CO-OPERATION OF FARMERS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2470, 7 December 1886, Page 2

CO-OPERATION OF FARMERS.

Some time since we brought befor* ouragriculturalists and' dairy farmer*, Jj ! benefits thatjwould accrue 'to t»f<ij through co-operation, but nothing has been done in the matter* Thi othir day■•. v °Min of our lixm * lna do.the remark, - WJieu butter iijowi to 4d per lb then n the farmers will begin to, work togetherto see what they oaitdo 'with their pro-' woe.. Well, atthe'pr.flgent.titn«butfc«; is down to a very low price, ami there <1». little prospeot of a rise taking place if wa may judge from the state of .tho Sydney market. . Last year nearly 200,000 kegg of butter were sent to- Sydney from New Zealand, and met with-a ready "sale',' but this was because of the terribli drought, which put a stop to dairy:, -farnuV there. This year has been sJm*\ favorable one for the New Southfflfaer farmers, owing to the plentifulrainand it is believed that thoy will be able to supply all local requirements. v With'..no : market across the water, we think it ji time our dairy farmers formed themjelvw, into an association to discuss matter*, to connection with* their industry, and to devise m«ana to' reach other markets.' Individually our farmers. cannot do much, but collectively they may carry, out as. enterprise that would yield them a gofereturn, "In the multitude of there is wisdom,".and if our farmeri would meet occasionally and discuss the situation thoy would be better prepared ' to look for and supply a fresh inarkot. The question now is whether it will not pay to send buttor to England by the direct steamers, If 7d or 8d per lb oould bo obtained thero, it would be a wise step on the part of our producer* to call a mooting and act unitedly for tho purpose of exporting their butter. Why is it that our producers murmur so much at the state of the market and yet do nothing to find other oponings? In all p:ir(a of tho colony we hearcomplaint*, but little action uI taken to alter the state of things. Wo believe if one or two indivflferig . called a meeting ia each locality—say' Ta t" tho local aohoolhouae—tho farmors would ' turn out to a man; matters : could then be thoroughly discussed, ah'd a strong central committee ultimately found to look after the interests of tho whole dis trict, If our farmers would prospor in their undertaking they must co-operate and pull together for their common good. Let them meet and guarantee a certain quantity for shipment to England, whon . wo feel Bure the result will bo in everyC. way satisfactory. But if they prefer to A toll on individually, we Bhould advis» them to send their milk to the dairy factories. This will pay them well, and ease them of.a deal of labor that can be «i----peuded in othor.ways upon, the farm.Wairarapa Standard. ;..i\