Show FARMERS GREATLY PLEASED WITH RESULTS OBTAINED IN OPERATIVE cooperative CO WOOL SELLING wool buyers buyer inspecting clip of wool prepared by the united states department ot of agriculture more uniform prices for wool and a more dependable market us as ft a result of competitive bidding for tile alie community clip have resulted in marion county missouri where the local cobl crop has been sold in the bulk during the last two seasons last year 40 farn formers 1 pooled pounds of woo wool 1 while this year 67 far have disposed of pounds of won tile price received for the last clip iia cents it a pound for native nathl farst anti 60 cents for western long this price averaged at least 8 cents it a pound higher lhnn was bill bid by local buyers so BO that lint pooling enabled tile fa formers to realize more than by individual sa bales 1 es the farmers ore are greatly pleased with re stilts and indications tire are that many wore more will market their clips in neighborhood fashion how pool was organized tile tho county agent early in the year asked till all tho the banners In who pooled their wool last season whether they desired to continue the marketing practice similar letters were sent to others othera who were known to have sheep but who land had not previously pooled their wool subsequently tho the county agent letters to lending leading wool buyers of that section inviting them to wake make bids on oil the wool on or before the date judi bated for its sale another set eat of letters told the farmers where and when to deliver ilia tind also that they could obtain sacks and twine from tho th county agent at a cost of CO 50 cents a sack and 22 cents a pound for twine during the ilia time of wool delivery the county agent or some come member of the lie wool pooling committee was constantly present at tho the store storeroom A chipping tog tag was tied near the open end of each sack eack and on oil it was written the hie name naine and address of the owner ovner na as well all ad t umber of imich and which 9 data octo wrol writ tea tes at tile tho apo of a page in a small I 1 notebook dept by the c county olfria if agent the reminder remainder of ilia hie ango was vas left blank for tile the purpose of re recording cattling tile alio different grades ot of wool tile tha number of pounds of ench each grade anti anil thu tho price received A typical ango of 0 this le ts Is na as follows no 11 john blank palmyra atiat route 0 sacks 07 fleeces pounds western light fine at 69 lent cents i I 1 I 1 Wll pounds western Wet torn light short a at t sant S onto 11 ri N 33 Do couil 0 uil clear list native fart T at centa 1021 8 5 sacks at CO cents f aw 1 total 1 I i leos lea 04 i per or cent expense 11 91 balance I 1 I 1 ja committee members member assist four lilola were received find and on oil the ilia flay of sale finlo three hiroo of the hie bidders dilora bl were present und find made it personal examine tion of the wool before in their bids tile the entire committee duill tile county agent wore were present nil all lily still nicil after nil bids lind had been received they were find tile tho woo lv is sold bold to the lilg liest bidder all of tile following lay day was devoted to ilia wool anti ilia different grades that each farmer lind had delivered two members of the be committee took abe wool from froin sacks backa and assisted ilia pure litteer lit in determining tile ho grades er ales lio ilie third of lie did the ilia weighing and ilia county agent recorded the lie weights and grades erodes on the proper ange ot of tho the notebook the next step in tho transaction was to fand the total number of pounds of wool of ench grade and tilo tho total amount to be paid for nil all of it by ilia iho purchaser who guvo gave a check to alio committee for the ilia entaro amount tills check wits deposited in a local bunk bank to be drawn upon lit in remitting to ilia for formers As tho the last in ilia tile the minty county meent floured out what elicit member of tho 1110 pool should receive toi for lila his wool woof and peni ent it a check for file in amount tho mitt marketing expenses w wen cro prorated among the trivin bers |