Show i FARMERS SHOULD RUN THEIR OWN BUSINESS the cooperative method met hod where farmers join together for a definite del ai purpose has proven the bet way for farmers to control cr run theia jovn oi n business for years this paper mi hi bierl advocating a and n d suggesting the idea that farmers must look alter their own business if thea the expect to get the result they ary ar entitled to at the present time not all the farmers are working together it is difficult for us to think of any problem however but what the farmers themselves could solve if they would all unite farmers must work together for their own protection often we road read about some promoters or even business firms who agree to market markci a certain crop for the th growers but if things do not turn out just right who suffers the contracts are always made out favorable to the man or firm finn handling the crop it seems that the grower always takes all the risks part of this trouble might be overcome by b Y the producers by being more careful in the kind k ind of a contract he signs if the farmer fanner is going to take the I 1 chances ha aces lie he should also share in a greater part of the profits we believe that there are leaders among tile the farmers who can worle work out these market problems problem 1 if l growers would only unite foi fl that purpose cooperation coo P aeration of farmers is the answer to most ot of these difficulties di fri colties cIl ties experiences of the market past have shown that when all unite tor for a common purpose they usually achieve success and it is Is won darful what can be accomplished acco by this method 70 73 t be successful in marketing any farm crop there should be a I 1 coop or farm organization to handle it other people are always looking out for their interest and protean and tanners hould do the same I 1 A successful I 1 cooperative organization must be of for and by tanners if it U is not ot of farmers there is no excuse for it if no not for farmers it is a wolf in cheeps clothing it not by farmers it is but a rubber stamp and lose interest in tarr lanners ners will soon it kind to be suc tl A coop of any an eaul must be organized because ane producers want it and not because some promoter gets theia together so he can have the joo jod oi 01 handling or selli selling ng their pio ducer it must be built from the ground up it must be made up of local anias of community groups who vill aill A ill work together and also unite with other units for mutual help and benefit the greatest trouble about this working together is that a few want to stay on the outside hoping to take advantage by so doing there have been a few failures with w ith the coops but there has always been a very definite reason for the fact that it did not go ahead and prove successful how many times ire are farmers going to get their heads bumped before they unite and cooperate together some day we are going to teach that in unity there is strength th utah farmer |