Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Its faiffire the outside buyers dropped
the price and the famers were just
where they were previous to the or
ganization Of the society. As q pre-
ventive Of this situation every Danish
cooperative concern pledges each
member to, deliver to It his full out
put. is5.s Il, ;i5s IN. : l3s III +
n. The Laborer Farmer.
u The greatest care 10 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 men,
ybers OF the cooperative organization
are also under the strictest obliga-
lions to report Immediately any slight
indisposition of the COW and to sepa-
rate the milk Of. the indisposed COW
from the other milk. 81 t.ls5is
b Contamination OF the milk as well
as the spread OF any disease Is thus
well guarded against When the milk
Into be used for hospital purposes or r.
infants food the diet OF the COW Is
further limited, SO that all reeds
which tend to faint 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 it leaves
the COW and all bacterial growth
checked. $t$ Is &.
Imported Women Laborers. 4
There are upon this farm fifteen
Polish girls who are comfortably
housed, well fed. and paid living
though moderate, wage. It must be
noted, however, that they are import
ed laborers, and are not in any sense
immigrants. They do not come to
make 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. It 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 so
important in this part Of the country
and are glad to get the cheaper for.
eign labor when it presents itself.
Il Quality Of MIX.
u Again we proceed and this time
pick out what is evidently 9 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, it 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 1t necessary to depend
largely upon his little farm fcr sus-
tenance. He has recently bought
three Of his six acres, borrowing the
money for the purchase price from q
cooperative credit society which Is
aided by the government. His interest
is at the rate Of three per cent. per
.annum, In addition to which he Is pay
ing each year a small installment up
on tie principal. He had in cash
when he bought the farm only ten
per cent. ofsthe purchase price, but ne
capitalized his character. as Is posi-
BILE here, and made the purchase.
Originally farm laborer he under
stands thoroughly the principles OF
the scientific farmer. He appreciates
the value Of rotation OF crops. the nee
essity for fertilization and all methods
Of conservation Of the fertility Of the
soil. !
81 Upon the next farm live an elderly
couple who own three acres from:
which they obtain the major part OF
their living, although the farmer
spends some Of his time In king
wooden shoes which he sells Ut a low
price and from which he obtains only
meager amount. In the adjoining
house we found q farmer who had
about four acres. He ekes out his
support from the farm aided by . III,
tie salary received for acting as sec
rotary OF . local cooperative society.
Memo Of these three small farmers
are at present wholly dependent upon
the farm although each Is looking for
ward to the time when he can secure
a little more land and thus become IN.
dependent OF the outside earning. All
realize that good farming methods are
necessary to success. An are loyal to
their cooperative societies. evidently
believing that. without cooperation
agriculture in Denmark would be an
absolute failure. All have been farm
laborers and all are indebted to tho
rural credit systemic for the opportuni-
ty to own, their farms. Il
HsIps Town Merchant.
We took luncheon in a little village.
Here the hotel keeper who consented
readily to an interview upon the sub
ject, fully appreciates that the welfare
OF the villages and cities as we'll ~
that Of the country depends absolutely
upon cooperation. Anything which
makes the farmers prosperous helps
u.s." he says. When the farmer gets
a krone in his pocket some Of VI In
the villages and cities get our share
OF It before long" While there had
been originally some opposition to CO.
operation. particularly when It includ'
ed an effort to buy comparatively. tho
village business men now realize that
unless the farmer receives good
price for his product there will be no
money In the country and the pros
perity Of the village 40 we'll 40 the
country win suffer Immediately. y
Birds Of Prey. 81
Miss Audrey had come to spend the
weekend with friends in little New
Jersey town and exhibited keen in
terest In the much-talked-of Jersey
skeeter." *
When the greetings were over and
a