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THE IRKIGATION AGE. 



Hawaiian Cultivating Taro. 



Hanolii River at Kaiwiki near Hilo, Hawaii. 



Cane Flume and Trestle Aero" Kawainui River near Pepeekeo, Hawaii. 



CO-OPERATIV 

 THE SHADOW 

 A STORY OI 



RISING up out of the placid waters 

 of the western coast of the Unite< 

 greensward peep the pudgy noses of 

 mouthed mortars, ready to hurl death and 

 foe. The ground resounds with martial tr 

 through their daily drill. Mine boats 

 lies at anchorage. Torpedo boats are n 



And in the shadows of this Gibralt 

 camps, thousands of farmers are strugg 

 the ocean in the Western states. They, 

 too, must organize and co-operate in i 



The Hawaiian farmer is further i 

 ers. His transportation and marketing 

 produce is largely of a perishable nature 



The difficulties have served only tc 

 in the results which have been obtained 

 one lesson. But the biggest of these le 

 produce of the farms. 



Soon after the United States anne 

 investigations and established experime 

 legislature has aided in this work by ai 



When the last territorial appropria 

 the funds for devising better means ^o 



It was generally agreed that in < 

 all the farmers on the islands was necess 

 ized in the different districts. Several 

 ciations are being banded together in ; 

 lulu to promote, create and handle the 



The annual report of the Hawaii . 

 issued, names among the active co-oper 

 the Glenwood Creamery Co., the Haw< 

 sociation, the Kapaa Farmers' Associs 

 Farmers' Association. 



The story of the growth of the G 

 under most adverse conditions. Althou 

 to dairying, transportation and refriger; 

 of the creamery look almost hopeless, 

 on the demonstration farm, with the 

 dairymen were convinced of its feasibil 

 take over the creamery. Within a few 

 monthly and the co-operative company 

 put in the surrounding territory and I 

 turned their attention to helping to im] 

 strating better forage production and o 



Concerning co-operative marketing 



"At present there seems to be no 

 their crops in the territory except by 

 way can a uniform supply of produce 

 uni'form and constant supply, it is irr 

 ply of any given product is shipped r 

 to' handle "island produce, and make de 

 from San Francisco. The practical re 

 for local butter and buttermilk from t 

 effectively this plan obviates the great 

 he operates independently. Not only i 

 ply and hold his trade, but he is under 

 rate for small shipments than is th 

 bers of a community who are occupied 



