La Junta tribune., 1914-05-30


we have seen 4 new farm building or
any permanent repairs on old build.
ings or any other farm Improvement
inquiry invariably has revealed that II
had been added since the farm went
into the hands Of = purcasing tenant.
In other words. Meeghan and other
tenant purchasers feel now that In
making repairs or improvements they
are working for themselves. adding
value to their own property. where for.
merly any improvements made were
for the benefit Of the landlord for
whom they had no particular liking.
Farmers Views on ce-opsrstioa.
We asked him what be thought Of
the cooperative society and what use
he had made Of u. Before the coop
erative society was organised" he
said. 1T was dificult TO procure fer.
tilizers. While the department Of az.
riculture analysed the soils and
taught the farmers. by bulletin and
otherwise. the elements which must
enter into fertilizers II was absolutely
impossible for the tenant TO procure
Of the dealers fertilizer containing
these elements In proper proportion.
FertiliseFs we're high too"
Nov. ~ he explained. the co-opera.
tive societies buy the elements going
into the fertilisers and themselves
mix them In the proper proportions.
The cooperative association not only
guarantees the quality OF the fertilizers
furnished to their members. bot sells
them at greatly reduced price. That
they are better than the manufes puF.
chased Of the regular traders u <vi.
6sacsd By the actual effects upon The
eropo.
ceopsrssive Credit
Il Gas evident that In Meeghan's o.
timation the greatest benent 70 the
msmbers Of the local orsanisaiion 70
from the credit society branch Of Il.
The farmers In this vicinity had been
well taught and we're anxious 70 In.
prove their stock TO get bettes imple-
ments. TO use commercial fertilizers
properly compounded. TO plant better
seeds. Before the cooperative credit
association Was organized they were
unable TO do anything Of this sort.
Since the cooperative organization
has been In operation. however. Il 10
easy 10 get from the society . small
loan for any Of these purposes and the
farmers were Ia consequence steadily
improving their property. In other
words he seemed 10 think that the I'm.
provemenis In rural agricultural meth.
DDS which we see everywhere would
have been absolutely impossible with.
out this little local credit society.
MecghAn himself through loans Sc
cured Of the cooperative credit socicty
had been enabled 10 purchase biooded
stock and had bought improved imple.
mcnts and tested seeds.
We found upon our return 10 the VII.
lsgs that school was just closing and
Quinn went with ~ TO his home. which
although modest. vas ~ trim and com.
Portable - any village home which We
have ever been privileged 70 visit In
America. He talked freely Of the af.
fairs Of the society. showed ~ the
books and records and explained ths
mstho1s and practices employed IN the
eoepssaiivs coaduet d Tie bssiness.
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