The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-01-31

DAIRY MEETING MONDAY
On Monday evening the CONNER
cial club rooms were packed with
people In response to the announce
ment that plan would be presented
for getting dairy COWS into the COM
mounity for sale to farmers in lots
of one or more, cows that were
selected and purchased by experts,
to be sold to the farmers without
profits for handling.
H. d. MacCosham explained that
= fund Of $4,000 could probably be
raised among the people of the town
and country, to make q revolving
fund for the purpose. Form .
corporation to operate without pro-
hts, act in connection with farm
bureau and agricultural experts to
buy the cows in dairy districts.
where there Is q good stock to select
from, and sell for part cash and the
balance on monthly installments.
The persons wanting to buy will
I'LL out the application blanks fur
nished for that purpose. and they
will be passed upon by q board Of
inspectors, who will determine it,
merit by considering whether the ap-
plicant is honest, whether he has .
record for paying his obligations,
whether he has livestock and how he
treats them. whether he has feed
and shelter and whether he has gen.
orally been steadfast and industrious.
He must already have had some ex-
perience with cows. and must be the
owner of two or more cows and al
ready succeeding in his management
Of them. His application will show
whether he wants to buy cows that
will be producers from the start or
heifers that win come into production
later, and Of what breed. The ami
mails will be purchased accordingly
and deposit of SIS or $40 for each
COW applied for in the application,
will insure the mans attendance 1t
the distribution to complete his part
OF the deal. At the sale each COW is
numbered and the buyers of that
breed and class Of cows draw num-
bers by lot. Then II any of them
want to trade among themselves on
account of individual likes. they can
do so on the spot. They give title |
notes for the cows, and the note |
form gives the corporation the right |
to declare the contract forfeited and
to take back the property at any
time the COW is not properly treated,
or the payments not being made in
good faith. The buyer contracts to
apply one-fourth of his milk checks
on the payment of the debt,
the income from his other two or
more cows being subject to share In
tak fy{o h. II x~x{I1 80 |
bring aid to everybody that needs
who are in the habit of helping
Those who have no
cows at all may need this help more,
but this corporation will not be
launched to take the risk of supply
ing cows to those who may or may
1ot take proper care of COWS when
hey get them. The risks will be
enough at best and this is con-
'idered a reasonably safe plan and
will bring enough COWS into the
country SO that others who need ]
hem will be able to buy of their [
leighbors instead of having to go to s
Instant states as these will do. The ,
took will probably be bought in 6
and Wisconsin. The {
lrought conditions in Wisconsin last 7
ear made a shortage of feed and {
ows are selling little cheaper on E
hat account. G
AS the money comes back into the
reasury 1t will be used to buy more
ows for distribution on the same
Ian. The farm bureau will attend
o much of the office work for the s
ompany and the county agent and u
Their agricultural workers will give h
1uch council and advice as to who n
re good farmers and COW men, and a
rho among the young people have +
hown proper interest thru club
'ork and proved themselves subjects N
Dr. consideration as the plans de- el
elOp thru future years, for it is ex- Il
ected that this COW company will n
perate for two or three years, or d.
ossibly longer, before the original HI
lpital will be returned to the people n
no furnish 1t. The directors of the
wv company will try to handle the
lsiness so that the people who fur
sh the capital can be paid per
mt interest for the use of it, but r.
ere will be operating costs that II,
q hard to estimate and II only the IN
incipal is repaid, and the dairy Of
lsiness is successful, most of them a
III be satisfied. RI
A number OF speakers addressed in
e meeting briefly and then COM sil
Iffooo woro appofnfod ~ hau{r ~. -