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ers and thorough discussion of the question from all angles. 

 These meetings, large numbers of which were held, enabled 

 farmers to reach conclusions as to what they should do. 

 With an understanding of needs came a desire for further 

 detailed knowledge of ways and means to solve the prob- 

 lem. The county agent's next function was then to teach 

 the principles underlying good organization: mutual re- 

 spect and understanding, confidence in one another, stick- 

 ing together, guarding against disrupting elements, choos- 

 ing leadership that was responsible and officers that are the 

 best obtainable in short to call attention to the funda- 

 mentals which go to make up a sound and workable plan. 



RELATION TO MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS 



The farmers' cooperative marketing organization should 

 be interested in supporting and securing the cooperation 

 of county agents and their local supporting associations, 

 the farm bureaus, because the primary functions of these 

 public agencies are : 



(1) To promote greater efficiency among farmers by 

 helping to organize crop and animal improvement asso- 

 ciations, and teaching how to grow roughage at home, 

 keep accounts, improve the quality of farm products, etc. 



(2) To teach and to help gather needed information on 

 the cost of production and condition of crops and animal 

 products as one of the bases for individual judgment as 

 to what constitutes necessary quantities and reasonable 

 and just prices. 



(3) To assist in developing and maintaining efficient 

 local and regional commodity marketing organizations, 

 and encouraging the cooperative ownership by farmers of 

 their own shipping and manufacturing facilities. 



(4) To furnish local facilities or headquarters, such as 



