, 1927-05-25
THEGROWTH OF COOPERATIVE
MARKETING IN Wy MING

was to further develop in that sec
ton a better market must be Sc
cured. Accordingly he induced
poultry buyers from Omaha to come
an and compete with local shippers,
the former finally purchasing the
turkeys at &c per pound above any
previous offer. Again in 1928 the
1Agent brought. in buyers and inr
duced his farmers to sell coopera-
lively and approximately $13, 500
worth of dressed turkeys were mar
keted at an estimated saving to the
growers as the result Of such ac-
ton Of $2,550.00. BY 1924 the
advantage of cooperative selling be-
ing fully demonstrated, a commit
tee of growers composed Of one re-
preventative from each community
was organized to handle the mar
keting of the turkey crop, the
County Agent acting in an advis-
airy capacity. This committee did
very efficient work and three car
loads of dressed birds were market
ed. AS the marketing season of
1926 approached, the need of a
definite marketing organization was
realized by a majority OF the grow
lers and steps taken to perfect the
same. The result was the organi-
cation of the Wind River Coopera-
tive Marketing Association with 80
members. 1t handled one car of
Thanksgiving turkeys at 37c per
pound, the highest price ever re-
ceived for turkeys in Fremont coun-
Ity and two cars of Christmas tur-
keys at 38cs In 1926 the organf-
cation increased it's membership to
200. handled two cars of Thanks
giving and almost two cars of
Christmas birds. The association
is now incorporated. has a compul-
sary5 contract with its members and
is altogether an efficient business
organization. j
Cooperative shipping of dressed
turkeys has been carried on In
Johnson County for three years,
the shipments being assembled and
handled through committees of the
growers with the assistance of the
county agent. Each year the
amount of business has been nearly
double that of the former yeaI
and the need of a definite market.
ing organization of the growers I.
do the work in a businesslike wa,
became apparent to all concerned
1t was finally decided to organic,
along the lines laid down by tn,
State Law for cooperative market
ing organizations. The Contra
Wyoming Poultry Association wa
finally brought into existance.
constitution xas adopted, board o
directors elected and a marketinI
contract adopted. One car load O
turkeys marketed this year. Thi
organization not only will marke
turkeys and chickens will fune
ton in purchasing feed and othe
supplies needed by poultrymen.
The Converse County Dairy AS
ISOLATION is an organization of tn,
dairymen of hat County to pro
duce and market milk n cream
IL has been operating since 1923
Il had its Beginning with a meetin:
Agents office in DOUGLAS when AZ
ter considerable discussion. fiv,
men agreed to COOPERATE IN birin.
: a truck to gather up the milk IL
the LaPrele community, and shf,
IL to Casper- AT first a good dea
" Inc Agents time was taken IL
hclping he dairymen 10 soerfec,
their orsanization to fmprove tbei,
pry1fices. expand their -operations
secure better stock. Improve tbeh
housing and equipment and TO 90
cure a marketing contract Ths
Association IS now on a GOOD sub.
stantial basis. is -incorporated ans
handles its own affairs a. 4 busi.
uessrike ways1 Durfns the fiscal
wear ending November s0tb. 1e2s
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