Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-07-12
tNHM COOPER NTIoN

I., .Nt,urIt,lN cultivated areas OF
.o.,u,ru California has ever tailed to
u.t, th, comfur,aui, bom,. Jh, we'll
cultivated fields th, v,u 1uI, fences
.urruuud.u4 tnr property. tu' ,uu-
.r,t, irrigation dIt.u,. sud tu' tuuu-
sand aud one other Httl, evidences 90
uru,prrt. tbai shoa the farmer. have
u.ou,, t1 spend iur h, mNurl,s ~
uO, coo ,,I OIL. uot lu mere u,.cs1-
Tics
Nut -o lpuE ago brs, ih,uss ser"
NOT kuowu aud tho attractions uf the
Golden state consisted mainly oi troop
l,a ,,R,tatiou ana ylma,, Mostly
0imat, Th' change from a hud "i
comparative POVERTY due Co q muld-
uiety of evils. with untayorahlo
freight rates and o,orproduction ~
crops 10 the forefront b. due lu the
main TO one thing corporation. The
Two words. producers associations.
ten the tai" oi the TRANSPORTATION.
when Things got too warm tor the
growers TO stand Individually they
united on IA, ancient American plan
of United vc stand, divided thc com
mission men get us" Believing that
they could 1T least stand little long
cr when banded together, thcs banded
Then the bands began 10 hire man
agcIs that really could manage.
bought supplies in big lots aud dis.
trbutcd them TO the association mcm-
beers at loW rates. had the moral cour-
age to change crops when IA, man
ayers told them there was an over
production ln some one line. graded
their crops into CLASSES aud guBran-
tced each class. bought the crops Of
individual members undu a contract
guaranteeing certain price for siuf;
raised according e. directions fur.
nishcd by und seed supplied ny tho
WYFg.iatI"n. aud began 20 get rich.
They have been getting rich ever
since. And their example has been
copied wherever II has been found
that farmers need cooperation IA any
considerable degree or where any see
ton seems specially suited for the pro.
duction of a special crop.
Rocky Ford ~ an example of the
iatter Rocky Ford raises oanta-
l"upcs. aud has raised them $50 well
and advertised them so much better
most ot the good cantuloup,s placed
uu thu eastern market many of them
produced in New Mexico. In ,uus6
qucuco vc view with respect the 70
naucIai proportions being rapidly a.
tanned ny Rocky Ford cantaloup-
growers
Now II So happens that the Es,ar
ca farmers have placed their feet
upon the ladder which leads To- sim.
iar fame and afnucncc. aud the a.tl-
rl' by which they hope 4, attain such
heights s none other than tho hum
u'c cabbage
They are going to form cabbage
al'''f - tH"''' hAi'lIt AfII fNfiN IllN
vus, acrcas, hc may seed 10 cabHag,
What ho must do to ni, crop and when
hr shall harvest il ANA then the ae-o- .
citation is g0ing 10 son 10 for him /
10, item OF directing tn, cuIuya-
Uuu ui the crop is one that is ot spec .
.iai Importance go tho cooperative .
mrm,I Th, association as body
.u 'mpl"l uu expert who can direct /
DO, growing of amy product 10 o much .
better advantage, than any individual
farmer Beside that mo- urmcr can
obtain such s~r,ic, as such AN expert I
gives tor the very simpl, reason chat
bee cannot afford ." employ such 4 |
msn But the associations can md I
do, and the farmer keeps pr getting /
valuable information aud bigger
.rops
Es'unuia valley farmer. have none F..
"' th, objects Go combat with witch /.
ta, "arl} Cslifornians Vcr, confront /
'd They have mo- guo,sucr against |
in' commission men who sold and |
bought tn" california CROPS tor ug-
ur,s 81 their own making Thog arc
not. az yer, the Golden state farmers. |
compelled Co produce and SCH top 1
quulit. crops for SECOND quality price.
ia order to sen a. all There is DO I
railroad discrimination against an, OF |
them. But there are whol. lot Of
mighty good reasons Why thoy should |
combine for greater results Az ths |
CaliiOrniaus have done
These are the facts that hy oombl. |
nation they can buy farm supplies N
adsultics ana effect sn cconom. |
they can make 40 carload Of produce
al ans time To- season aud mVo freight. |
bosids delivering their gupds IN ttc
best Of condition. which would not bo
the oase n individuals held their
PRODUCE until each could make 90
shipment tho marketing ~ produc.