The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-01-10
STATE COLLEGE
WEEKLY LETTER
81 Co-cp Ashn's

OF coop ASnnS
Bozeman, Mont, Jan. 7.-Coun.
ty extension agents do not take
active part in the operation OF
cooperative marketing associations
but GA of such associations in
Montana sponsored by extension
agents did a business of more
than three and a quarter million
dollars in 1929, according to a
report by Fred Bennion, county
agent leader. These cooperative
marketing groups are located in
"a counties, have nearly 1900
members and last year Melted
savings totaling nearly $500, 900.
The extension-sponsored cooper
alive associations handled beef
cattle, hogs, wool, lambs, poultry,
eggs, alfalfa seed, potatoes, grain
and miscellaneous products. Thir-
teen organizations dealing in beef
cattle and hogs did a business of
more than $500, 900; eleven wool
growers associations sold nearly
a million dollars worth of wool
and lambs; and IA turkey mark
citing associations : handled pro-
ducts valued at more than a half
million dollars.
The Power Elevator company
of Teton county handled $40, 900
worth of grain; the Saltwater
County Wool Growers association
sold more than 100000 worth of
wool and lambs, and the Montana
Bean Growers association of Vel
lowstone county did a business
of nearly 100000. Other organi-
cation doing a business of more
than 100000 last year are the
Pondera Poultry Growers %associ-
alton, 1897, 900; the Nashua Farm
ers Produce company, $4,000,
the Lake County Livestock Shipp-
ing association, $121, 900; the Te-
ton County Livestock Shipping as
sociation, sos, 900; and the Mad
ison Valley Wool Pool, $780, 900.
Valley county has six coopera-
tive associations with a total of
S72 members and doing a business
of $4,000 in 1929. Sanders, Te-
ton, Blaine and Gallatin counties
each have four associations; and
Pondera, Judith Basin, Lake and
Park counties each have three.
Teton county led in volume of
business with a total of $483,000,
county was second with
1878, 900 and Saltwater county
with s357,S5S.
A report on similar cooperative
marketing activities in the state
1927 showed that there were
a associations with 4,237 mem
oers, doing a st,795,0O business
1t a saving of about $4,000.
LAST year there were 81 a~ssocia-
ions, with 1898 members, saving
100000 on a $3~,370,000 business.
Farm and Home Week
With faint rumblings eminating
rom Washington which observers
is the beginning of a ma
ion wide storm c~entering around
he activities of the Federal Farm
Farm and Home week at
Montana State College, February
rs, should be the scene of more
han usual interest for farmers
md stockmen of the state. Accord
ng to j. c. Taylor, director OF
he Montana extension service,
me of the important features OF
he weeks sessions will be the
.ddress and discussions of Will
A. S~choenfeld, regional direct
+ of the Farm Board.
While the Farm and Home |
yeek meetings dealing with farm !
GARD matters are not expected to
rouse controversy, this feature
f the program carries with it
interest that promises to set
new attendance record for the
nnual gathering of farmers and
tockmen at Montana State col
sge. In a general address, Mr.
.choenfeld will discuss the organ
policies and plans of the
arm Board, and in group SEES
ions with stockmen, wheat grow
rs, potato growers and poultry
he will take part in round