DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


 Reminder
 By NATHAN MAYO, Commissioner of Agriculture

 A great many things can be accomplished through the
medium of cooperatives. At the same time there are things
that cannot be done. Following are a few salient "cans" and
cannott" in the field cooperative agriculture:

A Cooperative CAN:
 Standardize and help stabilize production.
 Advertise and widen distribution and develop new
 markets.
 Improve grade, pack and containers.
 Help to improve distribution between existing markets.
 Buy collectively.
 Finance marketing operations.
 Maintain favorable relations with the trade by conform-
 ing to the highest ethics in business.
 Hire men who believe in cooperation and fire men who
 don't.
 Be a democratic instead of an autocratic movement.
 Employ skilled salesmanship.
 Assemble the commodities and resources of its mem-
 bers.
 Employ export graders and packers,
 Eliminate competition between local organizations.
 Decrease wasteful practices.
 More easily secure shipping point inspection.
 Collect claims, improve quality, form pools.
 Help to avoid gluts and famines.