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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1915)
""""T T ' 1? IIOME AND FAmi MAGAZINE SECTION Marketing: of Livestock liV STOCK KDITOIt. ..nr.ir-inrv rcHiilts obtained Tbv the various co-opcrntlvo ns soclations in marketing grnln .id: mtiu. leads many to uouovc fbat something might bo nccom ?..i.x.l (lirnhcll t 10 U80 Of HkO lnClh Si in marketing livestock. Hut up ? i the present llttlo of n thorough :..... t,n been nttemptcd. Ono ns- r-.i9ilnn In Wisconsin bcuiiib to lmvo M. .nrrnssflll nntl 18 llblo to SI10W L satisfactory and tangible ro- !... nn 43 cars of stock Bhlpped n I: Jinm n not gain of 10c to 15c per hundred can bo shown over sell- The grain nnd fruit organizations luve for their object tho control of the entire output nnd, ultimately, tho delation oi uiu i-w. -. - livestock growers and feeders nu othcr object Is In view nt least for the present. Livestock Is marketed, the wholo rear through- Stock Is put on food Jn be finished at a certain dofinlto tlnio and when that time conies and the stock Is finished thcro 1b Just ono thing to do and that Is to soil. Tho problem to solvo under these condi tions Is to get tho last possible dol lar at that time on tho open market. Tiiat market will be governed by demand and supply. (((ting to Market. To many tho steps in getting to market aro familiar, but to thou sands of small feeders it looks llko a big undertaking. As n matter of fact It Is simple. In the first place, get In touch with tho mnrkot. Get a weekly market lottcr. Then ns tho time approaches wrlto to your com mission firm, describing your stock and sajlng what you expect to ship. They will gladly give rellnblo Infor mation and advice Tho next thing then Is to order tho enr for n cor taln date. When that day comes load the stock nnd consign it to tho firm that Is to handle it. Oct In the cabooso nnd go with it. You will find upon arrival thnt tho railroad has advised the firm handling tho btock ns to when it will arrive. They will bo there to re ceive It nnd enro for It from thnt time on. Men with dally cxpcrlcnco will feed and water In n wny to got the best possible results ns to tho fill. Finally, thoy will bo sold by an expert In their particular line. A man who knows their wortli nnd, what Is more, who needs thorn nnd who will pay most. When sold tho stc'k Is driven to tho scnlc and welshed by n disinterested party. Dut ono thing remains, then, nnd that Is the check. Tho commission firm will deduct nil chnrg03 nnd Issuo the check. Now It seems that with matters so simple there Is no good reason why any man should not ship his own stock. Ho ran, nnd oventunjly ho will. Then why tho shipping nssocln tlon? An association will servo two purposes. Wny to Co-npcnitc. First- It will provide for n man at nominal expense, to accompany each load to market, nnd thus savo time for those who nro too busy to so. Second It will provldo for tho small producer, tho mnn with but n few head who, under any other plan must sell to a speculator. Ills stock can go along with that of Klo neigh bor and realize for him its nctunl worth. An association of this kind needs no hard and fast organization sim ply an effort among Individuals to get together for better results. Tho next time you lmvo a part, ot n enr of stock to mnrkot, call up your neighbors and seo how long it will take to find plenty of stock ot somo Kind to nil in. ion will bo surprised to find how many of them nro anx ious to take ndvantngo of nuy op portunity to got full mnrkot vnluo for what thoy havo produced. It bo longs to them, ' To Know 1 Hf Good Crackers I v" JU ' Wit. !l'K5M x:. RESV tV-V-s.'fV ; Kff'. i ' J"VViv K"!!if' ;" Look for this package on your dealer's shelves. You may be sure that it contains fresh, crisp, well baked, and delicious soda crackers.' Pure, wholesome and appetizing. Perfection Sodas are "different." J Dealers throughout Oregon will gladly supply you with these splendid "Oregon Made" crackers :-A FAS m m x. m ... ;.:! fg& m Lt: & ?.(( 'J . M $$ splendid "Oregon Made" crackers M fflMlPjttNC Coast Biscuit CqMH jftjjftl PORTLAND, OREGON gjfJtt Livestock Is the Money Maker 0 Oreen 1'ecd for CIiIcIk-iin. Washlnston Star: Keep tho onts Wonting nppnrntus going nil tho time at tlila season of tho year. If a flat Is used, keep tho trays of sprouts coming on In succession. Tho hens can't lmvo too much ot this feed, In reason, during tho wlntor months, It's n groat ogg inducer, and it economizes feed. After onts nave been sprouted In tho trays onco w twice, scald each tray out with bol ng water to which a llttlo for malin has been added. One-tonth of J Per cent, of the formalin Is n strong "JJJS" solution. If formnldehydo is a, tho solution may bo ono-hnlf f.J,pr cent- Th,s wl Prevent the formation of mold-in tho trays nnd tno sprouting oats. NT: need bo much ot n seer or prophot to foroseo tho tro- mendouu demand tho world will mnko on America for food suppllos during tho noxt yenr or two. The problem Is how to moot tho demand. Tho high prlco ot heat now ruling and likely to prevail for somo tlmo will boost tho wheat acreage. Tho Winter wheat ncreago already sown cstnbllshcti a now high record, with nearly 40,000,000 ncrcs, and no doubt tho Spring acreage also will bo proportionately as largo. Dut wheat-growing la moro or less of ii spcculntlvo business on account of wcathor uncertainty, so tho farm ers who wish to. play safo will con tlnuo to dopond upon diversified crops, nnd thoso who go In strong for livestock and dairying will bo tho surest of good profits. Tho prices of livestock aro high and bound to contlnuo so for somo time, regardless of nil efforts to Increase tho supply. Tho bankers throughout tho North west have now been nctlve for sov ornl years In tho work of promoting tho livestock industry and helping tho farmers to get more nnd hlghor grndo stock. Summing up tho livestock problem, W. K. Drlggs, vice-president of the Northwdstorn National Dank of Min neapolis, recently enld: It Is not a matter ot trusts or com. blnntlonn, notwithstanding that Is what tlia Fodernl Government bgan to look for when Drat tho fact became npparcnt that thcro was not meat enough to eo around at old irlee. It Is not a combination of cattlamen, or butchers. It Is tho Inevltablo working out ot economic laws. Legislation can't Krow cattlo. Insofar as wo can educate peoplo to tho situation and Influence tho pro ducers, wo may check the trend and even restoro former conditions In part. Dut lawn cannot bring It about and If tho years ot tho Immediate future show tho trond continuing, oven hlithor prices than nny yet heard of will havo to bo paid by moat caters. Tho slmpla fact Is that tho country, for several years, has not been producing meat enough to go around. Marketing of calve In ono of tho great ovlls. Uow to check It Is a problem. At South Bt. Paul, for ex ample, of total livestock receipts for tho last three years, nearly 23 per cent has been calves. Tho farmer who Is dairyman finds It less troublesome- to sell the calves. This has been a factor of adverso effect for several years. It Is likely to ba especially bad now that nrlces of farm products, corn espe cially, aro so high. Thcro will bo less Inducement to tno farmer to reeu ins stock. I am not pessimistic on tno outlook. On the contrary I think, much can be done. I look for tho recent Govern ment roport to tnko Its place as ono ot tho most Important of Its hind. It makes plain to all who may care to study It, and many will study It with tho groatest Interest, tho causes for tho higher meat prices, with fuctx nnd figures. It tnaUcM It apparent that wv havo to produce moro cattle, cat Icm moat, or pay higher prices for It. It is then n problem to bo solved not by legislation, but by co-operation botweon tho farmers and tho bankora and other business men. Tho prosperity of this great North west Is closely linked with tho de velopment of tho livestock Industry. Tho days of tho great cattlo ranges aro past and tho possibilities for llvo Btock on tho ordinary farm of diversi fied crops aro shown by tho groat stnto ot Iowa, alio leads all other states, according to tho United States census reports, In tho vnluo of tho livestock on hor farms. Tho figures woro $393,000,000 in 1010, which Is about 25 per cent greater than ovon tho vast stnto- of Texns can boast, with all Its rango country. In cidentally, it tr.ny bo mentioned that rccenl roports ot tho Department ot Agriculturo give Iowa tho first plnco In tho value- of all farm products, at $353,000,000 por nnnum. Illinois being second at fS 19,000,000. Edi torial tn Commercial West. Method. "I suppose," said ono wife to nil othor, "that you nevor argue with your husband." ' ' .' "Only when ho is mending a ))unc ture," was tho reply. "When he Is thoroughly Irritated, ho makes a much bottcr job ot It." i-!H