The Harrison times., 1914-04-18

the price being paid by the co-opera
tive concern. Many Of the farmers
were led to accept the price. This
might have been expected. Outside
buyers simply increased the price un
til they had drawn off from the co
operative association a sufficient mum
ber OF members, so that the concern
became a failure. Immediately upon
its failure the outside buyers dropped
the price and the famers we're just
where they were previous to the or
ganization of the society, AS a pre-,
ventive of this situation every Danish
cooperative concern pledges each
member to deliver to 1t his full out
put.
The Laborer Farmer.
The greatest care is taken upon this
farm to protect the quality Of the
milk. The veterinarian Of the coop
erative society visits the farm every
eighth day and inspects the cows, the
barns, the equipment, and the feed
Every tenth day also the milk is test
ed for butter fat. A record Is kept
and each cows history Is fully record
ed, It being possible in this way to
weed out the poor cows. The mem
bers OF the cooperative organization
are also under the strictest obliga-
tions to report Immediately any slight
indisposition OF the COW and to sepa-
rate the milk OF the indisposed COW
from the other milk
Contamination Of the milk as well
as the spread of any disease is thus
we'll guarded against, When the milk
is to be used for hospital purposes or
infants food the diet Of the COW Is
further limited, so that all feeds
which tend to taint the milk even
slightly are excluded. The cows are
tested more frequently for disease
and are kept under closer supervision.
All milk is cooled as soon as 1t leaves
the COW and all bacterial growth
checked
Imported Women Laborers.
There are upon this farm fifteen
Polish girls who are comfortably
housed, we'll fed, and paid a living
though moderate, wage, 1t must be
noted, however, that they are import
ed laborers, and are not in any sense
immigrants. They do not come to
make a permanent home in Denmark
but coming in March and April, they
return to Poland In November or De-
cember. The stay in Denmark is
usually limited to from seven to nine
months. II Is estimated that each
year about ten thousand farm hands,
many Of them women come into the
country for the busy season All
agree that this importation Of labor
Is beneficial The farmers themselves
are loath to put in their time on the
hard hand labor necessary In raising
many Of the root crops which are 80
important in this part Of the country
and are glad to get the cheaper for
eign labor when II presents Itself
Quality Of MIX,
Again we proceed and this time
pick out what Is evidently a small
farm, The owner OF the farm, which
Is only about six acres In extent, Is
one OF the eleven drivers employed
by the local creamery, 1t being his
duty to collect the milk and return
the cans and skinned milk each day
to the farmers, His duties are not
extensive, his wages are moderate,
and he finds II necessary to depend
largely upon his little farm for Bus'
tenance. He has recently bought
three Of his six acres, borrowing the
money for the purchase price from
cooperative credit society which IL
aided by the government His interest
is at the rate Of three per cent, per
annum, In addition TO which he 10 pay
ing each year a small installmont up
on the principal llo had In eaBh
when he bought the farm only ten
per cent. Of tho purchase price, but he
capitalized his character, az Ia posSl'
bio here and made the purchase
q farm laborer ho under
stands thoroughly the principles or
tho soientifc farmer, He appreciates
tho value % rotation OF crops, the noe
esBity for fertilization and all methods
Of conservation OF tho fertility Of tho
soil.
Upon tho next farm live m elderly
couple who own three acres from
which they obtain tho major part OF
their living, although tho farmer
sponda some OF his tine In making
wooden Shoes which ho sells at q low
price and from which he obtains only
a meager amount, In the adjoining
house we found d farmer who had
about four acres, lle ekes out his
support from tho farm aided by a lit
tic salary received for acting M Soc
rotary Of q local cooperative steloty'
None OF these three small farmers
are at present wholly dependent upon
the farm although each Ia looking for
ward 10 tho time when ho can secure
n little moro land and thus become N.
dependent OF tho outside earning Az
realize that good farming methods arc
necessary 10 SUCCESS, All are loyal 70