The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15
PRACTICAL fARx COOPERATION.

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This ts admittedly sn age Of inpsOv-
ed machinery and sdvsneed meshpds
in farming No longer 10 j; po-.iDle
for the man sho farms ~ the old
methods and rith the old tool. Of cor
fathers 70 compete With bic more pro-
gre.sirs nrignbor. IL he undertakes .,
be !. sase 20 - dovn IN defeat.
Bot right Of this point the advocate
Of sdvsneed methods and improved
machinery 10 met with q staggering
opposition Thousands Of snsIl farm
ere tell him point blank that th-y esn
not sa1rd the Rrrst outlay OF money
necessary 70 ssoek their farms uitn the
lafes, labor saving implements.
And IL 10 the solemn truth. They
can't sford IT, IL would bankrupt
them 70 undertake Is.
What, then 10 the answer!
One uord-CO OPERAIEi Co
operate in buying and using The NOR.
expensive implements
Consider the number OF days in the
year you would u.e . whea, drill. or q
di.c plow or harrow. OF . binder or q
mower, or any one Of . large number
OF implements that are Absolutely es-
sen;isl to successful farming today.
The United States Department Of Agri.
coltufe has figured this out. and the
result 10 calculated TO make one think
tsiee-snd then again The depart
mens esimates that on the average
small or medium sired farm the fol.
lowing implements are used annually
the following number OF dsys aod
fractions there of: Walking plou,
1872; sulky plou, 4.7; spring tooth
harrow. &c; spike-tooth harrow. e., :;
disc harrow, ~; grain drill 40; land
roller, ~; corn planter Il row. le;
corn planter e sox.) g.; corn cult.
Sstor. Il sow.j Al; corn cultivator
t2 row. g; mower / +; hay rake. 2.s;
grain binder, "a.
II will easily be seen that unless .
man is so well-to-do that he could a.
ford TO have capital tied up and lay
idle, the plea OF the small farmer that
he can not afford the modern tools is
the sober truth.
But there 10 o remedy in co. opera
tive ownership. In fact, the plan is in
operation in many sections OF the
country and 10 bound to work admir-
ably.
A glance at the list will conv ince
any one that there 10 not an imple-
ment there that should not be shared
between two or three farmers, and
many could be made to do ser
vice for five or sfr-some even. for
s:much larger number.
What, then. 10 the necessity for
each one buriening himself with .
heavy out lay to provide ell Of the
needed tools when the burden can
just - we'll be distributed among q
number with the same satisfactory re-
suits?
Aren't there number Of farmers in
this community who could profit by
this plan?
II you do not want a partnership
Ownership, fearing possible disputes
and resultant i'll feelings, let one buy
a lister, another a drill. aud so on
down the list Then lend back and
forth. and you get the same results.
But make il cooperative. decide in
adv vance just what tool each is to buy,
and GET EVERYTHING THAT
WILL REDUCE YOUR EXPENSE
AND INCREASE YOUR YIELD.
Think this suggestion over, friends.
One or two or three hundred dollars
saved on equipment could be vel. in
vested in live stock and other crying
necessities on many farms.
1t 10 safe to say that no class Of peo-
Pile in the country carry as much
dead" capital as do the fsrmers-the
very class who can least afford it.
The logical way to release this
capital and put it to work 10 through
CO generation as above outlined,