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Excerpts: Objectives of the study were: 1. To show the economic importance of the livestock industry in Arkansas so that both farmers and business interests would fully appreciate the present status of the industry and its opportunities for further growth. 2. To determine trends in livestock production and production problems, marketing methods, marketing problems, and the factors affecting the livestock industry in Arkansas. 3. To show how and where producers were marketing their livestock, to find out their complaints as to marketing services and obtain suggestions for improving them, and to determine their interest in supplying volume and helping to finance a cooperative that might be established. 4. In the event producer interest was found in establishing a livestock cooperative, to outline the kind of cooperative needed and the steps to be taken in organizing a producer owned and controlled agency. This report covers results of the study. It outlines the history and economic importance of livestock, discusses livestock marketing and factors affecting the industry, shows what educational agencies have a part in the industry, reports on the status of cooperatives in Arkansas and on results of a survey of 641 livestock producers, and finally makes some proposals for all those interested in the livestock industry in the State to consider.