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tagious diseases when all the cows' owners combine to stamp out' 

 such diseases and the advertising of such a place gives a better 

 chance to sell stock at higher prices than when each farmer works 

 independently of the other. 



4. In buying stock, purchases can be made from each other, 

 and the buyer may be supplied with full information about the 

 various ancestors of the animals bought. A community may also 

 buy a carload or more of stock to better advantage than a single 

 buyer, therefore the advantages of both buying and selling are 

 greatly in favor of the community organization. 



Jersey Island is a good illustration of this idea, and when the 

 well known reputation of that island is extended to various com- 

 munities throughout the land, the breeders located in each com 

 mimity may reap the benefits therefrom. 



5. Such an association may issue an occasional publication 

 or bulletin, giving a list .of the stock available in that community, 

 and in this way a market "may be found much quicker than when 

 each breeder devotes his own time to selling his stock. 



6. The idea of the association is not one of coercion, as no 

 one is obliged to belong to the organization, and a member must 

 not expect a sudden change in the character of his herd or to dis- 

 pose of his stock at a high price at once, but by co-operation to 

 aid and to encourage the improvement of the stock in a neighbor- 

 hood so that it will have a reputation that w r ill be beneficial to all 

 the members. 



754. Too much territory should not be covered by each as- 

 sociation, as members need to see each other and to see the stock 

 on the various farms. Members in good standing will always 

 profit by such an organization to the extent to which they take 

 an interest in its work. The plan of forming such an organization 

 is usually for any leading person in a community to call a meet- 

 ing, and after discussing the matter with possibly the assistance 

 of a representative of some similar association, draw up a consti- 

 tution and by-laws, elect officers and issue certificates of mem- 

 bership. 



The organization and its work may be understood from an 

 outline to be found in Wisconsin Bulletin 189, in which 



