The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, March 05, 1915, HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextAND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION 7 Getting Good Prices for Stock A GREAT deal has been said, much has been written, and not a little has been done to teach the farmer to Increase his yield per acre and the size of his herds. "More corn and wheat per acre," Is the I motto. "Save the calves" Is the watchword. In almost every county In the Union today thoroughly In formed men are telling the people that they are not producing enough, that the land will produce more, and how to get it. These same men, and they are good men and sincere, are telling the people that our flocks and herds are being depleted and that our farms and ranches must be re stocked or In the not distant future we shall want for meat and hides and our soil will lose its fertility. The steadily falling average yield per acre of corn and wheat on the older farms justified this warning to the people. It accomplished some thing, too. We now grow more wheat and corn per acre and the last Gov ernment report says the number of cattle has increased. As the work progresses we shall continue to grow bigger and better crops and to in crease and improve oufr livestock. And then what? Suppose we do pro duce more grain and feed It to that larger and better bunch of hogs? How are we going to maintain that increase unless we know equally well how to market? Marketing. The battle is only half won when the grain is produced and properly red to livestock. It's a long way to a satisfactory market, particularly With livestock. ' The marketing of grain is simpler. In many sections farmers have or ganized for the co-operative market ing of small grains. Many of their organizations are National in scope and contemplate the storing and hold ing of grain for better prices. In do ing this they have made a long step in the right direction and have ac complished much. But a proper sys tem of agriculture demands that a large portion of the products of the soil be fed to livestock: to conserve the fertility, of the soli and when cat tle, sheep, or hogs are finished they must be sold. Three Courses. When a farmer has raised a crop and fed It to a car of hogs, for ex ample, he must sell. Heretofore, and today, to a large extent, he has lacked directness. It has cost too much to get to the killer. A "One-Price" Policy That Won Out in West THE well-known slogan, "Buy Pa cific Coast Products" Is pro ducing a live inquiry on the part of the people, generally, as to the history of some of the Institu tions worthy of the consumers' sup port. People are not going to buy Pacific Coast products simply because they are made In the Pacific Northwest, but when a concern manufactures b product that not only competes with but equals that of Eastern concerns, it is certainly worthy of Northwest patronage, and when quality is com bined with selling methods of the best there is all the more reason why Northwest goods should be favored. There is perhaps nothing remark able In the fact that the Crescent Manufacturing Company, of Seattle, In the year 1895, was a feeble infant of the commercial world; that for a few years it struggled for its very existence and during hard times of '97 had its moments of despair; or that with the Klondike rush came a turn in the tide, and it took a firm grasp on life. Or is it remarkable that It has been growing gradually but steadily ever since, and the year 1916 finds it sending out an increas ing volume of baking powder, spices, extracts, teas, coffee, etc. In this there is nothing remarkable at all, for it Is Identical with the history of many best-known Western Industries, But in one respect the company is unique, and there Is the fact that vears ago It conceived and pioneered a plan that to its contemporaries seemed ridiculous, ine uresceni Comnanv developed a method of mer chandialng by which it proposed to cet a suuare deal for everybody the manufacturer, the jobber, the mer chant and the consumer, and to in sure getting this square deal it pro posed to sell goods at certain prices to maintain those prices to all buy' ers. large and small, and in turn asked all dealers to maintain prices In nplllne. Other manufacturers laughed, job bers Joked and retailers thought it might be a good thing, but were sure Three courses are open to him: (1) Sell to a representative of the big packer. (2) Sell to a speculator. (3) Ship them himself to the open market. Today most of the hogs are either sold the buyers for the packers out In the country or to speculators who ship as a business. But each year sees more men shipping their own stock. When a packer pays experts big wages to travel over the country un der heavy expense to buy his sup plies, he does it for just one reason because he can buy cheaper that way than be can on the open market In competition with other buyers. On the face of it then, when a farmer chooses the first course and sells to the packer's representative, he real izes less than his stock is really worth. Speculator Unnecessary. There was a time when the specu lator, the man who lived by gather ing up stock and shipping to market, was a necessity. Stock was scattered, shipping facilities limited, and experi ence was necessary to the successful handling of a load of stock. Today be is unnecessary. Any individual can easily get the necessary informa tion from the central market and get it weekly, and when on the basis of that information he goes to market, his stock will sell just as high as though he were the biggest shipper of the day. Salesmen sell the stock and not the man. Furthermore, the man with but 10 or 20 hogs Is just as well off as the man with a full carload. The open, competitive market Is also within bis reach. He can go n with his neigh bors and make up tnte load mark the hogs and go in with them. Get the Money Yourself. They will be sold, and weighed separately and each man get his money. More than that, he gets all the money. The man who finally busy them does bo because he pays more than any other buyer can pay, and nobody has had a profit for ship ping them in. And that Is the idea today to get all the returns that ac crue to the growing of a crop and feeding It to a bunch of stock. Un der present conditions there is no necessity for a division of profits along the line. Send your stock to a central market, make the packer buy in competition. Send it yourself and get all the money, it could not be done. The public wasn't Interested. But that was in 1895. Today the "one-price" system Is better known. The public under stands the wisdom of buying certain goods at a certain price, and enjoys the knowledge that such goods can be purchased as cheaply In the small town store as in the big city empori um. The public having recognized the advantages of the system, the jobbers respect it,, and the list of manufacturers who have declared for the one-price system as the only fair one in merchandising, is growing apace. . - That with the maintaining of uni form prices the business of the firm has developed to its present volume, is unquestioned indorsement of the Crescent idea. But further than this, and in witness of the general growth and importance of the maintained price policy in the commercial world, is the fact that this principle in mer chandising, conceived and developed in theWest, has spread to the East. It has grown to practically National Importance. In his annual report Secretary of Commerce Redfield re-; ferred to the "one-price, pointing out that Justice to the consumer more than to the manufacturer, depended upon knowledge of the truth ana proper solution of the questions in volved in the system of "price main tenance." President Wilson, some time ago, appointed' an inquiry as to the merits of the system. Bound by their common Interest In the maintained price system of mer chandising, there is an association of business men of all denominations, numbering among Its members mauy of the greatest industries of the coun try, as well as small merchants and retailers, all believers in the "one price" system. , The infantry "Goose Slop." Now that the German army is so much in the spotlight considerable at tention Is being attracted by the fa mous "soose step" of the infantry. In this the right leg Is stiffened at the knee, on the forward movement, the toe extended. Then the leg is dropped stiff to the ground. Some speculation having been aroused as to the purpose of this seemingly fatiguing step and what possible use it might be in military operations or marches, military ex perts, both German and American, answered the question recently. This step to the Germans is known as the "parade march." The English and Americans dubbed it "goose step," because of its similarity to the strides of the barnyard fowl. The "parade march" is used only on occasions of review, when the troops desire to pay honor to some dienltarv In a stand tbev are passing. The step is started just before the stand is reached and when it is passed, so that it is continued only for 40or 50 yards. American troops turn their eyes toward the reviewing stand, this ac tion having superseded the old cus tom of "presenting arms." No other army has a step similar to the "goose step." How did it originate? Ah, that's a puzzle! Germans in Washington who are familiar with the Btep say it has been in use bo long they do not know. Washington Post. How to Get a Better Price for Your Stock At present you sell to a ship per. You get the test price be is willing to pay; a price that allows him a liberal chance of making a handsome profit. That may come to you If you will make the effort. Why pay the shipper to do for yon what you can do for your self? There's no trick In ship ping your stock direct to the Portland Union Stock Yards; all you need to do is to get In touch with a reliable broker, willing to handle the several interests of community shippers with the same care given the shipment of the regular middleman. We firmly believe that a pro ducer Is entitled to the best profit possible. If we can be of service Write ui tot detalla. Stock Editor Oregoa, AVnhlnirta, Idaho Farmer, 408 Orrconlnn Building:, Portland I WE ARE CASH BCYERS FOR 1'OUlt POULTRY, EGGS, VEAL AND BOGS. NO COMMISSION. Highest Prices Always Try Us PATTERSON CO M Froat Street, Portland, Or, Reference: Northwest National Lank. Every time you buy from advertisements in this paper you help to make a better paper. 540 Egg Size "Pioneer" YOU BE THE 1 ' JUDGE I JUBILEE HATCHERY I. M. JIOl.mtOOK. Prop. 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