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as they have appeared to him as the- result of experience, 

 and a general study of the cooperative question. These 

 principles are then illustrated by showing how they are 

 applied to certain agricultural crops, such as animal and 

 plant improvement, the handling of grain and dairy prod- 

 ucts, cotton and grain, the distribution and sale of crops, 

 and the cooperative purchase of supplies. The application 

 of the cooperative method to rural credit, irrigation, the 

 telephone, and insurance is also briefly discussed. 



It is not attempted to cover the entire agricultural coop- 

 erative movement in America in this discussion. There are 

 thousands of cooperative societies in the United States and 

 Canada, and an enumeration of their activities would make 

 a volume far beyond the limits of this discussion. 



G. HAEOLD POWELL. 

 Los ANGELES, CAL., 

 February 1, 1913. 



