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against US. Our motto should be "cooperation," our standard should 

 bear the legend "one composed of many," our aim and object should 

 be "we will work together for our class and our mutual interests." 



In the purchase of farm implements go direct to the manufacturer 

 and if with an order for two or more you can always get reduced 

 prices. If you enquire the price of enough to make it an object to 

 the manufacturer he will add a sort of postscript saying we will give 

 you so many per cent off for cash — enough to make it an object be- 

 yond oHsetting the freight. Manufacturers much rather sell direct 

 to farmers for cash than to others, for the farmer puts the implements 

 at work on arrival and this advertises them practically. It is not 

 every farmer that feels able to buy a disk or wheel harrow, a spring- 

 tooth harrow, a seed drill or seed sower alone. All these tools are 

 great labor savers, and of great value in their season of use. Kamh 

 one is capable of doing the work required of it on several farms. 

 Here there is a chance to save by cooperating in buying and in use. 

 Let us substitute cooperation for borrowing. 



One grasshopper don't amount to much. One caterpillar is an in- 

 significant thing. One potato bug ought not to frighten any one, 

 but these fellows have learned cooperation and when the}' choose to 

 give us a grand exhibition of the power of numbers, we find we are 

 almost at their mercy. Why are we so slow, so backward, so averse 

 to learning these vital lessons, and so negligent in putting them in 

 practice ? 



The moral and religious forces of the enlightened world must work, 

 and do work, in harmon}' and union in order to do their best work. 

 The churches though differing somewhat in forms of worship and on 

 minor doctrinal points are still cooperators in the great field of 

 ^''hristianizing the people. They are practical cooperators working 

 toward and for great and glorious objects. More and more, year by 

 3'ear, sectarianism is growing beautifully less, and year by year the 

 broader and higher principles are brought more to the front. In the 

 great work of temperance reform all branches are cooperating, and 

 the grand temperanoe arm}- grows larger and stronger by practical 

 cooperation. Wherever we turn our eyes we behold examples and 

 learn lessons of the value and the efTectiveness of combining together 

 for desired objects Why not use this potent force for the good of 

 farmers, and who will use it for the farmers' good if the farmers 

 neglect to do it for themselves? 



