Show FINE POULTRY RECORD MADE Satisfactory Results Reported From Number of operative Co-operative Shipments Ship ments In Arkansas by the United States Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Agriculture The Poinsett county Ark agricultural tural agent and home demonstration agent report satisfactory results from froma a number of operative co-operative shipment shipments of ot chickens marketed by farm women during the early summer Shippers listed their poultry in tb the same manner man man- ner ncr as Is employed where hogs or cattle cattie cat cat- tle tie are shipped operatively co using Monday l as shipping day All AU the poultry poultry poul poul- try was ms shipped by express from CC i to miles mlles to the Memphis and StLouis St StLouIs StLouis Louis mn markets A total of ot 1573 pounds of was loaded at the shipping point IE It July the total weight at destination oD was 1411 pounds the aggregate tt shrinkage in transit amounting to 16 pounds or an average of per cent The cost of marketing including express ex press commissions coop expenses etc but not inclusive of ot shrinkage was 44 cents a pound while the cost of marketing marketing mar mar- a pound Including the drift over the railroad was Hens 75 cents cocks 63 03 cents and springers 8 85 cen cents ts The total gross sales amounted to which left a net r return turn to the shippers of after the shipping expenses of were deducted The market value of this entire shipment on the local market was only so 50 that the net gain through cooperative cooperative co oper marketing aggregated ora or 01 ora a total of 34 per cent Twenty-one Twenty shippers participated |