The Harrison times., 1914-04-18
Danish Farmyard
Co. Operative Farm
Products Marketing
How 1t Is Done in Europe and May Be Done
! In America to the Profit of Both
! Farmer and Consumer
| MA
DAY AMONG DANISH FARMERS
BY MATTHEW S. pUpeEoN.

the milk. This results In constant
Improvement in the breed Of cows
since the members find 1t profitable
to keep only the best breeds.
The farmer escorted us through the
farm to a stubble field whore the cat
tie were grazing. 1t must be remem-
bered that In Denmark cattle are
never pastured behind fences as they
are In the United States. Every COW
is tethered with a chain about twenty
feet long.
Each COW is fitted out with thin
canvas blanket and thus protected
from flies and other annoying Insects
The increase In milk production when
the COW Is thus freed from all disturb
ing insects Is said to be very consider.
able The COW is spared every exer'
ton. She is not required to walk
any long distance even for her water,
but II Is hauled to her The water Is
stored and carried In big horizontal
tank much resembling our street
sprinkling wagons to which is attach
ed q smaller open tank, 30 that the
COW is enabled to drink as the tanks
are drawn along the line,
Fertility Maintained.
This farmer, and in fact every far
mer whom we have interviewed dur.
ing tho entire day, seems to have a
very thorough knowledge OF tho rota'
tlon of crops On this farm the plow
land Is divided into nine fields among
which the crops are rotated accord
Ing to carefully considered and we'll
defined schedule, Natural and com
mercIal manures are used, the farmer
having had the soils OF his various
fields analyzod 30 that no may know
what Is needed for each field Ho
now purchases his manures from CO.
operative company which guarantees
the chemical content Of It's products
although formerly, whom private deal
ers sold fertilizers, II was dlilcult to
got them OF assured chemical compo
6ltIon,
The Gig Farmer,
While Denmark has been called tho
land OF tho rich little farmer the coun'
try N not entirely devoted to tho
smaller farm After driving somo
distance We saw what was evidently
large farm with extensive buIldlngS
II proved to be farm OF GOO acres,
The proprietor was away but young
apprentice eighteen years Of ago who
seems to fully understand the farm
and It's operation very courteously ex'
hlbltod everything to u.s.
Tho buildings on this larger farm
arc most substantial handsome Btruo'
turcs, We found on tho farm twenty
two horses one hundred eighty cows,
besides poultry and pigs, There ara
employed upon the farm fifteen male
hands and fifteen female Polish labor
erB We found the barns OF tho latest
types, clean and fresh, Tho floors ara
concrete and slopod to n transverse
drain, Each stall has patent head
yoke and Ia equipped with an auto
matIo water basin Ample provisions
there are also for flushing and clean
Ing floors, The arrangement for pro
serving tho fertill1ing quality OF the
waste In complete, Solid and LIQUIDS
are stored In clstorns from which the
manurea are periodically removed and
distributed over tho farm The binf
for all feeds and machinery and tools
for handling arc conveniently ar
ranged
A eo.operator,
The ownor OF this farm belongs tC
the Trlfolium dairy, u big cooperative
association whose members are most
ly owners OF the larger farms, upof
becoming u mombor Of this ooopera
tive concern the farmer ontora Int
an agreement almllar 10 that entered
into by all eo.operatora IN Denmark
lie agrees TO deliver TO the association
all Of his dairy products. The agree
ment Ia most comprehensive oht
and he In pledged not only to dellye
what ho produces, but II Ia his dut!
undor his agreement TO produce nj
that ho normally can with his farm
and hia equipment
Early In tho history Of cooperation
IN Denmark n situation developo,
which In similar TO that now oxlslln
In America, Whenever n cooporotly
concern was formed for tho purpos
Of marketing tho product OF lts men
bers the members we're at once aI
preached by outside buyers who o.
iered them a substantial advance ovo