The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-07
The Farm and the Farmer
BY William r. sanborn

! 1900 carloads last year. The selling
force at the start consists of but three
members, as follows: Ernest Prem
tlss, of Buffalo, cattle salesman; P.
c. Flourney, of st. Joseph, Mo-, hogs,
and Joseph Quinn, of South St Paul,
calves and sheep.
The new concern at Fort Worth is
known as the Cattle Raisers and Pro-
ducers' commission company. 1t was
organized by the Southwestern Cattle
Raisers' association, which dates back
to 1847, when it was founded to pro-
| tect cattlemen from thieves. All the
Tive stock associations in Texas seems
to have taken hand in the deal, and
the state farm bureau was active in
| framing up the combination in effec-
tive form. The first step of the new
cooperative was to take over Hamm
Bros. the biggest commission opera
tors in Fort Worth. 1t is evident that
the new sales company is likely to do a
whaling big business, right from the
jump. .,.4f
Handled $40 Cars.
In the last week in October the four
companies operating at Chicago, East
st. Louis, Indianapolis and Peoria,
handled 512 cars of live stock. OF
these East st. Louis ranked second
with 167 cars, and Chicago third, with
124 cars. Indianapolis led the process
J sion, with 1875 cars and Peoria market
ed 26 cars for the week, the larges
number in that market to-date. While
there is no comparison to be made be
tween Chicago and Indianapolis as tt
; live stock receipts it will be noted tina
: indianapolis led Chicago by II cars OF
; the week and the Producers compan!
! also led all the firms at the Indian
J apolis stockyards.
) 1t is interesting to know that tn,
) co-operatives have abolished the mem
: bership fee, and it is stated by tn
/ American farm bureau that the mem
: bership fees so far collected, will nov
be refunded. Any producer desirin
/ to ship to these associations, and VIII
3 will simply ask for membership caro-
) can now participate in the refund.
2 The growth of these sales associs
2 tions is very gratifying to farmer!
' Not only are the six here listed to b
4 counted, but remember there are othe
3 co-operatives in action, several c
: which are older than the committee O
l Is itself. Take Sioux City. Ia, Sout
! ST. Paul, Omaha, Kansas City and s.
I Joseph, Mo-, as examples. All of thes
, points have farmer or stock raiser CT
, operatives in the various stockyard:
Q And aside from the Producers ar
: three other farm cooperative concern
7 doing business at the Chicago and S
o Louis yards. Thus the idea has grown
/ None of these claim to be able to &c
one dollar carload more money tina
can the regular commission firms. Bu
n they supposedly do give the live stoc
s good care and do rebate a part of tn
e commissions pro-rata, depending o
5 surplus at the end of their fiscal year
l. after the sinking funds are provide
Il for AS thus far shown the rebate
Y at the end of IL months of operatio
e are likely to amount to considerabl
I, money, as a total.
Y Corn Exports Heavy
s. When We consider how much corn
# three-billion bushel crop represent
5. then figure our heaviest exports, W
s will come to the conclusion that on
t, exports figure but slightly in the price
1t on the farm, or in our primary ma
kets. 1t is now figured that our e,
ports of corn for this calendar yea
will exceed those of any year sine
1900, when we shipped little nor
! I than 100000 bushels abroad, as r
= ported by the department of agricu
? ture. So much is said from time [
= time about the foreign demand for OF
corn that one would naturally SUI
: pose the demand to be much heavier
u CuIIing Test Results.
The poultry extension workers
Missouri. and the results obtained b
{ the department at Mountain Grow