American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-07-30

himself that the outcome of this
of education is a finished
product of extremely high efficiency.
The State and the Farmer.
The Danish government is not chary
in the aid which 1t extends TO the farm
or. The aid. however. is always ex-
upon the fundamental theory
that the best way to help the farmer
is to help him to help himself. Pos
sibly in no other way has the govern
ment so greatly ~furthered the inter.
ests Of agriculture as in assisting in
the acquisition by each farmer Of the
soil which he tflls. Thanks 10 the
Joint activities of the government and
the cooperative credit societies, II Is
easy to buy a farm in Denmark.
II the would-be buyer has forty per
cent Of the price to be paid for the
farm and all its equipment he may
apply to a credit society for a loan Of
sixty per cent of the value, the loan
to run for from forty-ive to seventy
nine years. Each year the farmer pays
from four to six per cent of the prin-
cipal amoun borrowed. This. how
ever, is not wholly interest. but in
cludes a small installment OF principal.
so that at the end Of the period for
which the money was borrowed not
only has the interest been kept up. but
the principal has been automatically
discharged.
There are. however, other forms of
loans even more advantageous I o the
borrower, particularly If he be one of
the poorer farm laborers. If such a
laborer is anxious to become a land
owner On a small scale he may under
certain conditions, procure a loan for
nine-tenths of the purchase price of
the farm and equipment. The condi-
tions which he must meet are: He
must have been a farm laborer for
five years (the law applies to women
on the farm as we'll as mem; the
land must not exceed ten acres In ex
tent, nor S2.140 in value; he must
work the farm in a scientific manner,
and must agree to follow a proper ro-
tation of crops and. by the use OF
manure and otherwise, insure the
continued productiveness OF the land.
For the first five years the laborer
pays three per cent interest and moth
ing upon the principal. After that he
begins to add a small percentage upon
the principal in order to discharge his
debt. At no time, however, does the
total annual payment for principal and
interest exceed foul per cent of the
amount borrowed.
The government is back of these Co
operative credit societies. BY benevp-
lent legislation it makes their organiza.
ton and operation possible; it assists
in supervision and inspection, and in
some cases 1t advances to the coop
erative society the funds out of which
the loans are made. There are in
Denmark about half a million families
including those in cities and villages
Cooperative credit societies have q
membership OF over two hundred thou
sand-that is to say, two out Of every
five families In the entire country
seem to be represented in these co
operative credit organizations. II
fact, 1t is because 1t is so easy to buy
land in Denmark that the tenant II
disappearing and the small land ownet
is taking his place.
Other Government Assistance.
The government has also enacte'
much other legislation calculated u
serve the interests of the farmer !
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facture and sale of margarine. so tina
it is impossible to import OF expor
or sell it under any false represents
ton that it is butter. 1t has regulate
the quality Of butter and has forbidde
r the export of butter containing NOR
than sixteen per cent water, of butte
for the preservation OF which anythin
other than common salt is used, {
r butter colored with n substance d.
5 rived from coal tar. All butter mus
have been made from milk or creal
which has been ~pasteurized; 1t mus
have been made in an inspected dairy
it must have upon it the Danish lab
guaranteeing its quality.
> The sanitary condition in the cream
s cries. the method of packing. and th
process Of the sale OF butter, are tho
70 oughly controlled by government a
1t thority. II any dairy which has bee
n authorized by the government to us
a Danish label for its product violate
any regulation or law the minister
= agriculture has the right to take ava
q either temporarily or permanent
n the authorization TO use the nationi
,r trade mark. Butter from foreis
NJ lands must not be marked In n wi
,e to imply that It has been made
m Denmark. and those wishing to impo
Il butter must make a declaration al
le be properly registered.
Of Cooperation Chief Factor.
"a Those familiar with the condition
"a in Denmark concede that the educ
n ton OF the farmer has contribute
largely to the success of Danish as'
culture. Every loyal Dane Is pro-