108 CANADIAN DAIRYING. 



co-operation which should exist. Among the patrons 

 and managers of factories there is often too much 

 selfishness apparent. In many localities each is 

 striving for his own advantage and not for the good 

 of the whole. Co-operation, in its widest sense as 

 applied to the dairy industry, should include the 

 producers of milk, the manufacturers, the carriers and 

 the distributers of dairy products. In practice each of 

 the last three named exact their " pound of flesh," and 

 the first class takes what is left. The chief reasons 

 for this is that the producers of milk are not, as a 

 rule, willing to assume any risks, and these the manu- 

 facturer and buyer have to assume, while the carriers 

 have practically a monopoly and can exact almost 

 any price for carrying dairy goods to market. If, 

 instead of placing the losses during a bad season on 

 one or two classes, these losses were shared by all 

 concerned, it would be less burdensome. On the 

 other hand, in case of a good season, instead of one 

 or two classes absorbing a large share of the profits, 

 if these were divided among all it would tend to give 

 a stability to the industry which would make it more 

 secure than it is at present, though it is now one of 

 the most stable in the world. 



A partial sharing of losses and gains may be ac- 

 complished in a simple way, by the manufacturer 

 charging a less rate for making cheese or butter 

 during a bad season, and by the patrons agreeing to 

 give an extra price for manufacturing during a good 

 season. The men who work in the factories should 

 also share the benefit of a good season by receiving 



