Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-03-19
MUCH GOOD BY COOPERATION
one OF Best Work.d-Out Plans Yet
Found Is Fully Deseribed-An
Members Are Satisfied.

We hear much about stock raising
ior profit or to improve land or to
encourage farmers generally. in which
we are very much interested. and
usually listen to suggestions along
these lines and try to advise with and
encourage the farmer wherever and
whenever We can We are always
glad to take special note of any who
are using the last methods for i'm
provement We would like to tell
what We found at Donaldsonville. Ca.
December II. 1914, where we net Mr..
II. II. Folmar. who seems to be the
prime factor of the great Cooperative
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. 1t 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. $40. or ten shares
81 each This list was circulated un-
til now. understand. they have
about 700 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, II 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 For in
stance. Mr. Folmar has a 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-
er county, under the direction of Mr..
Folmar. their general secretary or
manager. and likewise in other coun-
ties or precincts until they have about
seven strewn over the territory above
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
not talk to that cooperative company
about breeding stock unless it is the
very best and with good registration
papers. Each member is promised a
good rate of interest on the money
invested and understands that II he Is
not satisfied with the investment and
someone else is ready to
buy his stock at any time. Any breed
ing stock in this cooperative stock
territory not Up to the
standard is bought up by this COM
pany IL they can get 1t 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. 2 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
plans. looking at 1t 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 CON-
pany must have one general head. Sec
rotary or general manager. and. Of
course, should be a man whose integ-
rity is above reproach. and whose
would naturally place him
there. Then we would say: Mr..
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"