Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-07-14
FOR FARM COOPERATION
This is the Greatest Farm Need and
the Ranchers Should Join Hands.

the Ranchers Should Join Hands.
This is admittedly an age of inn
proved machinery and advaced meth
DDS in farming. No longer is it pos
sible for the man who farms by the
old methods to compete with his more
progressive neighbor.
If he undertakes it he is sure to go
down in defeat.
But right at this point the advocate
OF new methods and improved ma
chinery is met with a staggering pro-
sition. Thousands OF small farmers
tell him point blank that hey cannot
afford the great outlay OF money nee
csSary TO stock their farms with the
labor saving implements.
And it is the truth. They can't al
ford it. 1t would bankrupt them to
undertake it.
What. then. is the answer?
One word-Cooperationl Cooper
alton in buying and using the more
expensive implements.
Consider the number of days in the
year you would use wheat drill, or a
disc pillow or harrow, or binder or a
mower, or any Of large nurnber Of
irlr dement's that are absolutely essen
tial TO successful farming today
The United States Department Of
Agriculture has figured this out, an
the result is calculated to make one
think twice-and then again The de-
partment estimates that on the aver.
age small or medium sized farm the
following implements are used annu-
ally tho following number of days and
fractions thereof:
Walking pillow, 1872; sulky pillow
AZ; spring tooth harrow, 90: spike
tooth harrow, BIZ disc harrow, AZ;
grain drill. 40: land roller, ~; corn
planter y row., 8; eultivator q row
SO; mower, 81; hay 20; grain binder,
"a.
1t will easily been seen that unless
man is so well-to-do that he corld
afford to have capital tied NJ and ly-
ing idle. The plea OF the small farmer
that he can not afford the moder
tools is the sober truth.
But there is a remedy in coopera-
tive ownership In fact, the plan is in
operation in many sections of the
country and is found to work admir-
ably.
A glance at the list will convince
any one that there is not an imple-
ment there that could not be shared
between two or three farmers, and
many could be made to do service for
five or six-some, seven, or a much
larger number.
What. then. is the necessity for each
one burdening himself with heavy
outlay to provide all the needed tools
when the burden can just as we'll be
distributed among number with the
same satisfactory results?
Aren't there number of farmers in
this county who could profit by this
PLAN
If you do not want a partnership
ownership, fearing possible disputes
and reluctant i'll feelings, let one buy
corn planter, another drill, and SO
on down the list. Then lend back
and forth, and you get the same re
suits. But make it cooperative, decide
in advance just what tool each is TO
buy, and get everything that will re-
duce your expense and increase your
yield.
One or two or three hundred dol
lars saved on equipment could be well
invested in live stock and other cry
ing necessities on many farms.
IL is safe to say. that no other class
Of people in the country carry as
much dead" capital as do the farm.
ers-the very class who can least at
ford it.
The logical way to realize this ca
pital and put it to work is through
cooperation.-Logan Journal.
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