Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1931-11-12
MARKETING OF STATE LIVESTOCK IS
ASSISTED BY FEDERAL FARM BOARD

ieNedi lnat a considerable proper
ton of the Montana's livestock
and agricultural products is mar
keted through agencies of the
board.
One of the principal obiectives
of the Agricultural Marketing act
Is to assist farmers in building a
marketing system which they
themselves will own and operate
IN their own interests. In assist
ing cooperatives the farm board is
taking great care to see that they
have sound financial structure and
operating policies. State colleges
and extension forces, vocational
agricultural teachers and other
agricultural agencies are cooper
ating with the farm board in its
work in Montana.
Producers of livestock in Mon
tana are served by the Intermoun-
tain Marketing association at Den
yer, Colo. an agency of the Nation
al Livestock Marketing assoeia-
ton. During the five month per-
iod of 1880 this association handl-
ed for its members 134,91S head
of livestock. In addition to oper-
atlng a livestock sales agency on
the Denver market the Intermoun-
tain offers its members direct
sales service from ranch to feeder.
Thousands of feeder lambs have
been marketed direct from the
range to the Eastern and Cornbelt |
feeder during the past year.
Has Credit Body
The Intermountain Association
also has set up livestock credit
corporation, capitalized at $780,
J0O, which is furnishing financial
service to its members in Montana
md adjoining states.
In addition to livestock market
I'd through the Intermountain
Livestock Marketing association a
portion of the cattle
md sheep from Montana moved to
markets in the cornbelt.
'rodueers patronizing such mar
lets as Chicago, St. Paul and
SIOUX City may be served by men,
er sales agencies of the National ,,
livestock Marketing association
peratlng on those markets.
Wool growers in Montana are
erved by the Montana Wool Co !
peratlve Marketing Association of c
lelena. This association received !
pproximately 10,486,075 pounds
t wool or about 80 per cent of !,
he 1881 clip. Growers signing !
marketing agreement with this '
ssoelation are eligible to a pre- i
hearing advance on their wool. Q
lso a commodity advance on their 0
ool at the time it is delivered to a
le association.
Grain growers of Montana are
9rved by four regional members
Farmers National Grain cor
central sales agency of v
lie grain cooperatives which has t.
eadquarters in Chicago. The por- a
on of the state west of the con- tt
mental divide is served by the Il
orth Pacific Grain Growers of c
pokane, Wash. The eastern por- c.
on of the state is served by the tt
Union Terminal associa- a
on of st. Paul, Minnesota, the L
orthwest Grain association Of
Minneapolis, and the NorthDako- tt
montana Wheat Growers asso- ?
alton of Grand Forks, N. D. The T.
merican Wheat Growers associa- g
on also operates in the spring =
heat area, but its activities have 5
IT extended into Montana to any u
rye extent. ?
Loans have been made by the .
ational to all of these regionals 6
Id in some cases the regiona1s =
ave made loans to the local asso- =
ations. The services of these re- $
onals are available to practical !,
every farmer in the state either -
rough membership direct, or by =
embership in a local farmers =,
evator association.
Help Turkey Growers "
Farmer members of the North n
n Montana Turkey Growers as t.
'clation and the Southern Mon tt
ma Turkey Growers association
ave been benefited from the Ag- :
cultural act through assistance 81
ven to the regional turkey sales m
sency, the Northwestern Turkey a
rowers association. In Septem- CT
r, 1880 with the aid Of the farm W
'ard, 60 turkey pools in Montana, ry
dorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, W
ashlngton, and Utah, which 81
rmerly operated in competition &C
lth each other, were federated ci
to this regional. More than four in
illion pounds off dressed turkeys tt
ere marketed by this sales agen- re
during its first season of oper- fo
ION. This constitutes about 40 in
II cent of the turkeys raised in
e area. sc
A survey has been made of the dl
lslness of the Farmers Union g;
Operative creamery at Billings, ke
ID assistance has been given this as