TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART V 379 



The Committee recognized early in the year that owing to the 

 size of the organization and the importance that would attach to 

 its activities, great caution should be exercised in advocating 

 nothing but what good judgment would endorse, and in order to 

 develop a program of work that would in a measure reflect the 

 sentiment of the membership standing committees were appointed 

 as follows: 



Marketing and Transportation 



Cost of Production 



Supply and Demand 



Education 



Legislation 



The Marketing and Transportation Committee recommends : 



1st. That a specialist be employed to study terminal market 

 problems and endeavor to w'ork out a plan for co-operative mar- 

 keting, and also make a study of all factors that enter into price 

 fluctuations and now operate to disturb the stability of market- 

 ing. 



Acting on this recommendation the Executive officers in co- 

 operation with the Corn Belt Meat Producers' association em- 

 ployed C. L. Harlan, w^ho will make a report on his activities to 

 this body. 



2. The committee recommended that the greatest encourage- 

 ment be given to the organization of local co-operative market- 

 ing associations. This work has been carried on through the 

 Secretary's office, and splendid encouragement and help have 

 been given by the Agricultural Extension Department and the 

 Agricultural Economics Department of the Iowa State College. 

 As a result of this work the Federation of Iowa Live Stock Ship- 

 pers has entered into a mutual working agreement whereby the 

 latter has allied itself as a part of the organization and we are 

 now giving to that organization the fullest protection and sup- 

 ervision which they in turn recognize as being helpful while re- 

 taining their identity. 



3. The committee further recommended that all possible 

 assistance be given to shippers in procuring cars during the car 

 shortage. 



With this thought constantly in mind the Secretary lost no 

 opportunity to reach out in every possible direction in order to 

 render service along this line. In order to get results we neces- 



