The Monticellonian., 1915-02-25
MUCH GOOD BY COOPERATION
One of Best Work,d-out Plans Yet Found Is Fully Described-Aii
 Members Are Satisfied.

We hear much about stock raising
 for profit or to improve land or to
 encourage farmers generally. in which
 we are very much interested. and
 usually listen to suggestions along 1 these lines and try to advise with and encourage the farmer wherever and whenever we can. We are always 1 glad to take special note of any who i are using the last methods for inn 1 prevement We would like to tell
 what we found at Donaldsonville. Ga. | December II, 1914, where we met MT. | R H. Folmar who seems to be the prime factor of the great Go operative
 Farmers Breeding and Live Stock company, not only of his county but parts of southeast Alabama and north
 Florida as well, writes E. B Atkinson
 in Southern Cultivator It seems that
 the plan or system was worked out
 before beginning and is being lived up to and is succeeding nicely. on cash basis at more reasonable rate for service than is usually given for stock in the class they own and use
 To begin with. each farmer was offered one share, $10, or ten shares $1 each This list was circulated un- til now. I understand. they have about TOO members cash paid in to the treasurer, who went to the best breeders and purchased one jack and one stud, one boar and one bull. and in some cases, if not all. one Duroc and one Berkshire boar. one Jersey and one Hereford bull as pairs for their several pens as they term them over the several counties. Forf in stance, MT. Folmar has splendid barn at Donalsonville, where he keeps one each as above stated, to which the farmers for miles around bring their stock for service. One man looks after this, but does not let his stock out to others hands, neither does he carry his breeders away from his pen to serve This same plan is carried out by some good farmer or man who is interested, in anoth- CT county, under the direction of MT. Folmar, their general secretary or manager, and likewise in other coun- ties or precincts until they have about seven strewn over the territory above mentioned Just think what this has already done and is doing for that section of these three states, which in- cludes a part of southwest Georgia. Hear the farmers talk with pride about our stock They haven't gone at 1t half-handed. either, and one need not talk to that cooperative company about breeding stock unless it is the very best and with good registration papers. Each member is promised good rate of interest on the money invested and understands that if he is not satisfied with the investment and management someone else is ready to buy his stock at any time. Any breed ing stock in this cooperative stock company's territory not ID to the standard is bought up by this com pany if they can get it on anything like reasonable terms, rather than have anything but the best. Think what an advantage this company has over the individual breeder in the way of inbreeding or degeneration. They can change their breeders from No. l to No pen and so on, which takes them out of their served territory each time. To our way of thinking this is one of the best worked-out cooperative plans, looking at it from each view point we have yet found. Why cannot this same plan be worked out in all parts of our states, and fur thermore, why cannot other commodi- ties be handled in the same way? Al most everything that is worked either as a corporation or cooperative com pany must have one general head, sec retary or general manager, and, of course, should be a man whose integ- rity is above reproach. and whose capability would naturally place him there. Then we would say: MT. Farmer, get busy! Put your heads to- gether; get your man and make him your agent not only to get better stock into your section, but handle your products generally as sales and purchasing agent"