Show Cooperatives to toT The T h e JF Front FrontAs ro As the new farm bill swings s in- in into into in into to action the importance of the farm cooperative becomes more striking In the administration of overy m measure orso of or so sweeping a kind th there thre re is room for a great deal of trouble There will be discontent There Thero will be misunderstandings on both sides There will be argument argument ment meat And the established cooper cooper- cooperatives cooperatives enjoying as ag they do the esteem em of both the individual farm farmer farmer farmer er and governmental to agencies will willbe willbe be of u use in making matters go smoothly These cooperatives can explain the problems of the hour and their attempted to the farmers farmers farm- farm ers They can act as advisors ad to government on occasions when a multitude of viewpoints confuse the issue indeed issue indeed they have al- al already already al already ready been consulted and their in- in in-flence in hence fIence is to be found in the most important provisions of the bill It Itis is not too much to expect that when various cri crises cris s appear as appear they doubtless will the will the ti tives cooperatives es will be a mighty influence in creating order from chaos All AU of this is in addition to the basic job of the work work working in ing out production and marketing problems ms They have haye struggled led through years of low prices with with- without without without out loss of a aggressiveness or en- en enthusiasm enthusiasm en enthusiasm They have haye kept prices from dropping to still lower levels J The They have haye held the farmers together when a thousand influences influences ces were tending to force them apart and wreck out entire a agri- agri agricultural agri agricultural ri- ri cultural structure They are lag of the res respect ct the admiration and the support of every citizen |