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Show Critical Times Prove Value of Cooperation What cooperatives can do foi the fanriLr Ls well exemplified by r.lie Dairymen's Li-a?ue Cooix'rative Association, a pioneer in the far ea.su-rn fi'-ld. All activities of the Association, according to F. H. Sexauer, its president, cent.-r cn the one idea of equitable returns to its members, and assured and protected markets. mark-ets. A.s a result, the volume ci milk sold and handled by the association as-sociation during 19:jo in spite of depression and decreased consumptionwas consump-tionwas well in excess of the previous pre-vious year. The Association's membership increased by several thousand, bringing the total to nearly 50,000. At the end of ten years of operation the Association has. 239 plants, handling a vast j volume of dairy products. The dairy industry, Mr. Sexauer said, must look forward to lower prices for its products for several vrars in the future. To meet this situation there must be greater great-er producing economy and cooperation cooper-ation between three groups the cc peraUve, the independent dairyman dairy-man and the distributor. They must work together, unselfishly, for the benefit of the industry as a wholo if success is to be achieved The banker. The minister, the teacher, the merchant everyone with an interest in American prosperitymust pros-peritymust be affected, for good cr ill. by conditions within the dairy industry. What one cooperative has done and is doing, other cooperatives in other localities can do. Only thro cooperation can a stable market and a fair price be assured. The Dairj men's League, and similar enterprises, have pointed the way (hat leads toward agricultural development. |