116 Gireular N0. 18.
C0-operation Necessary. · ~ , `
In 01'd€I‘ to successfully undertake these different prac- `
tices, the farmers of the State need to acquire one valuable
accomplishment, namely, that of cojoperation. With co—0pera— e
tion, community breeding can be established and a saving
effected by the exchange of breeding stock. Also a reputa- . i
tion can be built up for good stock, and a market readily es-
tablished. .
Co-operation in the~marketing of both wool and lambs has
been very successful wherever practiced. The past spring,
T something like eighteen Kentucky counties organized wool
pools and sold their wool for much better prices than the
, average over the State, The same organization will just as
successfully handle the shipment of lambs and other live stock,
as has been demonstrated by numbers of successful live stock
T associations thruout Minnesota, Ytiisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska T
T and Tennessee. XVith the presence of the small farm flock in
_ Kentucky, this is essential, in order that the small sheepman
may receive at fair price for his product. l
_ With a world shortage of sheep and with a greatly in- V
creased demand for both wool and mutton, the prospects for
proiitable sheep raising were never more promising. The ,
farmers of Kentucky and of the southeast who avail themselves ”
nf the opportunity along the line of increased sheep production
will be amply repaid and at the same time will be rendering T
their country a valuable service. . ,