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


most no waste land. In America you
will find here and there a scientific
farmer. Here every farmer is scien-
titic farmer. He knows farming, and.
thanks to cooperation he knows mar
keting as well. Every COW is good
COW, giving a good quantity Of good
milk. Not only is the milk good when
1t leaves the COW but If it goes to the
city it goes promptly and is still good
milk when 1t is delivered. II 1T II
made into butter it becomes good but
ter and reaches the consumer In the
best possible form. The pigs too are
high grade; AS they move to market
they appear to be all OF uniform color.
size, shape, and quality, for each con-
forms to a type proved by experiment
tation to be the best for the purposes
to which they are devoted.
Every farmer analyses his soil. fer
tilizes his fields, and rotates his crops
according to the best principles OF
soil conservation. In America you oc-
casionally see such farming and such
farmers; here you see nothing else.
E5s BACK to the Farm. "a s 54
One end Of the farm marketing
game can Of course be Investigated in
the city. Maurice Francis Egan, the
American minister. ,is q recognized
authority upon ico-operation and has
fully Informed us OF its scope and
work. The stan at the legation also
can tell US much Of value about Dan.
ish cooperative organizations. The
officers who represent the H central
federation OF cooperative societies
along any line can show us the entire
scheme OF organization from central
Office down to ultimate producer. Here
we can learn all about business meth
DDS and how the output is handled,
sold, and shipped. But how co-opera-
tive marketing effects the farmer on
the farm Is after. all an essential con-
,sideration, so it's back to original
sources Of information for US. We
have decided to go undirected and un-
accompanied except by an interpreter.
~ Medium Sized Farm.
@ What appears to be the home of 2
well-to-do farmer upon q medium.
sized farm ID our frst point Of at.
tack n is3., " 3 ss5 ]
We find the buildings Including
dwelling. stables, granary, hay shed,
and other outbuildings arranged
around a square court. All except the
dwelling house are rooted with thatch
which although 1t seems to be In good.
condition the farmer assures US Is
twenty years old. Everything ex.s
hibits the utmost neatness. The sta;
bles, poultry houses and pig shelters.
are all as clean as the nature Of their
use permits. while the house itself is
Immaculate. r. !.
The former owner OF the farm Is
dead. The widow and children now
occupy the place. OF three sons one
Is in Copenhagen and Is to leave the,
farm permanently. He goes to the
city not because he wants TO but be-
cause there is no room for him upon
this farm and 1t ID almost impossible.
to- get more land everybody wants to
keep all he has. The older son is to
have the major part OF the farm turn
ing over q smaller portion to young
er brother. The mother will continue
to live on the farm with the older son.
Tho farm is eighty-eight acres In ex-
tent. There are on It six horses, thir-
ty.nve cows. and sixty pigs, besides
the poultry. The farm with its stock.
buildings, and equipment 10 worth
about ~, 100000. 5..i5s5 4; d
Cooperative Bacon Factory.
n Tho farmer is q member Of q CO.,
operative bacon factory. In order to-
meet the demands Of the market,
which has been most carefully studied.
he and the other members hnd 1t
necessary TO breed . pig of q particu--
lar type. one which win produce good
bacon. All Of the members therefore
are raising : pig produced by crossing
the English Yorkshire with the native:
Danish breed. They have found also
that the best bacon 10 obtained when
the pigs are brought to market from
twenty-five to twehty-eight weeks old,
weighing beween $50 and 200 pounds.
Careful experimentation has also dem
onstrated that II the hogs are mar.
keted at this time the most bacon per
food unit fed them is produced. The
pigs life Is q busy life. They have
only five to seven months to live and
must weigh at the end Of that time.
from $50. to 200. pounds. The hogs
are also bred for large filters since
this Is an important consideration
when It becomes necessary to rush
the entire output Of hogs upon the.
market at an early age. Experts say
that the pig 80 produced is ideal for
the production, OF bacon. s.E.5s {, Is
555 Cooperative Creamery.
This farmer belongs to co-opera-,
tive dairy association, which conducts.
creamery some little distance away.
The members are mostly the smaller
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