30 BULLETIN 1019, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
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Broadly speaking, however, it may be said that broom corn moves 
east from the producing sections of the Southwest, as does also the 
bulk of the Uhnois crop. Investigations indicate that about 75 per | 
cent of the crop west of the Nesta pe moves through the Kansas 
City and St. Louis gateways, a large part of which moves via 
Wichita, Kans., for diversion. It is estimated that about 15 per 
cent could move to advantage via Memphis, Tenn., and Galveston, 
Tex., for distribution to southeastern sections. Galveston appears.to 
be very favorably located for handling coastwise shipments from 
Texas and Oklahoma. Much of the Oklahoma crop, however, moves 
east via Wichita to Chicago and interior points, because of the pres- 
ent importance of Wichita as a concentration and diversion point. — 
Practically all movement from country points is in carload lots, 
and only during the last of the marketing season are less than car- 
load shipments made. At that time eee are sometimes unable 
to obtain carloads at certain points, and consignments are made to 
neighboring factories by the growers. 
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PRINCIPAL TERMINAL AND MANUFACTURING POINTS, 
Most of the principal terminal and manufacturing centers to 
which broom corn is shipped in carload lots are as follows: 
Amsterdam, N. Y. Lincoln, Nebr. Philadelphia, Pa. 
_ Atlanta, Ga. Mattoon, Ill. Pittsburgh, Pa. , 
Baltimore, Md. Memphis, Tenn. San Francisco, Calif. 
Chicago, Ill. New Orleans, La. Seattle, Wash. 
Cincinnati, Ohio. New York, N. Y. St. Louis, Mo. 
Cleveland, Ohio. Ogden, Utah. ~ Tampa, Fla. 
Davenport, Iowa. 7 Oklahoma City, Okla. ‘Wichita, Kans. 
Indianapolis, Ind. Paris, I]. 
The bulk of the broom corn grown each year comes to these mar- — 
kets. Large manufacturers frequently find it to their adv antage — 
to concentrate their purchases there until neéded, but stocks of — 
dealers find their way to the sales floors, from inchs points they are 
distributed throughout the year in carload and less than carload 
shipments to factories. 7 
The principal country and terminal markets and manufacturing — 
centers to which large quantities move are shown in the accompany- 
ing map (fig. 6). 
COOPERATIVE MARKETING. 
The success attending cooperative activities in connection with the 
marketing of broom corn has so far been somewhat disappointing 
to growers. Perhaps the greatest cooperative activity has been in 
the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Development in the broom corn — 
business in this district has been rapid. High prices. stimulated — 
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