There are certain commodities a fanner needs economical 

 which he can order at any period of ihc year, such bi'VING. 

 as sacks, sacking twine, ploughs, cultivators, harrows 

 and so forth. All these could be obtained through 

 local firms working on a small percentage of profit 

 above landed cost, at no risk to the Association, and 

 if delivered straight from the truck, at a n:ininium 

 of expense. 



Co-operation along these lines will not only eknefits OF 

 result in an inuiiediatc tniancial saving, but will Co-OPKRATION. 

 gradually lead to the standardisation of machinery 

 and implements, with beneficial results to the com- 

 munity of a district as a whole. The uew comer, 

 unlike his less fortiuiate fellow of earlier days, will 

 not foolishly .syjend a fortune in trying all sorts of 

 fancy implements, but will be impressed by the 

 aggregation of opinion in fa\our of certaiu makes as 

 the most suited to local reciuiremeuts, and be satis- 

 fied to folk)w example. The established settler will 

 benefit by the labourers of the district having already 

 had experience in the use of similar implements, and 

 so be saved the necessity of having to educate them 

 afresh. 



The Association looks after the interests of maize vnuty IS 

 growers generally, and when comiilaints or re<iuests .strength. 

 to the authorities have to be made the\ usually fall 

 on symi)athetic ears — the result of the slreugih of 

 co-oy)eration successfully applied. 



\V. J. Dawson. 



HOW I WOULD FARM 240 ACRES 

 WITH NOT MORE THAN £700. 



IJ AVINC. obtained my grant of 240 acres, and after maize TO 



carefully considering all crops, I would make start with, 

 an effort to get in 100 acres of maize the first year, 

 with the intention of subsequently planting up with 

 coffee at the rate of 20 acres or so each year. My 

 reasons for selecting maize are that it is a crop which 

 gives a quick and good return and does not want so 

 much knowledge as wheat and flax for instance, in 

 addition to which it requires less machinery. 



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