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Farmers' Convention.....1933.

Council within the past year. The membership has been increased by
giving each supporting organization a representative, elected for a one
year term. Traffic protection has been enhanced by the securing of a
regular police patrol. An elm tree was planted on the school grounds
during the eminently successful George Washington Bicentennial program
arranged by the Council, which was most admirably worked up under the
supervision of Mr. Bancroft. Protection from undesirable projects is
being sought by zoning plans, which, however, await state action before
completion. The report was adopted.

The first speaker on the regular program was L.T. Skeffington,
manager of the newly formed Eastern Livestock Growers Cooperative
Marketing Assoc. He depicted most interestingly the progress of that
body since its opening the first of August. The necessity for the
formation of such organizations has been very great in the Midwest, where
the movement had its inception and where alarge portion of the livestock
is now thus marketed. Altho only $6,000 of the total $25,000 capital of
the local organization was paid in at the time of its opening for business,
credit was established early, and now over $20,000 has ben subscribed.
Only a small loss was sustained during the first five months, when total
sales amounted to $314,000. The cattle and lamb crop had been largely
disposed of before the opening, total sales for the period being 4700 of
the former, as well as 600 calves. It is aimed to improve the very poor
veal market. In the whole program, it was emphasized, no vain expectations
should be cherished of livestock priced obtained by the association for
its patrons being more than the actual values inherent therein. Satisfaction
should result if low spots are taken out. Mr. Skeffington pointed out
that Maryland has only furnished 11.6% of the receipts in Balto., while
Virginia has 52%. Many feeder cattle are raised in the southwest portion
of that state. Prices for such animals are so much out of line with those
obtaining for fat stock, that purchase of them thru the association is
not urged this year, tho hopes for the next marketing period are
entertained. The fact of only 60 stockers and feeder being moved this year shows