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Show HOW 5,200 COWS E.i: HUXDREI) DOLLARS EACH In the current Issue of Farm and Preside, the national farm paper puli-lished puli-lished at Springfield, appears an account ac-count of a big and successful cooperative co-operative movement which Is bringing bring-ing certain Oregon farmers success. In the following brief extract taken from the article appear a few of the most important facts: "More than 3 million pounds of cheese, valued at $541,748.40. was the output of the 18 farmers' co-operative cheese factories in Tillamook county, Oregon, during 1014. Fifty-two Fifty-two hundred cows, owned by 4 80 farmers, produced the milk that made this cheese. The average return re-turn for every cow, after deducting factory expenses, was nearly $100. This is a remarkable average for 5,-200 5,-200 cows." |