Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-25
NEW IDEA OF COOPERATION
u VIII Do for the Farmer What Cor
poration Has Done for Business
People Work Together.

tBy w. c. PALMER, Agricultural Editor.
North Dakota Agricultural College)
Corporation Is the method Of mod
ern business organization. BY this
means several people put their money
together so as to gain the advantage
that comes from a large amount Of
capital. The building. equipment and
running of railroad, for instance. re-
quires more money than one man has,
20 many people put in their money
In some cases thousands. The build
ing and equipping Of factory usu-
ally require more money than the
one starting 1t possesses. BY others
putting In their money the factory
is made possible. In one sense the
corporation 10 a cooperative affair.
1t is many people working together
with their money for the good Of each
! other.
The corporation does not lend IL
self so well to the organization of
farm business. but the underlying prin-
ciple OF the corporation. that is. CO
operation, is admirably adapted to
farm affairs. In this case 1t will not
be only money that is put into the CO
operative affair but it will be the pro
ducing of farm products, marketing
farm products. social life. credit. good
will. education.
In the producing of farm products
there are two ways of cooperating
cooperation in the growing OF some
one crop. as potatoes. producing Of
the one variety. working towards q
high standard of quality so as to
make the locality known for that one
particular kind and quality OF potato.
In stock raising grow one kind Of
stock of high quality so as to make
the locality known for this.
The other way of cooperating In
growing the crop is the cooperative
ownership of machinery that is ex-
pensive and not much used. as silage
cutters, potato planters and diggers,
traction engines. sires. etc.
Where there IL cooperation in pro-
duction It win not be difficult to bring
about cooperation in marketing such
products as potatoes and butter. and
In buying such things as machinery,
binder twine and coal.
Cooperation in education Is being
worked out through the consolidated
school This is being further devel
oped through farmers clubs, where
farmers exchange their experiences
and observations. The social life. and
religion need to be closely united. The
church should be the leader in the
social life. The denominations should
come together and agree as one
church and make that a strong ons
instead OF having several weak ones
Farmers could wen cooperate II
the establishing OF credit association
or at least In borrowing money. l
farmers had an organization and thii
, would stand back of loans. there Il
no reason why money could not be sc
, cured for lower rate OF interest.
, Cooperation will do for the farme
, what corporation has done for busi
|. ness. The marvellous development o
, modern industry and business coul'
: never have come except as a result
' Of the corporation, which enables
! people to work together, or. II 20
4 please, to co-operate-likewise raj
I Id development will come In farmin
/ when proper use Is made Of co-opers
: ton. Each one working by himsel
p will not get far, either In business o
e in farming.