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week at Palmer, Alaska, for the Tr.tanuska VrlJ.ey Irnwr'c Cooperating
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TRADE NAMES EMPORIA NT
On the 11th and 12th of this month the Land
O'Lakes Creameries, I'C,, will hold its 27
th Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota
at which thousands of farmers from all ovei
the Upper Midwest are expected to attend.
These annual meetings give the farmers and |
the business people an excellent opportun- !
ity to get together and become better acq- j
uainted with each others problems and con- j
tributions to general prosperity, John
Brandt, president of Land O’Lukes Creamer
ies, said.
!!r. Brandt says in speaking of Cooperative:
"A Cooperative association is no different
from any other business enterprise so far
a3 the principles and success of its oper
ation are concerned. Cooperatives are so
much a part of their local cammuniti es
that their success is important to both
businessmen and farmers.
i
«T’iere can be much gained by a better un
derstanding between farmer and the busin
ess community which would bring, both to a
realization that they are dependent upon
one another and that the prosperity of the ^
community depends upon both.
"Cooperatives have made a great contrihu- j
tion to the prosperity of agriculture in ^
the Northwest,” Brandt said. "This area," f
he declared, "ould not he the great dairy/
section of A erica if it had not been for P
the part farmers have played in the program
of expansion and quality improvement. T’ie c
activity of farmers through their own or
ganizations," he said, "have brought many .n
millions of dollars in returns to this area
that otherwise, would have been lost as pur-to
chasing power and tax returns to local canf
munities." j
At the time of the 25th Anniversary of the
Lund O’Lukes it was pointed out how the
L-md O'Lakes Creameries had started out
with a borrowed desk, an idea and no money
Today Lund O'Lakes is known all over the
country for the high quality of their pro
ducts. rTh.en you se9 the Land O'Lakes
trade mark on a product you know it is top
quality.
Matanuska Maid is the trade name for pro
ducts marketed by the MVFCA. It is en
tirely possible for Matanuska Maid to gain
the fame in Alaska that Land O'Lakes has
gained in the Mid ^est. TTe may not gain \
it for the same type of products, but we
KEEi- YOUR HOUSE 6 NESTS
CLEAN & DRY
lamp litter causes dirty eggs. You don’t
;et any premiums for dirtl Use a deep,
ighly absorbent litter like shavings or
awdust. . ,
How 34 to 4 souare feet of floor space
or every bird yoiu house.
nd see that your house is well ventilated,
'ou don't want drafts, but with a flock of
DO hens, for example, giving off 6 gallons
f water a day, .you’ve got to have air mov
ng through the.house to oarry off the
.oisture.
ave every opportunity to put an A-l produci
on the market in the way of some dairy pro
ducts, vegetables and eggs. T7e have a good
start in many of these', Ue have far to gc
in others. Uith the organization of vege
table producers and egg producers, we snail
have more' control over the grading and more
effort on the part of each producer to put
only top quality on the market. Uhat we no
more than anything else is a pride in our
trade name. A pride that will inspire ever ^
producer to put only the very best product
bn the market. Squeezing every dime you is
out of the consumer by poor quality may puv ^
an extra dime in your pocket this year—but
it won't keep the dimes rolling into thac
pocket. It is far better'to build up your
trade on a sound foundation now and you car
always depend on it. Let’s’keep this in
mind when you plan, plant, cultivate and
harvest your 1948 crop. Make your trade
name mean QUALITY first last and always.