APPEAL FOR CO-OPERATION. 
Wft have ventured to undertake the publication of a foitmghtly 
Journal in the Mahrathi language under the name and style of Shet, 
Shetki and Shetkari ’’—the farm, farming and the farmer—with the follow¬ 
ing objects :— 
1. To try to diffuse, through the Mahrathi language, all the agricul¬ 
tural knowledge and information that the Government publish 
from time to time through the Agricultural Ledgeis, Bulletins 
and the annual reports of Agricultural Department, the 
information the Government publish is in the English lan¬ 
guage which, the great bulk of our agiicultunsts are unable to 
understand and consequently all this valuable information 
proves to be of no avail even to the well-to-do persons that 
are engaged and have active interest in the agricultural 
industry, much less to the agriculturists themselves. 
II. There are a number of agricultural periodicals and books in th 
English language published in England, Ameiica and oth 
• civilised countries and a number of institutions working for 
the scientific improvement of agricultuie and ameliorating the 
condition of the farmers. It is oui desne to impait a know¬ 
ledge of scientific agriculture and the methods by which 
agrarian problems are attempted to be solved by the people 
themselves in other parts of the world. 
III. To try to teach self-reliance and self-help and lessons of frugality 
and co-operation to the farmers and show them the advantages 
of securing cheap capital on joint security, co-operative princi¬ 
ples and well organised credit system. Constant and systematic 
efforts would be made to advise, guide and show, how to work 
up the co-operative credit societies. 
IV. To try to interpret faithfully and honestly the laws the Govern¬ 
ment enact from time to time and have enacted foi the good 
of the ryots and to inform the Government of the real wants 
and requirements of the ryots* 
V. To try to induce the leaders of society, men of light and leading 
and the philanthropic and public-spirited citizens to give 
their sympathies for the farmers and start institutions for the 
good of the farmers. 
VI. And to do all that is quite legitimate and loyal for the improve¬ 
ment of the one Industry and those that are engaged in it. 
