The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-10-20

three men in mind that lived not far
from there that were typical of these
three classes. We got into the car
and drove to the first mentioned
the home OF the poor farmer OF Den
mark. His wife met US at the door.
She was an average farm woman and
received us cordially and invited us
into the house. She called her hus-
band (the farm was only II acres Of
land and he could not very we'll help
hearing us drive in anyway and he
came up to the house and greeted us.
heir home was very pretty--a FIVE
room house OF brick and stone. We
were only in one room-the living
room, but it was very pleasant and
well kept. There was piano in the
room, a telephone, good looking table,
chairs and desk. On the table was a
ledger in which this man kept rec
ord OF his cows, the amount of feed
used, the milk sold, etc 1t showed to
Ia penny what he made from each cow.
No bank in the state of Georgia keeps
a more accurate and complete record
OF its business than this Danish farm
er keeps of his. He had 5 cows-val-
ued at about $3.50 each; heifers; 2
brood sows and pigs; Is shoats; 100
white leghorn hens; 2 horses and some
good farm tools. That II acres of land
was intensively cultivated-if there
was a spot as big as my hand where
something was not growing | didn't
see it. He had little daughter at
home, and told us his son was in col
lege and his other daughter away from
home. Later on | will tell you where
we found this other daughter.
I'VE had been there but a short
time when his wife brought in hot
coffee, bread, butter and jam II was
nicely served on good china. That was
about 200 hens. His home was very
nice and the lady who met us at the
door was very intelligent. Here we
were again cordially received and
again served food-and it was not II
O'Clock. And here we found the daugh-
ter OF the poor farmer. She had been
we'll educated and she was in this
home teaching this mans little girl
English.
Our last visit was at the home Of
the>-rich farmer This man owned 100
acres OF land. He was about so years
DID, was president OF the Co-Opera-
tive Dairy, president OF Folks college,
a director of the packing plant, direc
tor in the egg exchange, etc. He
could speak some English. We were
invited into his home and | want to
tell you L have never seen any farm
home better kept or furnished. The
front of the house was divided into
three rooms and when we went i'll
his wife drew back the curtains and
threw it all into one room. AS | said
before, the furniture in his home was
beautiful Here we were served again
with coffee. bread, butter, cheese, etc.
1t was only II O'Clock and we had
eaten five times.
in Denmark the co-operatives have
been in operation for over so years.
They have laid up a surplus until the
co-operatives themselves are rich.
They do not have to borrow penny.
They go further than that-they n
nance their members, not to produce
"a crop Chat is very extensively, but
surprising here is a young couple who
want to marry and start farming.
They find few acres OF land they
would like to buy. They go TO their
cooperative and borrow every dollar
to paw for the place. For few years
thew get this money at 81 per cent
interest They can also borrow part
of the money il takes to buy the ma
terial for their house. They build most
of it themselves Then they borrow
from the cooperative money to invest
lin some COWS (the cows there have a
standard value and the co-operat1ves
know at all times where they can buy
and sell cows at a certain price,. In
fact they take this young man and
make a citizen out OF him IN the be-
ginning. He is therefore a real asset
Instead of 1iability-such as we have
in lots OF cases.
"Now supposing this young couple
decide they want to move to another
place. They Still may owe a loan on
their land. The loan committee meets
and thew go before them and go over
the proposition telling the committee
where they have found place they
want, The loan~committee sets ABOUT
finding buyer for the place. 1t estl-
mates the value OF the land and the
amount OF work that has been done
the improvements, etc, gives the
Young couple credit for it, puts some
one else on that land and let them 60
and buy the larger place they want
In other words, the whole country IS
cooperative and the whole .idea OF
their co-operatives is to render a SER
vice in making better citizenship;
("We next visited the packing. plant
These types OF co-ops are not located
so close together. The manager OF TINS
coop was about Of years ears old and h? ID
been there 81 years. They started IN
very small way They never. had the
idea of cooperative marketing that
we have; that is, that they must get
control of the product organized. he
said that when they first started they
didn't want control. He stated II you
will give me just dozen good CO.
operators who have visiom who mean
to do what they say they VIII DO
md will do it can start co~operd-