Show r FARMERS DISCOVER OPERATIVE CO-OPERATIVE HAULING OF PRODUCE PAYS WELL WEL WELLi i i- i T 1 4 M H rJ J I It 4 t L r y fy f f fx r x r t a T Q A r M 5 N f f fJ J 4 Mi i L L Delivering Harrow at Farmers Farmer's Gate Gate Gate- Harrow Gate Harrow Was Ord Ordered red by Phone a Few Hours Before From a Country Im Implement Dealer Milk Dealer Milk Will Be Pick Picked d dUp Up at the Same Time and Taken to Market A steadily Increasing number of shippers are looking toward the motor motor- motor truck for the solution of their transportation transportation transportation trans trans- problems ms Farmers are Ire in included included in- in included In this category and It may therefore be well to point out as the result of actual experience of at others the things things' they should consider in connection connection con con- with the use of to haul their produce to market et In very few Instances say experts of the Ule bureau of ot markets United States Department Deportment of ot Agriculture it Is advisable advisable advis advis- able for a n farmer to purchase and operate operate operate op op- erate a solely for his own needs ne-eds as the initial Investment cost of upkeep and the limited time the truck Is likely to be In use make the venture expensive and disproportionate to the convenience secured Where trucks are operated by private private vate Individual for profit the r owL r of the truck usually operates between certain points o on ob 1 a n fixed schedule The Thi farmer former assumes no risk He simply pays pas whatever the rat rate for cartage may be and may find the use of this m menus means ans of transportation an nn advantage over the railroad or over hauling his produce to market himself by team e At the same time It has often occurred that when the farmer hind had learned to depend upon this tills service the rates would be raised to a point that the the farmer armer could ill III afford to pay or that I another operator would enter the field with the result that both operators were compelled to go out of business leaving the farmer without any truck service at all One Successful Venture It may be well welt to consider the basis basl upon which a farmer may secure mo- mo transportation at a n nomina nominal cost and create a service upon which he can place full fun reliance There are several operative co-operative mo- mo associations association i In existence of oC which perhaps the l Farmers Farmers' Cooperative Co opera the tive com company pan of ot county bid Md lias tae had the largest measure of suc suc- cess The territory served b the by association as ns is a very productive agricultural agricultural agricultural tural region Many 1 of the farmers slip ship milk to Baltimore some sonic raise truck crops ClOpS and otters practice general gen oral eral farming forming The association rates on many commodities com com- are ore decidedly lower lowel that i those of the railroad The members rs say that the saving of or time in marketing marketing market market- ing their produce Is a big advantage also For example when the farmers hauled their produce to market b by wagon the they had to start stort out at midnight mid midnight mid night anti and did not return home until nine o'clock the tho next morning tew at lit least eight hours of that time is saved for outer other work worl But nut while the time Harford Hurford count county com company cm- cm pany has had considerable success It would not have been hEen possible had hihl the conditions not b been en favorable for the the- operation of n a operative cooperative route toute This fact should not be lost lost- sight fight of and for the benefit of thos contemplating the establishment of C co cooperative cooperative co- co operative associations the tho following points should receive careful careful careful care care- ful consideration Factors to Be Considered A careful survey should be made mude tu ti determine the lime adequacy of present transportation facilities the reasonableness reasonableness bleness of the rates charged the approximate ap up- proximate dally tonnage available for for- movement In each direction the character character char char- acter of the roads over which the the- ht trucks must be operated and the general general gen gen- en- en eral sentiment of the community to toward toward to- to ward urd such an un association The distance dis lance tance from market should should not not not be more more- than thun 40 miles and there should be sufficIent sufficient suf suf- vol volume me of produce to to warrant ren reasonably con constant operation of ot th the the- trucks throughout the year It It having been concluded th lint t the the- will be decided co operative enterprise u a ed cl advantage only men who have demonstrated demonstrated dem dem- ted their business ability In handling their private affairs anti vho who vho exercise n a goo good 1 influence amon among the the- members of the community shou should U be be- selected as directors The secretary should be a n man with en energy erg tact business ab ability III t and n a high appreciation tion of the f farmers farmer's Interests The The- capitalization of the association should be large enough to permit the Issuance of enough stock to pay for the truc trucks trucks- 3 In cash n h to assure a sufficient amount of ot cash on humid hand as working capital and to have enough sto stock k to to- provide for future s sound extension of or orthe the time business us as well as ns n a depreciation fund to replace equipment The Tho trucks bucks should be be selected only only- after a thorough an and 1 unbiased consideration consideration consideration consid consid- of the various makes Records Records- of performance of If cost rost of of- operation and maintenance furnished by actual II opt operators of trucks truels rather than by agents l of truck manufacturers should hould be he carefully considered In time the light of or present and null prospective e needs of the the- association In employing operators merit should be he the tilt sole consideration Hates Hate's should be ht based on a careful analysis of complete com- com adequate adequate- ll quate and accurate te information rma- rma thin tion guarding costs ORtS Accounting methods meth should be simple but sufficiently comprehensive to show finan status of th the association ut at all times In determining matters of policy tH the the- Interests of the members as m ml Ii a whole whole- rather than thun as ns Individuals must be con con- Service must flutist be the wn watchword watch watch- word And nd to mule make the association it real ral success each member must feel that It Is Is- his association |