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Show ID-OPERATION IS PRE FOR EVILS j-keting Organization Suocess-fcl Suocess-fcl Only When Formed on a I Sound Basis of Service BCEED By TEAMWORK ONLY Mlgacterlstlcs and Mtkeup of Local Npulatlon Should Be Considered HRn Formation of Association K Other Essentials. Kjoro l no magic nlioiit eooperu-jSjSJfinurkctlng, eooperu-jSjSJfinurkctlng, although In hundreds tjisuH It has produced remarkable MSBWts. Nor dues It serve as a euro-ifWor euro-ifWor our present distribution prob-Vmm prob-Vmm thoup,'l It lata proved n success-mgrcmedr success-mgrcmedr for many present oils Tfcjgc nr 14,000 or more runners' co-ftlvo co-ftlvo buying und selling nssoclu-Hsjgi nssoclu-Hsjgi In fels countr)' bearing testimony tojwv Practicability of tlie coopern-mj'prlnclple, coopern-mj'prlnclple, which Is, In substance, MQfcdqumlc adaptation of tho old po-lBl po-lBl Rlogun "in union " tfiero Ih PMIb the doslro of the United .States Wggttinent of agriculture thnt per-ififijlnterested per-ififijlnterested In co-operative market-Ithoroiighly market-Ithoroiighly undcrstund the basis jucli organized effort and follow pBlrlght methods. Tim bureau of jHMbets of tho department of ugrlcul- having made an extrusive study JHpH.H subject, Is prepared to advise KJn'.v croup of farmers (vho want JSndertuko buying or selling co-gBtlveiy. co-gBtlveiy. A number of require-9jfa require-9jfa must be met before prospective SScrators can succeed. Bfthc llrst place tho characteristics gljinuke-up of tho localpopulatlon M bo considered In tlie form'nllon jQj cooperative marketing nssocln-$ nssocln-$ A eominunlty which produce n jlwdcrulilo quantity of one product ffljTow products offers better oppor-rJJ2Ss oppor-rJJ2Ss for an undertaking of this Em'B.. a!K Vv ' ' lPWBBBP'-'7rBB"f k.W ' ? rwt BSBSSKV4tVl'vT'n7HVJSyjf( 44Mr MoCJHHK 9P!mVvvniiJ jBBBPL''BBflBljl "iira of a Co-operative Orgamza-S Orgamza-S Bring Their Wool to Be. Pooled. frtjimn ono which produces a little 5ejornl different products. Ono ad-wSwce ad-wSwce of Joint effort arises from the 5Jnj of relatively large quantities. JjjfertunntPly some groups of farmers yltrlcd to form nmrketlng assocla-gSflwIthout assocla-gSflwIthout having a sufllclont vol-S5TV vol-S5TV liuslness and they have failed. foyalty to Co-operative Idea, ho existing marketing agencies community whether for gralni fruit, garden produce, or whnt-m whnt-m tho lino contemplated for co-!tIvo co-!tIvo selling nre) elHclent and reu-ply reu-ply adequate, and If -the farmers flfeio community feel thnt they nro , Bg served satisfactorily by those PPfato concerns It Is doubtful If n co-Btatlvc co-Btatlvc organization will succeed. ttf tho existing private agencies , IjTtnndeeiuate nnd If the farmers can (0ado to r,ee tho saving that will ' 4mC to nit concerned If they unlto . rHly, In nn association, then, thcro jjjjiood chanco of winning, nut tho , rrntlvo principle must be adhered vjpfcmbers of nn organization sup- , M4to bo co-opcrntlvo cannot bo ox- . to hnve n yltnl Interest In n ijg which Is really operated for , SjJSbflt of and controlled by n few , Jjftjguuls. pbKX persons do not hnvo n clearly MJftd Iden of whnt n co-operntlvo r 'Mtntloii Js. Tho term "co-opera. vtjJUs often used rather loosely. c 2jg"fl concern Is operated for tho , 'SftFijf the persons Investing capital iJitTSnil seeking dividends on Its enp- j M.yhe undertaking Is nonco-opcra- j' On tho other hand, In n co- c tjJiro marketing or soiling orgnnN iHMfench member usimlly has one t, WjOj1 " nonco-operntlvo concern the Hgijire In accord with tho money In- ') no thnt ono or a few members . 'HljWt control Its operations, it is . 'gwtcd to render service nnd effect ,. ivlngs for the members nnd not to 'rnjpronts for distribution ns dlvl- ' niS'on tho money Invested. To be .. irejn -fair rate of Interest Is granted Jcnpltnl Invested by the members ijyflio linlnnce of any surplus to bo Sjrihtited Is divided In arenrdnnco patronage; that Is, tho amount of le8s trnnsnetc t with the orgnnlza- , Essentials to Success. n Mi tracts between tho members nnd jRirgnnlzntlon whereby they ngreo ISjrkef. certain products through It 2sW,,n"y Important In many In-8f. In-8f. especially In the case of nsso- sSK. .n.ml,ln P",an''lo products. iOJSllchlKnn Potuto arnwers' ex-ungo, ex-ungo, the California Krult Orowers' jSfitige and mnny other successful B3tJlr.atlons follow this plan. Thp pooling or ,,ro,U(.tH K0l(, Mlrn prgnnlzntlon Is also an Important. ttire. y pooling Is meant nverag-athp nverag-athp returns received for prmlui.ii. 1 during n certuln period, or for 1 1 1 7", certain shipments, so;thnt each ship per having products of the same grade will receive' the RHmo price, ralluro to ndopt tho pooling principle mny result re-sult In Injusllco to some of tho members, mem-bers, ns experience has proved moro than once. Conditions nnd practices in grain marketing mako the outright purchase of members' products feasible, feas-ible, but this does not usually nppjy to organizations handling other commodities. com-modities. Form of Organization. Fnrmers' co-operative marketing associations as-sociations ore formed with enptnl stbek or formed on the nonstock plan. IJotli forms liuvo favornblo reotures which tho bureau or markets will bo-glad bo-glad to explain to any Interested person. per-son. Another matter to which careful attention should be given Is the proper flnnnclng or a co-operative project. The by-laws of the association shohld be painstakingly drawn nnd should bo thoroughly discussed by tho membership member-ship so that there will bo no uilsuixjor-standing uilsuixjor-standing later. The question of Incorporation" Incor-poration" will "Iso, have, jo Jie decided. While Incorporation Is not necessary. In most cases It Is considered advisable. advis-able. Unfortunately the state laws for bodies of tho character here discussed dis-cussed nre rar from uniform, some pf them making no provision for co-enttlvo co-enttlvo associations. Tho above paragraphs serve only to suggest sonio or the principal problems prob-lems that hove to be considered In forming a cooperative enterprise. Persons Per-sons wishing to Investigate this mntter further will llnd It profitable to communicate com-municate wllh the United Stntes deportment de-portment of agriculture, which will supply them with 'literature containing contain-ing a full discussion or these nnd re- |
