American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-30

tive concern. Many Of the farmers
we're led to accept the price. This
might have been expected. Outside
buyers simply increased the price un-
I'll they had drawn of from the CO.
operative association a sufficient mum
Der Of members. so that the concern
became q failure. Immediately upon
its failure the OUTSIDE buyers dropped
the price and the famers were just
where they we're previous 10 the OF.
ganization Of the society. AS a pre-
ventive OF this situation every Danish
cooperative concern pledges each
member to deliver to it 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 pool cows. The mem
bers OF the cooperative organization
are also under the strictest obliga-
tons to report Immediately any slight
indisposltion of the COW and to sepa-
rate the milk OF the in~disposed COW
from the other milk.
Contamination Of the milk as well
as the spread of any disease is thus
well 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 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.
Imported Women Laborers.
There are upon this farm fifteen
Polish girls who are comfortably
housed. well fed, and paid a 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 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 he
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.
Quality Of Milk.
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. 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 BE ends it necessary to depend
? largely upon his little farm for 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 interesl
, is at the rate of three per cent pei
---r- - -IIs@42E 70 u~hfrh hn IL ma Y
ing each year a small installment up
on the principal. He had in casf
, when he bought the farm only ter
per cent. of the purchase price, but h'
, capitalized his character, as is posi-
/, Bile here. and made the purchase
y Originally a farm laborer he under
stands thoroughly the principles o
the scientific farmer. He appreciates
> the value Of rotation of crops. the nee
, essity for fertilization and all method'
, Of conservation of the fertility of tn
soil
Upon the next farm live In elderl,
, couple who own three acres from
which they obtain the major part o
their living. although the farme
spends some Of his time in making
a wooden shoes which he sells at a lo7
a price and from which he obtains onl'
a meager amount In the adjoininl
= house we found a farmer who ha'
. about four acres. He ekes out hi
a support from the farm aided by a hi
4 tie salary received for acting as sec
rotary of a local cooperative society
: None Of these three small farmer
are at present wholly dependent upoi
, the farm although each is looking tol
a ward TO the time when he can secur
a little more land and thus become II
. dependent OF the outside earning A
4 realize that good farming methods ar
necessary TO success. All are loyal I