Central Sheep
Growers Association Papers, 1930-1934 (Mss 249)
Scope and Content
The papers of the Central Sheep Growers Association consist of correspondence
of the association's secretary, W.F. Moore of Carrington, with the North
Dakota association's secretary, A.C. Bjerken, various forms and lists used
by the association, association news letters from 1932 and a paper about
organizing cooperatives. The correspondence in this collection address
marketing schemes like "National Wool Week", questions about the grading
of wool, distributions of payment to the pool members, lost checks, the
need for sheep growers to have any institution that hold mortgages on sheep
to sign a marketing agreement with the association, and the tying technique
that facilitates the best grading results. The collection also holds
various types of paperwork used by the association including several lists
of members of the wool pool, the weight of wool produced by specific members,
the amount of the checks issued to producers and even the number of bags
and amount of twine used to process the wool for shipment. Examples
of the different forms used by the association are included. The
"Uniform Strait Bill Of Lading" documents specific shipments of wool on
the railroad. Other forms included are the "Satisfaction of Chattel Mortgage,"
"Rider, To Be Attached to Marketing Agreement," "Grading Report," "Account
Sales," and "Wool Receipt." There is also a list titled "Foster County
Sheep Owners as to Assessors List for 1932" that shows how many sheep each
producer owns. The collection holds three newsletters published in
1932 by the North Dakota Co-operative Wool Marketing Association titled
Flickertail Wool Clippings. An article from the Grafton News and
Times dated 1937 explains the importance of sheep farming to the North
Dakota economy and is found in folder one of the collection. This
collection has been organized into three series: Correspondence, Paperwork,
and General.
The
Correspondence Series contains correspondence of the association's secretary,
W.F. Moore of Carrington with the North Dakota association's secretary,
A.C. Bjerken. These letters, which cover the time period from March 1930
to July 1934, reflect the focus of the association. These letters
are concerned with the marketing schemes of the association, the grading
of wool, distribution of payments, lost checks, the need for marketing
agreements with mortgage holders, and the best techniques for tying bales
of wool.
The
Paperwork Series contains forms and other paperwork connected with the
association. Included are forms titled "Uniform Strait Bill Of Lading,"
"Satisfaction of Chattel Mortgage," "Rider to be Attached to Marketing
Agreement," "Grading Report," "Account Sales," and "Wool Report."
This series contains several lists. These lists document members of the
wool pool, the weight of the wool produced, the amount of checks issued
to wool producers, and even the bags and twine used in processing the wool
for shipment by train. There is also a list from 1932 which documents
the number of sheep owned by Foster County producers.
The
General Series contains three issues of Flickertail Wool Clippings, the
newsletters published by the North Dakota Co-operative Wool Marketing Association.
The issues are vol. 2, nos. 3-4, 6 and 11, all in 1932.
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