Page Sixteen 



THE I. A. A. RECORD 



December, 1922 



Sorrells Tells Advantages 

 of New Livestock Co-ops. 



Livestock Growers Must Shoul- 

 der Responsibility For Develop- 

 ing More Efficient Distri- 

 bution System 



44TN revamping our livestock ma- 



■■- chinery in Illinois," said Sam 

 Sorrells in a recent radio address 

 over Station KMOX, "we have found 

 that larger marketing units such as 

 those serving an entire county or 

 parts of three or four counties, can 

 meet competition because: 



"1. They can make frequent ship- 

 ments. 



"2. They can ship regularly. 



"3. They can grade livestock at 

 home and ship graded loads of one 

 species. 



"4. They can use double-deck 

 railway equipment, and in other 

 ways economize in the handling of 

 livestock. 



"5. They can provide full-time 

 management by a man whose en- 

 tire time is devoted to a study of 

 the chief markets of the country 

 and their peculiar demands. 



"6. Livestock can be moved in the 

 most direct and economical way to 

 the particular market or outlet 

 where it will command the highest 

 price." 



Mr. Sorrells, president of the Illi- 

 nois Livestock Marketing Associa- 

 tion and I. A. A. director, discussed 

 recent changes made in the co- 

 operative marketing setup in this 

 state. He appeared as I. A. A. feat- 

 ure speaker on the regular Monday 

 noon farm program over the St. 

 Louis Station on Nov. 14. 



New Units Elstablished ,■ 



"Within the last year or two in 

 Illinois, county marketing units 

 have been established in Cham- 

 paign, Vermilion, Shelby, Iroquois, 

 McDonough, Knox, Coles, Edgar, 

 and Macon counties," he said. 

 "Others are in process of organiza- 

 tion and the demand is still com- 

 ing from various sections of the 

 state for similar work. In each case 

 these larger marketing units are 

 serving the territory previously 

 served by from five to 15 small 

 shipping associations." 



Speaking of the organization of 

 the State Marketing Association 

 Mr. Sorrells pointed out that its 

 purpose is to correlate marketing 

 work of the district co-operatives, 

 to assist in standardizing methods 

 of handling, of grading, and ac- 

 counting, to regulate the movement 

 of livestock to market according to 

 demand; to bring to each district 

 or county unit the full benefit of 

 the experiences of other units, and 

 to assist each district co-operative 

 in finding the markets or outlets 



for livestock which will return the 

 highest net price to the grower. 



In conclusion, said the speaker, 

 the livestock farmer is recognizing 

 as never before his responsibility in 

 building an efficient distribution 

 system to get the livestock to the 

 processor and on to the consumer 

 at the lowest reasonable cost con- 

 sistent with the quality of the prod- 

 uct and service rendered. Co-op- 

 erative marketing success is a long- 

 time program and to achieve its 

 ends and aims members must con- 

 tinue working together during bad 

 as well as good years. 



IKariiQeting 



The cattle market, reports the 

 National Livestock Marketing As- 

 sociation, as of Nov. 15, is still 

 greatly depressed by large receipts 

 of top yearlings and an excess of 

 heavy short-fed steers. This has 

 weakened the entire market and 

 has resulted in an extremely wide 

 spread in cattle prices for this time 

 of year. . The outlook is favorable 

 for some improvement by the end 

 of the year and for substantial re- 

 covery by the late winter, coming 

 largely from a strong feeding de- 

 mand and reduced supplies of fed 

 steers and butcher stock. ,-/:•• 



Many yearling heifers and medi- 

 um grade feeder steers now look 

 favorable for the March market. 

 Also many of the better grades will 

 find their best market at that time. 

 The fall market a year from now 

 is expected to be best for choice 

 steer calves, best lightweight year- 

 ling steers and good and choice 

 fleshy steers taken out next spring 

 and early summer. The late spring 

 and early summer appears to be 

 the period for the cattle feeder to 

 avoid next year. Next summer it 

 will be well to have light to medium 

 weight steers and have them well 

 finished. 



The hog market continues in a 

 seasonably weak position. The sup- 

 ply is centered in the early market- 

 ing areas, which means relatively 

 large supplies during the balance of 

 the year. Storage demand on the 

 part of packers, however, is ex- 

 pected to be reflected in some price 

 improvement by the end of the year 

 as short supplies in the late winter 

 are generally expected. The situa- 

 tion is now favorable for fully fin- 

 ishing hogs and the holding of the 

 lighter weights for the February or 

 March market. 



feeding lambs into the Corn Belt 

 has been greatly curtailed. In 

 general, the situation is favorable 

 for the lamb feeder, but with the 

 western feeder taking a slightly 

 larger proportion of the crop, the 

 situation indicates highest prices 

 during December, January and 

 February, slightly the reverse of 

 last year. 



The eighth unit of the Illinois 

 Livestock Marketing Association at 

 Paris, Edgar county, handled 31 

 cattle, 30 calves, 1,577 hogs, and 53 

 sheep during its first month of op- 

 eration in October. 



The State Marketing Association 

 handled during October 227 decks 

 of livestock from its affiliated as- 

 sociations. 



The Indianapolis Producers re- 

 port that 1,180 different truckmen 

 are now hauling livestock regularly 

 to this co-operative commission 

 firm. The ten in Illinois bringing 

 the largest number of consignments 

 to the Producers rank as follows: 

 Wiley Ikemire, Jasper county; Fred 

 Q. Payne, Cumberland county; Cecil 

 Roberts, Douglas county; Chas. E. 

 Burkett, Edgar county; William 

 Ramsey, Shelby county; Chas. Mc- . 

 Clain, Effingham county; L. W. 

 York, Douglas county; Everett 

 Toppe, Champaign county; O. L. 

 Bradford, Douglas county; and F. 

 E. Knight, Coles county. 



Old Time Parties Beat 

 Depression In Effinghann 



Substantial reduction in supplies 

 of lambs is in sight for the next 

 few months as the movement of 



"Farm prices may be at a low ebb 

 and hard times with us, but the de- 

 pression is not preventing us from 

 having a good time in Effingham 

 county," says Farm Adviser Geo. H. 

 Iftner. 



A feature article in the Decatur 

 Herald of November 21 quoting 

 Iftner reports that more than 350 

 farm folks in Effingham county are 

 taking an active part in planning 

 and executing entertainment for 

 the 11 Farm Bureau community 

 units in that county. Most of these 

 are young people, many just above 

 the 4-H club age. 



Community meetings are held 

 monthly in each district. Programs 

 are arranged and most of the talent 

 furnished by members of the com- 

 munity units. All sorts of games are 

 played. There is plenty of music by 

 local pianists, fiddlers, and ban- 

 joists. There are folk dances, relay 

 races, and other features to provide 

 wholesome fun at little or no ex- 

 pense, j" ■' V^"' "-' ■ ,';. : 



The old songs and dances, the old- 

 time parties are the best means of 

 bringing our folks closer together, 

 said Iftner. Our larger meetings 

 bring out from 500 to 1,000 people 



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