Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-24
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2,013 ASST
The number OF miscellaneous asso-
Citations is remarkable. and shows
farmers are branching out rapidly
in the less cultivated fields OF cooper
that the only decrease 10 b. discern
ed in this list occurs In the number
Of cooperative stores. The reason
that the business OF the purchase
and sale ~ miscellaneous supplies
hy farmers does not always thrive is
doubtless because OF the lack Of
skilled administration. Merchandis-
Ing Is specialized business. requiring
training and adapeahiiity 20 be sue
cessfal. Just as these essentials are
required in banking or farming
Some Buy at wholesale.
Mary farmers marketing associa-
ti0Es, however. secure vfolesale sup
plies along q few broad lines for dis
tribgEico TO members @. the organize
sions. and this. without doubt, often
20 the desrirent Of the business OF
local g. alers- In a recent address
made by the managing director Of
tire Agricultural Publishers Asso-
cIs-son ar a m@~tinx % The National
Implement and Vehicle Association
?. vas stated that IN Iowa there we're
something lika 700 cooperative etA-
yator companies. = gnc.iFy number o.
which were handling merchandise In
considerable GGanti,sez- They are
business 0rgsniLaficns-~ says Frank
B White. ard whether re like il or
rot they are Nth ms ard cannct Be
brushed aside easily w mast re-
oog-tzs them a. a factor In Iowa
business Three hundred and sixty
two Of these Iowa elevator cnnra-
nies- according "a the figures presen-
ted by Nr. White. are iIstrfautors Of
coal: .@t are dealers IN feed: "a in
sHiae5 .aS. salt 3a<- SEEDS sss.
pests May - them handle yates.
vfr@- fLyTr. cen-ea- tgEhe-. brick.
etc a fsE are dealing IN automobile
ssessSort@s, sacks and elc<tfnE-
TIE farmer And h~E1sfress-ar mast
like each esher-~ tie s1eake- ASSERT
~ In 3 plea Scr h%etA- er-.are-artsr
md rrderstan5Tax.~ ard rnfsss they
DO tEs@ @aeh oshsr. they will rcr do
e4stH@ss ro~ysrhsr s~Iaasan<fv ~ rru~
a-aA8r- n1sek less ro-s Together sc-
sAe ss1eft - The wtols cuz---nt.T.~
Professor " A NeEer-ww IL TIE
University es Minnesota. uAxs s. s~r-
reetrr cs re Mnzascta Csn--aT GREG
e~~attvs livestock Ssfrpe-x' AssceTn-
roe ia = rvcaae statement aab. TAT
in fats 80 % shs ftvss-1ct srfrr~I
b. Minnesota 'ar-rerz 90 t.@ S,s.-,
- FAM z~resxra-ss WIS seEss "a rrss e
en+s eecesra-tua association snss e.
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farmers axvrs1ar-s =. zaf faaaG
N~snAa Devssseaa.A&~
Tbs " evidently 4 aerrnaE .ev=F-
ccn,ecr. ADD vsfa =oraa features cr
|. mag 1er ~ welcomed m xsa,.srs
And hg9rcTes s-r vhsr1 m s~rrs
lev s,sf, ,erTEasc~ EnrafIs zsrr ~sgsfse@s-
n@a -arrz-,ifa rhas ic In L ,srse~r1r
legitimate rewzyaanr- md VIII 47re-
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Fna rsT-a~ is lur undesirable. ssr r-a
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