Co-Operative Marketing of Live Stock A Success From the Start
The Co op Live Stock Commission company at Chicago stockyards led by the National Live Stock Producers Association has grown into eight terminal markets including East St. Louis and Indianapolis. Membership is $10 with no capital stock. patronage refunds totaled 40,400 dollars, about six dollars per car, and 437 feeder cattle cars were bought without commission. John G. Brown of Indiana serves as president with F A Simpson as general manager, guiding producer owned terminal associations to stabilize prices and reduce charges.
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Ealy
Co-opera‘ve Live Stock Commission Company
Chicago
Htundred Commission
Pas St. Louis
National
East St. Louis
East St Louis
Indianapolis
Perih
Baalo
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Cleveland
Producers’ Commission Association
Frst
Live Stock Producers’ Association
F. al Simpson
University of Tlinois
Texas Plains
Universty of
Ilinois
Urye
United States Bureau of Markets
John G. Brown
Indiana
Hinds Farmers Market Dairy Cooperative Success in Stephenson County
A pivotal dairy cooperative formed by Stephenson County farmers has improved prices and profits. The Stephenson County Marketing Company with 800 members operates a Freeport creamery, boosting milk and cream receipts weekly and supplying Chicago dealers and local consumers.
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Freeport
Stephenson County
County Farm Bureau
Fite Hundred Dairyrmen
Chica
Iscal
Wien
Bursan
Hamlin County Forms Potato Marketing Cooperative
Hamlin county jury bureau forms a cooperative potato marketing orientation. It erects two cooperative potato warehouses with facilities for grading sacking checking storing and loading on cars. Six jewel associations have been formed and virtually the entire potato crop of the county is handled by the organization.
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Hamlin Cow II
Seni
Dakota
Hamlin County
Juru Burely
Ohio Dairy Farmers Favor Co Operative Plan
Half of Ohio dairy products are marketed cooperatively with forty thousand farmers in nine major associations. Local stations rose to over fifty in twelve months, each handling about a ton of butter weekly. Cooperative oversight by the state farm bureau raised cream quality and boosted returns by two to three cents per pound.
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Ohio
State Farm Bureau
Ohio Plan
Efort
Minnesota creameries cut costs with weekly carloads
Savings for members and patrons of Minnesota creameries amount to 440 thousand dollars every seven days. The creameries operate asso ciated carloads of product weekly, with McGuire as association head. Each car yields about 100 dollars in savings while details on tolls and routes are limited.
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Nife
Minnesota
Acorn
Alt. McGuire
Compensations Distributed by County Farm Bureaus
The article notes that most of the compensation were shipped directly to other county farm bureaus on order. It references Macon County and Parm Bureau in a brief report about payments and distribution during the era.
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Macon County
Federated Fruit Growers Begins National Sales Drive
The Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers, Inc. started operations the second day of the year with salaried salesmen and 150 agencies reaching 70 percent of the U S population. The group absorbs the North American Fruit Exchange to create a nationwide cooperative marketing machine for apples, potatoes, citrus and other produce with executive offices in New York and Chicago led by J S Edwards of California as president and C E Durst of Illinois as secretary.
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Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers, Inc
United States
Chicago
South Water Street
Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Colorado
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Maine
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Cole Tady
Texas
Georgia
New Mexico
Florida
Pacific Coast
North American Fruit Exchange
Federated
The
Exchange
Co-Opera Itill
Tnc
Mittee
Apple Crowers
Federated Sales Agency
Arthur Rule
Mr. Rule
Farm Bureau a Dirt Farmers' Organization
A survey of county farm bureau presidents shows most have long farming careers averaging over 26 years. One member, though near retirement, has 45 years on a 30 acre farm and continues public service in various local roles.
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The
Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau
Farm’ Bureau
Pressef School Board
Aeriat A
Elevator Exchange Promises Prompt Pay Reliability
The Michigan Elevator Exchange reports over one hundred members in sixteen months and a business volume of six million dollars in grain hay and beans for its membership.
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Michigan Hietater Exchange
New Era in Rice Growing Through Co Operative Marketing Bureau
State farm bureaus promote cooperative marketing of rice in the South. In Louisiana the Rice Growers Association, formed late last year with 820 members, pledged 900000 bushels initially and 4000000 by year end. Early 60 percent advances funded by banks totaled 500000, with 1500000 more credit from New Orleans banks and War Finance Corp. Arkansas reports stronger revival as the Arkansas Rice Growers Co operative Association doubles in membership and 8 percent of growers market cooperatively.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
South
Farm Bureau Rice Growers’ Association
New Orleans
War Finance Corporation
Farm Bureau
Arkansas Rice Growers‘ Co-operative Association
Farm Bureau Expands Help to Michigan Farmers
Michigan State Farm Bureau's Produce Exchange at Detroit has formed 47 local associations in six months and averages $50,000 in monthly farm produce sales. It operates a wholesale commission house and carrot and jobbing business at railroad yards, the sole farm cooperative on Detroit markets. Last summer it moved 173 solid carloads of fruit and vegetables for members, often shipping beyond Detroit.
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Michigan State Farm Bureau
Detroit
Farm Bureau
Exchange
Farmers’ Co-Operative Association
State Farm Bureau
Michigan
Missouri
Arizona
Texas
Louisiana
State Farm Bureaus
Hoosier Farmers Plan Strong County Organizing Drive
The Indiana Federation of Farmers Associations outlines a county unit plan for commodity organizations. Each farm bureau incorporates, creates a marketing department, and signs producers to a ten dollar collateral note for loans and operating capital. After marketing begins, funds support a sinking fund and patronage rebates, with profits prorated to members quarterly or semiannually.
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Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
County Farm Association
Farm Bureau
Farmers Must Co-operate For Co-op Marketing Growth
Walton Peteet outlines cooperative marketing as the solution to agricultural price volatility. He cites California Fruit Growers and Farm Bureau Federation efforts to unite producers, finance, storage, and distribution, arguing strong leadership and skilled professionals are essential to successful co-op marketing.
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Walton Peteet
Amativan Farm Bureau Federation
Cme
California
Crower
Tuat Og
American Farm Bureau Federation
First U.S. Creamery Exports Batter to Cuba
A Freeport batch of Vita Gol ier packed in tins by Stephen County Mik Marketing marks the first time a U S operado creamery has shipped batter abroad to Cuba, signaling a new foreign market move for the company.
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Cuba
Vita Golier
Stephen County
Freeport
Til
United
Sates
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National Live Stock Producer Associations
Henry H. Parke
Sec
Treas
Coliina
F. M. Simpson
Hinds Farmers
Ohio Dairy Farmers Like Co-Operative Plan
Goek Hat
Board OF Aes
National Way
New York City
J. 5. Edwards
C. E. Durst
Mlinois
Se.atary
J. S. Edwards
R. Rule
Farm Bureau A
Dirt Farmers’ Organization
Co-Operative Marketing Bureau
Alabama Farm Bureau
Farme
Arrel of
Rema Beauties
Lawrence County
America
Cooperative Markete Ingidén
Ilanket
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