4 GUIDE TO DAIRYING IN SOUTH AFRICA 



demand is largely controlled by the merchant, who 

 forces the demand by magnifying the value of those 

 things on which he can make the most profit. The 

 development of our country is therefore retarded 

 largely by the fact that there are so many dealers 

 who are willing to sell anything and everything to 

 the farmer, but who are so loth to buy outright for 

 cash his goods. The farmer can get anything sold 

 off his farm on paying a " commission," but for a 

 direct market he is rather handicapped. 



