Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-08
WHAT q UNIONS ARr
DoINa IN NORTH CAR0LINA
Progressive Farmer.)

AT the last State Farmers Uniol
meeting at Greenville the delegates
were asked to tell briefly what lines o,
business cooperation were being prac
lced In the various counties. Their
was SO much to tell that the roll was
never finished, but we believe il. viii
Re interesting even now to print the
notes taken at the time by
the Eoltor OF b Progressive Farmer
A!exander-Co-operating with Ca
taWba County Creamery in D enc
of county.
BeaufOrt-One good cooperative
store. Pea-harvesting machine u
chased by one Local. A cooperative
cotton gin saves money to farmers.
Bertte-Co-operates in buying. CO.
operative stores.
Bladen-Buying only.
Burke-Co-operative warehouse. CO.
operative milling company which is
already oVer-taxed. Tried to get
warehouse subscriptions at count
meetings three years without success.
Then put a man in the field and got
the needed subscriptions. Expects to
Cooperate in marketing. Majority of
one Locals members are Italians.
They are model farmers and fine cit
liens.
BuncOmbe-Save much in buying
cottonseed meal, fertilizers. Cooper
ate with farm school demonstration
agent and county school superinten-
dent.
Cabarrus-In six months did $1,000
to 5000 worth of business on $500
capital. Sold clover seed seed wheat
and oats for and to farmers, getting
bigger profits to those who did SO
Exchanged seed ton for ton last sea-
son. Three cooperative clover hull
lers owned by farmers giving great
satisfaction. Preparing to establish
creamery.
CaldWell-One cooperative store
Planning for cooperative marketing
Of apples. Deliver cream on Hickory
creamery route
Camden-Co-operating in selling
cotton seed.
Carteret-Saves about 10 per cent
on fertilizers. Hopes for cotton
warehouse later.
CataWba-CO-operative creamery is
hub of our cooperation, working on
cooperative system. Hopes to do a
million dollars worth Of business in
1915. Everybody admitted, Catholic.
Jew, Gentle. Don't believe tho
name Farmers Union" should be
dsed in cooperative enterprises, bur
aim should be to help all farmers,
Horse breeders association sent out
to Ohio and bought fine Percheron
stallion, bred to III mares 1914 sea-
son.
Association for marketing sweet
potatoes handled 5000 bushels last
year; probably 10000 or $4,000 bushels
this season. Building and loan asso-
citation. Is members, each paying 81
month. At end of 80 months this ma
lures 500. Have loaned about $4,000.
Using Torrens System. Union ware
house stresses cooperative selling OF
farmers crops as much as buying sup
plies. Eighteen miles from Hickory
found eggs selling for 16 cents a dozen.
when cooperative creamery (Which
collects eggs at same time as milk
was paying % cents. Cooperation in
drainage 100000 expenditure. CO.
and Burke have a joint mutual
TIRE insurance association. For 10
years the rate has been only Is cents q
year on the 500 worth of property,
but some heavy losses in 1914 caused
rate to go up to 30 cents. Need a good
cooperative state law to prevent Or
CARNATIONS from passing out of far
mers' hands.
Chatham-SeVeral successful COOP
stores. one cooperative gin.
Cooperative clover huller purchased
three years ago at cost of about $500.
blower 500. No one man allowed TO
hold more than M $40 share. After
three years operation profits have
back original cost. Charge three
cents a pound for hulling crimson
clover, four cents for red. Co-opera-
tive telephone system covers large
Of county, average cost being
$3.50 a year. Some Locals are pre-
caring to buy Jersey and Hereford
bulls.
ChOWan-One store near Edenton
md another starting there. County
business agent contracted for 25.OOo
peanut bags for 1885 per hundred.
Peanut growers are planning for
closer cooperation in selling.
CleveIand-Two creameries. Some
cooperative cotton gins. Union
agreed last fall to get a ton of seed
a ton of meal or keep seed at
home.
COIumbus-One Local has bought
engine. thresher and ~shredding outfit
Cooperative telepl ones, average cost
about 27 cents a month.
CraYen-Hope for warehouse al
where Farm Life School Is
ocated. Cooperation in buying stat
ion, but unfortunately of race horse
,ype instead OF draft,
Currituck-Co-operative barrel fac
DRY.
)aTfs-One store, one farmers roller
mill,
Duplin-Buying only.
Durbam-Stump-puller, 'pea-huller
,nsi1aqe cutters, wood-saws, etc"
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