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II. Other forms of co-operation. The Committee consider 

 that all other forms which are practicable in India are covered by the 

 general term "Agricultural co-operation" Agricultural Co-operative 

 Societies fall into three principal classes : 



(1) Supply ) i. e. y distributive societies for providing the materials 

 of agriculture. 



(2) Productive t such as co-operative dairies. 



(3) Sale, such as grain or lac selling societies. The Committee 

 consider that much might be done in every province in the matter of 

 agricultural co-operation. Mil. SIIIRRAS especially, believes that in 

 Eastern Bengal and Assam there is scope fer the co-operative supply 

 of agricultural machinery (provided that sufficient attention is paid to 

 the peculiarities of local agricultural methods), and a promising market 

 for a co-operative dairy in Dacca. At the same time the Committee 

 would draw attention to the intricate and varied nature of the subject. 

 We are not dealing with general agricultural requirements only, which 

 are similar the world over, but with a complex market and the machi- 

 nery of commerce. Hence there is no fundamental type of society 

 which might be recommended for general adoption. It is possible 

 that each crop and product under the above three heads (supply, pro- 

 duction and sale) may have to be dealt with by a different type of 

 society ; and success will always be a question of minute attention to 

 details and conditions. The Committee therefore are not prepared to 

 make any specific recommendations. They arc, however, strongly of 

 opinion that in each province, with the help of the Agricultural Depart- 

 ments, a survey should be made of the principal crops and products, 

 the methods of cultivation, production and distribution and the condi- 

 tions of the market for each. And where the enquiry shows that 

 co-operative methods can be used with advantage, they should be 

 applied. 



II. (1) & (2). These special subjects have been covered by the 

 general discussion above. 



(3) The Building societies contemplated by MR. SHAMA RAO are 

 constituted on the lines of an ordinary Credit Society, except that 

 their paraded capital and deposits will have to be raised on long terms. 

 Such societies can be registered under the Act, and the Committee 

 consider that they might serve a useful purpose in large towns. 



The members are unanimous in recommending that until the 

 co-operative movement is thoroughly established and co-operative 



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