116 Circular No. 18. 



Co-operation Necessary. 



In order to successfully undertake these different prac- 

 tices, the farmers of the State need to acquire one valuable 

 accomplishment, namely, that of co-operation. With co-opera- 

 tion, community breeding can be established and a saving 

 effected by the exchange of breeding stock. Also a reputa- 

 tion can be built up for good stock, and a market readily es- 

 tablished. 



Co-operation in the marketing of both wool and lambs has 

 been very successful wherever practiced. The past spring, 

 something like eighteen Kentucky counties organized wool 

 pools and sold their wool for much better prices than the 

 average over the State. The same organization will just as 

 successfully handle the shipment of lambs and other live stock, 

 as has been demonstrated by numbers of successful live stock 

 associations thruout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska 

 and Tennessee. With the" presence of the small farm flock in 

 Kentucky, this is essential, in order that the small sheepman 

 may receive a fair price for his product. 



With a world shortage of sheep and with a greatly in- 

 creased demand for both wool and mutton, the prospects for 

 profitable sheep raising were never more promising. The 

 farmers of Kentucky and of the southeast who avail themselves 

 of the opportunity along the line of increased sheep production 

 will be amply repaid and at the same time will be rendering 

 their country a valuable service. 



