The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-09-15

ana the amounts SO advanced Shall
be deducted from the amount due
the feeder under the terms of this
agreement.
initial weight will be weight
as outlined in P. 1. Final weight
will be selling at the market gain
with the difference between these
figures. ~,
5-That the gross proceeds of the
sales of all lambs shall be divided
between the feeder and the ranch
er.
(a) The first deduction from the
gross sales proceeds to be
an amount equal to 8 cents
per pound on the initial
weight. This amount to be
set by the rancher.
CO. The second deduction to be
6 cents per pound for the
gain put on by the feeder
for all lambs selling in the
shipper or packer top" class
ification. The market price
of the lambs shall be the
price for the gain on all
lambs failing to make the
shipper or packer top"
grades. This deduction to be
set aside for the feeder.
Co The third deduction shall rep
resent the rail transportation
costs, the marketing costs
and a charge of 10 cents per
head for supervision of feed
ing by the rancher.
(d) After making the deductions
under a, b, and above, from
the gross sale proceeds, any
remaining proceeds shall be
divided 90 per cent to the
rancher and 40 per cent to the
feeder providing IS per cent
or more of lambs sell in
shipper or packer top" class
ification. In case the percent
of.dambs in shipper or pack
err top" grades falls between
rs and IS per cent the divis-
ion of remaining proceeds
shall be 70 per cent to the
rancher and 80 per cent to
the feeder. In case less than
IS per cent of lambs make the
shipper or packer top" class
ification, all of remaining
proceeds shall go to the
rancher.
cit is further agreed: That til
tie of said lambs shall remain at all
times in name of the rancher.
THAT the rancher shall desig-
nate the time or times of market
ing, marketing point, the commits
sion house through which the
lambs are marketed, or the pack
ing house to which the lambs are
Sod, and will market said lambs
only through reputable commits
sion firm or firms or direct to pack
ers. .
8-That if the feed which will be
fed to said lambs is mortgaged, the
feeder will secure the signature of
the mortgage to the release of
the mortgage attached to this
agreement.
In general the above clauses rep
resent the terms of the contract. A
few minor additions are also in
the contract but the important ones
are those listed.
The contract is one under which
he feeder stands good chance Of
his feed to good ad-
vantage. At present ranchers are
not greatly inclined to accept this
contract and only limited num-
Der of lambs are coming into Min
nesota but as the marketing sea-
SON progresses it is almost a GER
;ainty that many lambs, will come
n on contract with the credit, con-
lition as it, exists.
Farmers and feeders interested
n feeding lambs under a contract
should get in touch with the county
Agricultural agent, st. Cloud. A
large number at least double
lecks or 1000 head, must be fed in
Zach county to warrant supervis-
on by the rancher.
Stearns County Should Be
Represented
Stearns county does not have a
Jingle flock owner enrolled in the
poultry record project conducted
ZACH year by Cora Cooks, extension
pecialist in Poultry at University
farm. There is room for a sub
tantial number of poultry flock
,wners to take advantage of the
good to come rom such a project. =.
A large number of poultry men
over the state are enrolled in this
,ropect each year. Each cooper
ator who enrolls is asked to take
IN inventory of the number of birds
IN hand at the beginning and end
If each year. A record of receipts
and expenses is kept. The daily
gathering of eggs is recorded each
lay. Each month a report is sent
in on a blank furnished by the ex-
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