Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-02
NEWS NOTES
Cooperation

For the third successive year CO.
operative marketing leaders, inter
ested farmers, and students from all
parts of the country will spend four
weeks studying the principles and
practices of farm cooperation. The
American Institute of Cooperation
will hold its sessions this year at
Northwestern University, Chicago,
beginning June 20. Similar sessions
have been held during the past two
summers at the University of Penn
sylvania. and University of Mime
sofa. The sessions this year are the
most conveniently located for the
Ohio farmers of any yet held, ac-
cording to the notice received at the
office of the Morgan county farm
| bureau. Ohio cooperatives and farm
organizations have furnished part of
the finances necessary to provide for
! the school, and several Ohio leaders
are to lead discussions at the school,
! The faculty of the institute is
drawn from both the officials and
managers of leading cooperative or
ganizations of the country, and from
staffs of colleges of agriculture, says
L. B. Palmer, president of the Ohio
| farm bureau federation, and vice
president Of the institute. Both the
theory of cooperation and the actual
practice will be given by the two
groups, he says, giving an opportun-
ity for students as well as officials
and members of cooperatives, to hear
discussions on all phases of the top
ic. Among Ohioans on the program
are E. G.. Rector of Williamsport,
well known in cooperative livestock
marketing circles; George Henning
of the rural economics department
of Ohio State University; M. l.. How
ell of the poultry producers coopera-
tive association, and Mr.. Palmer. An
exhibit of wool grades will be sent
by the Ohio wool growers coopera-
tive association for display during
the session. Next years session is
already scheduled for California,
Ohio leaders are urging farmers of
this state to attend the institute this
year.
Farmers must wait still longer for
any freight rate reduction on fer
tilizer, according to word received at
the county farm bureau office from
officers of the Ohio farm bureau fed
Grafton at Columbus. A case before
the Interstate Commerce and Ohio
Public Utilities Commissions, once
announced as settled so as to give
these lower rates, has been reopen
ed by the interstate body, for fur
ther hearing.
The complaint on present ferti-
lizer rates was brought by the traffic
department of the federation more
than two years ago. At public hear
ings evidence was brought before the
commissions, to show that rates
on fertilizer in this section are high
er than those in the south and south
west. Early this spring it was an
nounced that lower rates, amounting
ordered by the commissions. Fol
lowing the announcement railroads
through the middle west asked for a
re-opening of the case, and this was
recently granted.
Farmers of a number of counties
are planning to pool their orders for
mixed mill feeds for next fall and
winter requirements, through the
farm bureau organization. Pooling
of orders allows purchase of ingredi-
ents for the feeds during the sum-
mer months when prices are usually
lower, say hackers of the plan.
II. +. Eaton, County Agent