Show 00 wo i AGRICULTURE SEEKING THE WAY VAY OUT For some years agriculture has been seeking for a way out of its predicament Now it begins begins begins be be- gins to look as if it may have found it in the movement toward toward to to- ward yard cooperation At present some farmers farmers' farmers farmers' farm farm- farmers farmers' ers' ers cooperative associations in this country transact an annual annual an an- nual business of over over 2500 2600 I an-I according to Vera McCrea l of the Dairymen's League Cooperative Cooperative Cooperative Co Co- operative Association a lead leader Teader in the eastern field Many fany these have their theirs i isales s sales activity in 1 large organ organization s doing an annual business of between an and Their membership membership membership member member- ship represents an appreciable percentage of th the A Am r of if r z- z s d e rican farms I Agriculture is in pretty much i ithe the same situation as bs r. r are many manufacturing ies Exactly as industry has solved many of its problems problem 9 through production product on efficiency and distribution so must agri arl culture solve its problems A Aready Aready ready market and profitable le leprice price for good goods c can n o only be had when farmers unite to place themselves on a bargaining bargain bargain- t ing power power and and the fast r growth of farm cooperatives f indica indicates tes that agriculture i is t appreciating that fact and fa is developing accordingly j J i i |