Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-06-10
FARM BUREAU NOTES
Farmers Clubs

Liberty, Tuesday, June 10, at 7:3o
o'clock.
Kasson, Thursday, June II, at 1880
o'clock.
Elk, Friday, June IS, at 1880 o'clock.
Farm Women's Clubs
Nestorville, Tuesday, June Is, at
200 o'clock.
Carlin, Wednesday, June l6, at 200
o'clock
Kasson, Thursday, June II, al 200
o'clock
voIga, Friday, June IS, at 200
o'clock
Lost Greek Farmer Lands Cooperative
Shipping Plan
1--WE need a cooperative shipping
association for lambs at Lost Greek"
said E. H. Bond, Lost Greek farmer,
who is one of the Country's leading
beef cattle and sheep raisers, and
owns a fine farm about four miles
from Lost Creek.
Mr. Bond called upon the Telegram
farm editor Friday afternoon, and
spent a busy half hour with MIN. His
pleasant smile is good to look at and
he is evidently in love with his occu-
patton and wants to see Lost Creek,
which he claims is-the greatest ship
ping point for beef cattle in the state,
grow as it is capable of growing.
Enquiries concerning beef cattle
are increasing of late" said Mr.. Bond,
(which will indicate that the sale
conditions will soon see turn for the
better. Sales have been pretty slow
partly because of high freight rates
and partly because dishonest dealers
who are now out of business flooded
the local market recently with over
fed cattle which they sold at loss.
II attended a meeting at Jacksons
Mill last month, at which some of the
officials Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company were present. The
entire meeting was confined 10 dis
cussion of the possibility of lowering
freight rate on livestock shipped out
of the state Practically no progress
was made, the railroad man standing
pat and saying that a decrease in the
rates would be impossible"
Mr.. Bond says that he raises moth
ing but HEREFORD cattle on his farm.
He says they are good wrestlers"
meaning that the Herfords are the fin
est grazers in cow-dom, and are at
home on w. Vas. rugged pastures.
although the grass has been rath
er short this year in Harrison Coun-
ty," says Mr. Bond, "the. cattle do not
seem to be suffering any from lack of
pasturage. The grass must De very
rich in nutrition. The rains Of this
week should help the pasture grass
immensely"
The Lost Creek cattleman express
ed great confidence in cooperative
shipping and told of two or three
experiences that he had encountered.
Il had a dandy bull which a number
of buyers had tried to purchase"
said Mr.. Bond.
However, | decided | would sell
him comparatively with a load leaving
Wolf Summit about that time. Just
before going to Wolf Summit with the
bull, buyer offered me $1,000 for
him, saying that I couldn't get any
more than that for him on the market.
"Well, I'll risk it this time and if
get fooled, I'll know better next time,
told him.
81 shipped the bull and received a
total Of $500 on the deal, or $1,000
more than if I had sold to the local
buyers.
Because there was no shipping
point here last year for sheep, | de-
/ cided that rather than send my lambs
to Wolf Summit for shipment, would
sell them to local buyers.
81 have estimated that had l ship
ped my lambs, l would have realized
I over $500 more on each head than
received from the local buyer.
/ Cooperative shipping Of livestock
has meant lot to Harrison county III
less than two years, and it can mean
great deal more. Last year $780,,
i 10000 worth of cattle alone were
shipped comparatively from the county
and this year indications are that the
amount win suparcede that Of last
year.