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Show CO-OPERATIVE MEAT CIRCLE Butchering Association Started Among Farmer In Ohio Community Meeta With Much 8uccee. Some years ago we started here a co-operative meat or butchering association asso-ciation among our farmera whereby we all get fresh meat at coat Aa aoon aa froata and cool weather cornea thia aaaociatlon begins operation, writes George W. Ilrown of Hancock county. Ohio, la the Farm and Home. Each of the eight farmers In the circle contribute con-tribute a fatted beef. When the flrat beef la butchered It Is cut up Into eight pieces aa evenly divided aa possible and each man takea a piece home. A bookkeeper Is appointed and a memorandum Is made of each piece. At the neit round ot killing each man gets a different cut When the seaaon Is over, which lasts two to three months or until pork killing kill-ing time approaches, each family bat consumed a beef and bas bad a different differ-ent portion each time and fresh beef at a nominal cost The circle was formed mutually and each man alms to be present and aid In the killing, help weigh up and settle. set-tle. Last year the price paid for differences dif-ferences In weight of pieces was eight cents per pound. Each owner of the animal butchered keeps the hide, tallow tal-low and offal. |