
pool. Michigan farmers collectively
a hn Of oh
and helping restore business activity.
Contracts are pending with leading
tailoring houses to tailor farm bureau
suitings at nominal cost. Three
and one-half yards of Michigan farm
bureau virgin wool suitings will make
an average man suit. Simple meas
uring charts will be sent prospective
purchasers. Sets of 25 samples of
mems goods have gone out, to coun-
ties. Sample sets of ladies' suitings
are on their way.
Pooling has been under way since
April 1. Grading started in Eaton
county May 1. Lapeer and Oxford
were the first towns whose merchants
made pooling day one of sales and
bargains.
The 1920 pool is paying out. Re-
turns to growers have been good, and
they now have their selling organiza-
tion, ready to help them realize the
most on their wool on a non-proft |
basis! Today the pool is going local
buyers several better on 1920 wool. |
What local buyers call rejection wool
is bringing growers 16 to 25 cents |
through the farm bureau-five cents |
and more than the local buyer can
give. Staple and combing woods bring |
from 25 to 81 " cents.
1t doesn't pay to sell wool or any
hing else on any other basis than one |
Of quality. Pooled wool is wool that |
8 earning money as it is graded. It's |
ike money in the bank. Farm bur-
eau wool pooling and grading is CIV
ng all that return to the grower.
where it belongs. Convenience and |
economy are the watchwords of the
l921 pool. Wool is at the bottom and |
he only way it can go is up, say au-
horities. The wool tariff is coming,
Is cents per pound in the
crease. We predict that the tempor-
Try Fordney bill will be operative
Nay 1st. Wool in local warehouses
S fully protected by insurance.
The general situation and the bu-
'eau's economical pooling plan and
program indicate that |
low is the time to stand by the pool
ng system. Market your wool on
quality basis and get all that is COM
ng to you.