Show T M III T flavors acors cooperative co 0 operative the fol following lawin 9 is submitted b by Y chas iverson our experienced creamery man t 1 l the old saying that in union there is strength is no where V inore applicable than I 1 I 1 in i n a farm ing community oo C o operation oppi aaion in ill ja bit siness means stability no where is this better illustrated 7 than in the little country of f 1 denmark where the farmers unite in all maters anater s and s secure cure advantages that the individual lH rt could not get in ill ou our r own coun try where farmers organizations havo been attempted tile the results V have been very satisfactory c the ideal creamery is ia the cooperative one it is ideal be cause it returns all the profits from the manufacture of dairy products to the producer the private ere creamery amery owner is is i receiving I 1 a good profit in tile the manufacture ure of the cream from T farms ho he i gets his returns ret urns from froin tile that chat is made r in ill the factory this of ourse course c i does docs not mean net profit but I 1 after all expenses are aie ai e deduced i i it t means i I 1 i e 1 I ns a good 0 d ir profi orl we tables H at w u ari weir i 1 operated ap aerated operative cooperative co operal I 1 creameries crea meries often pay their pat N rons rona two to three cents mote more per pound of fat than do the private creameries crea meries this is because the v profit that has been going goiri into the pocket of the individual owner W III I 1 r io bow turned back to the fa farmer riner i A better grade of butter can call be manufactured at operative cooperative co creamery than at the eriv private ate plant its as ti a whole are making a much poorer grader of p product product than in ill fornier former years not because the I 1 maker is less proficient but because becaj se of the quality Y of ere cream am ree received ived from the farm where operation cooperation co is established and each atiel i patron realizes that liis his returns depend f upon the quality of butter autte i man af te aured tit at t alie lie eream creamery try ip can call bo be taught the necessity for A better care of his cream A av lt private vate 0 reamer rear nerk because of sha competition is forced to take cream of poor quality but tac atje operative cooperative co creamery w with 1 ali each aeh individual a part owner 0 ner coji calebe be much more critical of the product taken in and as a consequence I 1 better butter is made and the top market price received 1 many operative cooperative co jt creameries crea meries have been absolute failures f ai lures may have been the result of one or more inore of many causes A promoting k company have arg organized anizel the i t 14 coni company pany in a community Y where there was ii not 0 t eno enough ugh cows cow 6 kept to insure its success success possibly it j was not due clue to 4 an 1 sufficient ili ii limber aber of cows but to the fact that the pro motors followed their usual custon and charged cli arged an ail price for the building and these thase two factors have been i the area greatest test eurse to co ive ive creameries Crea meries ail and d the community desiring a operative cooperative co creamery should never ask or accept the aid of a promoting company very of often tuii the failure of a operative cooperative co dreal creamery nery is dot do to 0 m the person selected to oversee the business affairs of the com company pany being in coin compe tanti due to lack of ex prience along creamery lines ines the creamery manager should have had tactual actual prience experience ex in ill and understand every detail of business blis the best co operative creamery mau managers are ara all the butter makers A good thoroughly competent man irlan should be engaged it at a liberal salary to look aft afar r the e entire n tire business of the creamery cre eve amry with arf allf ach aman its 1 a assured 8 air ea 4 A y factor work hig detrimentally to the theeb coop co op creain creamery ry is the bhe lack of unity and cool co ol operative era tive spirit among farmers fa this is a very serious condition but is generally a due to lack of competent head did and in a creamery organization of farmers if a strictly reliable manager is eng engaged aged there ls is little trouble on oil this score sc ore As previously mentioned tile the operation cooperation co creamery is the ideal condition but one tiling thing must be strictly understood that it is not a true operative business without every producer or sharo holder to the amount shares emual to the amount of cows lie he produces milk from and fixed so his stock ie are I e not lot transferable in that way there can be no graft and not one or two men controlling the company nt mt pleasant pyramid |