, 1926-03-24
MARKETING ASSN
CLOSES SUCCESSFUL
YEAR OF BUSINESS
Auditors Statement Shows Organi-
cation in Healthy Condition and
in Consistent and Business
like Manner

At the close of its third year of
active business, the Big Horn Co
operative Marketing Association, an
organization operating in the count
ties of Big Horn and Park, finds
itself in a very healthy condition
and with accumulated assets am
ounting to ~S14,33O.73. The as
ISOLATION is a non-stock and non
profiting organization, buying and
selling farmers needs and produce
on the closest and most practical
margin, and placing the business
of the farmer upon the highest and
most profitable plane.
During the period of the state
ment, which was for fourteen months
beginning January 1. 1925 and end
ing March list, 1926, the associa-
ton disposed of $3O6 ,614.O1 of
produce for the members of the
association, receiving higher prices
in every instance than could have
been obtained had the producers
attempted to market individually.
One of the most important pro-
jects of the past year has been the
Pui thoot VI al NIL anu StHtTd VI
flee for the association at Basin,
in the taking over of the plant of
the Big Horn Milling company, this
property was purchased at a very
low figure and during the last sea-
son Owe three million pounds of
beans have been cleaned and pre-
pared for market in the mill.
A saving of $1,50O.OO has been
made to the members on sacks alone
purchased. and in practically every
deal which the association makes
a profit may be shown on the
books.
During the past year fifteen cars,
or a total of 100000 pounds of
dressed turkeys have gone out from
the two Basin counties. as well as
four cars of live poultry. These
shipments have protected the To-
cal markets from being overstocked,
and the prices received have been
very good.
Sweet clover seed is another COM
modify which the Marketing or
ganization has handled. SOC, 900
pounds of the seed has been mar
keted to the best advantage, at a
price ranging from $40 to $500
the hundred weight.
Se~venty-five cars of hay has been
shipped to market. although the
marketing association is not push
ing this industry, feeling that the
growing of hay is not the highest
and most profitable class of farm
limo Tho fraiuht ;tnp, n1Dnn y,obny
the shipping If hay prohibitive and
and the association is endeavoring
to get it's members into more lu-
~crative lines of farming.
There is much which may be
said about the operation OF the Big
Horn Marketing association. 1t is
surely one of the most worthwhile
organizations ever launched in the
Basin, and much of it's success is
to be attributed to the manager.
o. R. Irwin, and to the able board
of directors composed of E. E.
Newton, of Cody, Leo Werts Of
Powell and Henry Wagner of EN-
blem. These gentlemen have Civ
en- much of their time and efforts
to the work of the association, and
it is through their work. and the
splendid cooperation they have re-
ceived from the members, that the
organization has prospered.
The association was started three
years ago. At that time there were
no funds provided to carry OF the
work, and the manager was forced
to his utmost to handle the business
of the organization. Since that time
there has accumulated gradually
quite a reserve, and it is the hope
of the organization in future years
to widely extend its activities n
be able, possibly, to make initial
payments to the producer for pro-
duce consigned for Yale.