Palmer, Alaska Dorothy I!. Bell, Edltor--MargQg|^t^artney
Published every week at Palmer, Alaska, for the Matanu3ka Valley Farmers' Cooperating
Association for'the purpose of giving news of the Associations ’Fork,"Problems and
Accomplishments, and the dissemination of news of a public character.
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CO-OPS IN- AGRICULTURE
Thile the principal functions performed
by farmers’ cooperatives consist of mar- •
keting fdrm products and purchasing farm
supplies, these organizations aiEo. pro
vide a vide variety of other services ran
ging from manufacturing to farm management
These services include grading, packing,
processing; warehousing, ginning, trucking
financing, advertising, testing, orchard
management, pest control; protection again
st frost, as well as providing space in
certain cities and towns’where farmers
may do their own selling., 1 single associ.
at ion often combines one or mere of these
services with its marketing functions,Al
though approximately 7;500 associations
are engaged primarily in marketing, 73
percent of these associations also perform
other service Sr
Associations'engaged primarily in purchas
ing number 2;538; of which 27 percent also
perform other services.. Of the 762 associ
ations which are engaged primarily in ren
dering services other than marketing pur
chasing. cottbn gins, numbering 362, are
most numerous..
Equality in the control of the affairs of
the association is one of the eldest prin
ciples of cooperative endeavor. The one•
man-one vote rule is generally accepted,
but is not indispensable, Sometimes e
quality in voting among the members of a
capital stock association is furthered by
limiting the number of shares a member may
own. A few associations'use patronage as
a basis of voting rights.
Farmers' cooperatives quite generally have
had the benefit of a sympathetic attitude
on the oart of the general ptiblic. They
have been opposed, of course, by certain
individuals and private concerns engaged
in handling farm products and supplies.
Experience has taught that success in co
operation depends 1 rgely upon the reali
zation and the application'of a few fundaO
mental economic principles.. No longer is
sooperation held out to the farmer as a
panacea for all his ills, nor is it being
sold to him on the basis’of community
spirit or religious zeal, "Leaders are
stressing such factors as economic need,
membership support, adeqv.ate capital- and
efficient operations- It now seems that
apparent that the movement has successful
ly passed through the age o, ado ■. escenco
and that cooptirav.’ves are to remain a per~J
manent"part of our agria*..1 dural marketing j
system,,
Co-Ops in Agriculture-Farm Credit Adm-,
MARKET
litre a fs
POTATO MARKET
U.S. Yakima No. lTs Dae, 30 04195
Yakima Gems Mo gra">e Jan.2 4e60
TJ»S. Yakima No. l’s January 9 5100
Gema No grad*- 4-.85
UoS, Yakima No l's January 15 5-.50
The market advanced ^onsioerable with fur
.ther advances in sight. (Market comment)
Gems No grade Jan„ 16 5o00
EGG MARKET
Grade A. Large Grade A. Medium
(commercially graded)
•-68 December 30-31 ,61
.64 January 2 ,60
r64 5 .60
.64 7 .60
.64 8 .60
.64 9 .60
December 30-31
January 2
5
7
8
9
The market has hal<.d barely steady on medi
ums and A Large-. Buyers showed little in
terest in other'grades which have little
price advantage.
From the Federal Market News
Service.
DAIRY M A R'K 2 T
Dept, of Agriculture
January 9.
The dairy products market is very irregu
lar.- 'Butter is weak and sharply lower.
Milk, cream and nonfat dry milk solids a
shade eaiser as production gains. Fluid
milk product ion'is gaining but at levels
below last year- Markets are easy to steadj
GLACIER VIEW CL U IS
REORGANIZES
The Glacier View Club which had disbanded
for a time just recently reorganized. They
met at the home of Mrs. Tvirgil Eckert last
Hriday and make elans for the coming year.
Mrs. Neil Miller was elected President,
Mrs. Virgil'Eckert, Vice President; kid
Mrs. Saxton. Secretary and Treasurer.
D 0 N»T TAKE CHANCES
H'lk slowly-be sure of your footing.
Look ■‘•wire as often.
Listen three, times as hard.
Non;t let winter conditions claim you as
the next victim of lx- Dent! lessens Weekly