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in the other class, the organization seeks its re- 

 sults by studying and understanding the natural 

 laws of trade and taking advantage of conditions 

 and regulating such evils as may arise, in the 

 same spirit as a merchant studies them, or as a 

 good farmer understands the natural laws of 

 fertility. 



With some crops, notably cotton and the grains, 

 it is advantageous to provide cooperative ware- 

 houses in which the grower may hold his products 

 till prices rise ; and also in which scientific systems 

 of grading of the products may be introduced. 

 In certain fruit regions, community packing- 

 houses have proved to be of the greatest benefit. 

 In the meantime the cotton or grain in the ware- 

 house becomes, for business purposes, practically 

 as good as cash (subject to charge for insurance) 

 in the form of negotiable warehouse receipts. 

 This form of handling products is now coming 

 to be well understood, and, combined with good 

 systems of farming, it is capable of producing 

 most satisfactory results. 



Organized effort must come as the voluntary 

 expression of the people; but it is essential that 

 every state should enact laws that will stimulate 



