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Show Marketing Plan Is Urged for Valley Livestock cooperatives, get-together meetings and better conditions for farmers throughout Gunnison Valley Val-ley was the theme used by Walter H. O'iin, supervisor of agriculture for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad company, com-pany, at a well attended meeting held at the Relief society hall last Saturday evening. Mr. Olin gave a splendid talk for the farmers and it is regrettable that more of the residents resi-dents of the valley did not avail themselves them-selves of the opportunity to hear Mr. Olin. Merenius Beaurgard, newly elected el-ected president of the Gunnison Valley Farm bureau, had charge of the meeting meet-ing and following a few brief remarks re-marks introduced the speaker of the evening. "Cooperative marketing in many lines has proven a big lift and saving sav-ing to the farmers," said Mr. Olin, "and this is shown that the plan has worked out highly satisfactoryily among poultrymen, sugar beet growers, grow-ers, fruit and vegetable growers and other groups. If it can be done in this class, it can be done in the cooperative co-operative livestock marketing. The plan so long tried by one fanner seeking seek-ing a market for a few head of stock and endeavoring to secure the top price has long since proven a failure. Banding together of the little stock-raisers stock-raisers and securing the best prices has been proven the proper solution and by it., the small stockraiser is assured of better prices. -"What is most essential and which will insure a better price and create a more ready sale, is better stock" continued Mr. Olin. "Good (blood, good feeding and good care are highly essential in stockraising if one would seek top prices and ready sales. Follow Fol-low these lines and the small producer cannot lose." Mr. .. Olin stated that the ranges were not 50 per cent stocked and urged urg-ed a broader field in stock raising. He referred to the condition in the cattle market for the past, few years and said it proved highly disasterous not only to the big cattlemen but to the packers. Business men also suffered suf-fered with the farmers as a result in the price deflection, due to uncontrollable uncon-trollable combination of prices. Mr. Olin urged the farmers to back the valley industry the sugar factory and advised beet growing to the fullest extent. He stated that the water supply for the coming year gave .tassurance of a bountiful crop and urged every beet grower to plant ,to the limit, thus assuring a safe return. "A few dairy cows, several acres of beets, chickens, hogs and everything every-thing to keep the ground working and create an income is the road to success," concluded Mr. Olin. Before concluding he read a poem, parody on "Out Where the West Begins," by Robert Vance, as follows: "Out where the sun beats a little stronger, Out where they work about four hours longer; Out where they raise the corn and clover, But have nothing to show when the year is over That's where the west begins. Out where the mavericks bellow and bawl, i The farmer weeps at the long freight haul; For his returns will be most all fired small, With risks so great and profits none at all. That's where the west begins. Out where the farmers rave and cuss; But do not strike nor raise a fuss, As they pay for goods sold "Pittsburg "Pitts-burg plus," When things are in a gosh-awful muss That's where the west begins. |