West Liberty History 1838-1938

Source: One Hundred Years of History
* Commemorating a Century of Progress in the West Liberty Community * WEST LIBERTY, IOWA
CO-OPERATIVE SHIPPING ASSOCIATION

This association serves as an important link between the livestock producer and the important livestock markets, and is now in its twentieth year, and under the management of L. L. Birkett, who suceeded Robert W. Brooke, Sr., two years ago. Mr. Brooke had served as manager since its establishment.

The office is on railroad ground adjacent to the stockyards and affords convenient loading for the livestock of its 200 members living within a radius of about twenty miles.

As would be expected in this section, hogs head the list of shipments with cattle second, and sheep a strong third.

The peak year was 1929 when cash receipts amounted to $750,728.00. The first five months of this year there have been over 100 car loads shipped, with a return of $15,000.00.

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