Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-11-29

: practices in production the committee
! states.
They represent the most feasible
medium of reaching the individual
farmer for the purpose of securing
J better and more standard practices
and methods"
i The committee believes that the
elevators and cooperative selling as.
sociatious in this country has result
ed in demonstrable advantage to the
development of farmers cooperative
/; farmers. 1t seems clear however,
that the full advantage which has
been secured in certain other COM
modities in this country and particu-
larly in cooperation abroad has not
yet been secured in wheat production
and marketing the report says.
"a survey of co-operatives organi-
cation in this country and abroad
indicates that successful cooperation
has been founded upon the ability of
these co-operatives to accomplish GER
tain definite detectives. These are,
first, the reduction of varieties ana
the Standardization of the product
with reference to consumer demand;
second the adoption of a policy on
the part of the cooperative which
would insure uniformly a standard
product; third, ability to secure the
adoption off specified methods Of |
soil preparation, fertilization, seed |
selection, cultivation and harvesting
together with adoption of necessary
methods for the prevention or con-
troll of plant diseases or insect pests;
fourth, some form of production con-
-rol or regulation sufficient to en-
able the selling association to pre-
rent depressing the market through
he offer of supply in excess of de-
nand..
1.-THE assurance Of permanent ad-
antages in cooperation rest upon ,
he same development and improve -,
he same deveopment and improve i,
lent in quality standard and mer-
handizabiity which have character
70 Industrial organization. These
dvantages flow from the ability in :,
ldustry to bring large amounts of :
ipita under one administrative di- !,
'ctlon and to secure low costs of
'oduction through the volume oper- .,
ion and improvement of method. ! :,
Of product, and or :,
nized selling campaigns. This in
Istr1al organization gives advantage
the industrial producer in three "
aJor respects: First, through en-
ing him to oppose an organization
ylng power against an individual
ying power on the part of the
rmer; second, through the ability ar
resist price declines through Of
ompt cub tailment of production: or
d, third, to extend the outlet for pl
is product by well defined adyer- la
ing and merchandising methods. en-
If the cooperative movement is di
succeed in securing for the farmer SUI
at measure he is entitled, there ba
lst be clear perception on the mart ha
the organizers managers and mem pc
RS OF cooperative associations of
elements essential to their per- pl
anent success and the application TT
these essentials as fast as the TO,
ntiment necessary for their adop- tin
IN can be developed in the farming lal
ma
The further development of coon. we
atlon On the part of wheat farmers ha
ouio be worked out as a part of
long time program for the i'm of
oVement Of the production and tel
arketing of his product and should of
De expected to bring about an i'm is
'dlate adjustment of the discren- cat
cy which exists between the prices lilo
llch rarmrs receive for what thew no
a ana the prices which farmers pay ine
what they buy. abl
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