Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-01-19

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Cn-operativ % >n,eaus the ,u1oiou 81 ths
's0tforts q anumoor of people tor their
oomm0n good. Successful cu-operx.
ton. just like suCoe>sfoj home life. Re!
qutreo.. on the part Of each individual
interested, moro or lese forebearanco
i and some modification Of one.s ideas
''of absolute Individual independence.
put 1t 10 worth while. 'r.5:
a co operative Dairy Breeders Al.
nclatton has been organized IN Doug.
las county, and successfully operated
Tor two years. Many advantages can
% secured, through cooperative breed.
Ing OF this kind, that the individual
oannos afford. Better siros can ne
secured; eires can DO proved a. 70
Worth. and after few years OF oper-
alton only s'res Of known value need
There is little: do7bt but that 90.
operation 10 one OF the great forward
movements ia the c,untry today, Tue
pest example We have of CO, OPERATION
10 that Of the family: In the family
We ftud all individuals working for the
common good. OF course, it is i'm
possible to carry this ideal relationship
20 al! OF ones neighbors; hut the more
nearly this same feeling of helpfulness
and generosity can tie duplicates, the
more successful will q cooperative en-
terprise he. :
Inc best suggestion We can offer to
any community IS that they organize
"a Farmers Club if they have not
already done SO. The Division of
agricultural Extension and Farmers
institute Is ready at all times to assist
In the organization of such clubs, and
{" help make it effective when Or
Canned. Each month a set of timely
toplcs. with refe' ences as to sour ces Of
information. IS sent to each organized
c!ub In the state, known to the extern
sion division. Secure extension
bulletin No. I and ''go ahead''
careful study of the situation in
d'cates that cooperative laundries in
connection With c"-orerative ceaneries
may reasonably DO expecteu within the
next few years. 1t appears that the
total COST Of a laundry equipped to
wash and drv all Of the clothes Of from
lOO to 800 families need not exceed
IS, OO0: and THAT the total cost of
operating such laundry, including 10
per cent depreciation, per cent in
rterest. fuel, labor ana loss of clothes,
need not exc ed $500. It sucn a
laundry were serving $50 families. the
Cost would ba approximately $24 per
family per year, or so cents per week.
Subtractlng from this the cost of fuel,
soap and machines, now used doing
the washing on each farm, 1t would
seem that the amount the women Of
the farms now save by their heavy
labOr in washing Is ridlculously small,
only $40 to Sis per year for the average
family.
Cooperative marketing of eggs IS
another branch of cooperative effort
that has given very satisfactory re-
suits. Mr.. Alfred CARLSBAD of Dassel,
in describing the Dassel Egg Market
ing Association, has the following to
say: 1--WE started the association
with SIXTY members; we now have
eight. During tue past eight months
the association has handled %, 600
dozen eggs. It has paid for these
81, $40. or ~ cents per dozen. AZ the
regular market, the same eggs Would
have brought approximately s., 300, or
II cents per dozen: a difference of
81. $40. $3.50 divided among seventy
farmers equals $s2 for each. SO each
member has received $22 for going to
the small expense and trouble Ut plac-
ing better quality of eggs on the
market.