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anna wbbbkkbkkbm .•~y> S .a'-. ■ 5t- r - r THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1927 THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. ) PAGE SEVEN Dr. Wade Stackhouse Says Danes Know Costs and Keep Products’ Quality High (From The Dillon Herald)" - ' Co-operative marketing in Den mark has been as full of thrills and success as has been big business in America. Beginning about 1851 with the co operative distributive societies, organ ized to sell merchandise at less profit to peasant farmers, the organization proved a success. This organization may be called the parent of the first co-operative selling societies, among the first of which were the co-opera tive dairy societies. The first success ful dairy was organized in 1882. By that time all farmers kept cows and some butter of off grade was made and shipped. This first dairy had only the milk from 400 cows pledged. The butter made was of such superior quality and brought so much more than that made by farmers that it at tracted attention all' over the country. .The plan of organization adopted is still in use: members bind themselves to deliver to the dairy all the milk they produce except what they use at all are jointly .and severally li- chickens. We found the Danish farm er sore with America because of the high tariff on their butter and cheese; but for our tariff, they would like to 1 trade more with us. So popular have Danish butter and bacon become their parliament about 1908 adopted national trade-marks re quired to be used on articles for ex port sent out by their co-operative so cieties. Denmark Exports Bacon The first co-operative bacon factory was opened in 1887. Up to that time, live pigs, about 347,000 annually, had been exported to Germany and Eng knows that' he can buy and r pay fofr these feeds and have a good left. ~ Eggs of High Quality The first co-operative egg export society was formed in 1895., Before that time eggs were exported In con siderable quantity, but they had not been standardized-the same as butter and bacon. A good many stale eggs were shipped and as a consequence did not bring on the London market the good price of fresh English eggs. The Danes form a co-operative asso ciation for each product and do not try to blend several products into one organization. The egg society puts marks on each egg—one to indicate the branch organization and another to indicate the individual farmer ship ping the egg. Sterile eggs are collect- land. Also, a few privately owned j e( * twice a week from members who packing houses had been built and, ma ^l l their eggs and agree that if a these exported about 10,000 tons 0 f, 8 P°^ e ^' or . sta i ^ e bacon products, mostly to England This first packing house, built at Hor- seus, met much opposition from the private packing plants; also, the pa pers published letters from Hamburg to show the farmers it would pay bet consumer in England to the farmer in Denmark a fine is to be paid. The system has been worked out until to day the Danish egg brings a premium over any other variety. It is very sel dom that a stale egg is exported and home; <»*i , able; the proceeds are divided in pro- ca e portion to the amount of milk deliv ered by each; all milk producers can be members without any contribution paid Eleven hundred co ter to ship live pigs; also the town of ** accident one slips through the Horseus wished the plant moved be- 1 owner is always fined and made to pay they declared it a menace to health. But in spite of all opposition this unlike the one we built at Gr in cash; each patron to have only one vote. In 1883 many more dairies were built. The Babcock milk tester and the cream separator w’ere second in importance to the co-operative spirit which had grown up. Soon the Danish butter was bring ing a premium in England, which was and is their best customer. An asso ciation of all dairies in Denmark was formed, with one selling agency. In 1900 the Danish dairies adopted a uni form trademark. Since that time this trademark is stamped on the staves out of which the butter tubs are made operating farmers raised about $50,- 000 for the buildings and equipment and guaranteed to deliver 10,500 pigs annually for a peroid of seven years. The farmers hauled the pigs to the plant in spring wagons and the town soon found such an increased volume of trade that they were glad to wel come the packing plant as one of their best industries. By 1890 there were ten co-operative packing houses and in 1914 there were 45, or equal to two packing ^ houses for each county in South Carolina, area considered. In 1888 they killed 23,400 pigs. In 1914 Keep Track of Costs, Every Danish farmer is taught the value of simple bookkeeping. He w'eighs every cow’s milk. He knows if each cow gives a profit and if not sends the unprofitable animal to be slaughtered. He knows how many pounds of grain it takes to produce a pound of pork. I wonder how many farmers in South Carolina keep any State of South Carolina, prqfiLpCpunty of Laurens, — Town of Clinton. WHEREAS: A petition signed by free-holders of the Town of r Clihton, Laurens County, S. C., was presented to the Town Council of the said Town on the 11th day of October, 1927, ask ing for an election to-becheld in said Town of Clinton, on the question of the issuance of not exceeding seventy- five thousand ($75,000,00) dollars of bonds of said Town, the proceeds from the sale fo said bonds, when issued, to be used solely and exclusively for the purpose of building, erecting, estab lishing and maintenance of an exten sion and enlargement of the water works system of said Town; and, WHEREAS, upon check of said pe tition, it appears that the said peti tion has been signed by more than a majority of the free-holders of the said Town of Clinton, S. C. THEREUPON, the following Ordi nance was duly adopted by. the Town Council of the said Town of Clinton. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CLIN TON, LAURENS COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN COUNCIL ASSEM BLED: Section 1. That the petition pre sented to the Town Council of the said Town of Clinton, on the 11th day of October, 1927, and duly_^ik*<L in the records of the said Town asking for an election upon the question of the issuance of not exceeding seventy-five thousand ($75,000.00) dollars of ionds of said Town, said bonds to bear in terest at a ra f e not to exceed six (6) per cent per annum, and to mature at such time as may be determined by 'free-holders pf the Town of Clinton, County of Laurens,. State of South Carolina, a special election will be held in the Town of Clinton, S. C., on Tues day, the 8th’day of November, 1927, at which wdll be submitted to the qualified electors of the said Town pf Clinton the question of the issuance of not exceeding $76,000.00 of bonds of said Town, the said bonds to bear interest at a rate of not to exceed 6 per cent per annum, the proceeds from the sale of said bonds, when issued, to be used solely and exclusively for the purpose of building, erecting, estab lishing and maintenance of an exten sion and enlargement of the water works system of said Town. The polling place will be at Police Headquarters on West Pitts street in the Town of Clinton, S. C. The polls will be opened at 8 o'clock A. M., and closed at 4 o’clock P. M., on said date. S. W. Sumerel, M. C. Nash and W. L. Lynn have been appointed mana gers of the election. w. m. mcmillan, * MARY C. HOLLAND;—7 Mayor. .—<' Clerk & Treas. tf NOTICE OF OPENING BOOKS OF REGISTRATION State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, Town of Clinton. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatj the Books of Registration of the Town of Clinton, S. C., for the registration of voters for the special election to b« "held in the Town of Clinton, S. on Tuesday, the 8th day of November, 1927, wdll be open qt the store of J. L Ccpeland & Bro., tforth BrbadwajL Clinton, S. C., on the 19th day of Oc tober, 1927, and will remain open up to and including the 28th day of Oc tober, 1927. W. D. COPELAND, Supervisor of Registration, Town of Clinton, S. C. All citizens of the Town of Clinton 21 years of age or over, or, who shall become 21 years of age before the 8th day of November, 1927, and who have resided in the State of South Carolina, 'two years, Laurens County one year, land in the Town of Clinton for four 'months, and who have paid all taxes due and collectible for tl* preceeding fiscal year at least six months prior to the 8th day of November and who are duly registered electors in Lau- rena. (County are entitled to register for the special Municipal Election to be helddnahe Town of Ginton, on 8th day of November, 1927. Persons applying for registration will bring the following papers with them: 1. County tax receipt for the year 1926. 2. City tax receipt for the year 1926. 3. County registration certificate. books to show profit and loss on live said Town Council, the proceeds from and also printed on a P iece ' they and the small independent houses and laid on top of tho butter before ^ 2 840 000 pigs the tub is sealed. Beginning with one co-operative dairy in 1882, they have multiplied until at present there are over 1,600 in Denmark. In other words, area considered, dairies are four times as numerous as gins in South Carolina. In 1881 there were about 899,000 cows in all Denmark; 1915, 2,463,000. In 1883 Denmark in exported 15,630 tons of butter. In Every farmer in Denmark raises stock? The peasant farmer with ten acres has exact records the same as the largest farmer with 500 acres." This power of infinite painstaking is taught by' the schools, which have adapted their courses of instruction to the needs of the Danish farmer. Would it not be possible to adapt our schools to the needs of South Carolina farmers? How many of our farmers keep any records as to the cost of cot the sale of said bonds, when issued, to. be used solely and exclusively for the purpose of building, erecting, es tablishing and maintenance of an ex tension and enlargement of the water works system of said Town of Clin ton, contain the names of-moVe than a majority of the free-holders of the pigs, using skim milk and ground ton, tobacco and grain crops ? Do any said Town of _ Clinton, and it is so ; declared. Section 2. That a special election be home-grown grains, with corn, usual ly shipped from Argentina. He knows held in the Town of Clinton, Laurens County, Si C., on Tuesday, the 8th day of November, 1927, at which time will he submitted to the electors of question of the issu ance of not exceeding seventy-five thousand ($75,000.00) dollars of bonds of said Town, said bonds to bear in terest at a rate not to exceed six (6) j per cent per annum, the proceeds from the sale of the bonds to be used solely of them know the cost of a gallon of milk or a pound of pork? If we had to an ounce how many pounds of pork [definite records of the cost of produc- can be produced from a given amount tion over five-year periods it would be said Town_the of feed. His house is generally con- more easy to finance the ordinary nected to the barn housing his cows, farm. I know of few bankers wdlling pigs, chickens and his horses. His pigs to make loans to finance a dairy or 1915 Denmark exported 99,420 tons’are pure white and are raised on the help raise pigs. Dairy and pig farm- of butter. It 7s estimated that in 1864 .«>™nt floor of his barn. mg in South Carolina have often been Danish cows only produced 80 pounds l |»jg s Bring In Money o owe > an rup y. . . ...... f f. . in 1887 they produced ; * * J Hugh MacRae s plan of settlement , and exclusively for tire purpose of °„ nieT j at , • .oao oon I Most pigs are born, raised and tak- by expert farmers in various lines of I building, erecting, establishing and IdTTa h. ^ D.lh n .Zitu»" - *» the packing plan, without ever ; fanu.ng-^poca„>■ in iive ntouk * “ , . . . , : being in the open field or sunshine.. seems a good way to make a safe co lege as raine , and I We saw one farm raisin 8 1.700 white j start. Our people lack stock-raising dairymen o ope hogs for the packing house without sense. That means we have nevet an inch of pasture. They are kept learned to love the cow, the hog and reasonably clean on a cement floor. the hen.'"None oT us knows the first and fed all they will eat from birth ' principles of being careful. We keep h0|rt . i u h ,o -—.i . ,no records. We abhor feeling our way WE GET FOOTBALL SCORES AT SEVEN O’CLOCK EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY “At Union Station” Telephone 400 Telephone 400 cheese factories. At present about as many tons of cheese are produced as butter and every dairy makes cheese. Every farmer in Denmark keeps cows,, ^ u * u ^ ho*, : .nd hen,. He think, of hi, sev- d “-'' butchered . , ,. era! (Thps as a food for live stock. j Co-operative credit societies fur- and trying out new method, with both ! seventy-five An eiUtVear rotation is generally nished the money to build, these 45, crops and animals. Our present school’dollars, the followed Every farm has'a strip of! packing houses and they are paid for, system bears no direct relation to our jest at l rate not to exceed six (6) per maintenance of an extension and en largement of the water works system of said Town. That at said election there shall be provided ballots on which shall be printed or written the words: “Shall the Town of Clinton, S, C. issue its bonds in the sum of not exceeding thousand ($75,000.00) said bonds to bear inter- land Tn hiue^a,, for 1 pasture; a strip i .nd now belong to their farmer cu„-: farm problem But little i, said of cent per annum, the prmeed, from the n Vfelfa hut mr fields are fenced, itomers. who paid for them out of the loving the country, our wonderful soil sale of said bonds to be used solely in ana a, .... i j_ xr^ d? i i—A 1 and c lirn a t. e and fitting our children as 11 n ' 1 avnlnsivelv for the nurnose- of The cows are hitched out with chains; profits made. No farmer has had to in straight lines on the grass and al-I pay a dollar in actual money to sup-| future owners of the farms of^the falfa and moved next day to a new lo- ; ply the capital stock for these modem great state of South t arolma. cation. Since they have no hot sun- [ packing houses. shine, the cows are kept in the fields j The cow, the hog and the hen are about all summer and generally are as staple farm crops in Denmark as milked in the field. Each farm grows cotton is in South Carolina. The banks Scock l»eets and rutabaga turnips, finance the purchase of cows and pigs which are harvested and put in hills with far more safety than attends for green food in winter. Wheat, oats loans on cotton and tobacco, which our and liarley, which they call corn, are j farmers mortgage before these crops grown on every farm. It is threshed i are even planted. The Danish farmer I hear farmers say they do not wish their sons to farm, but they hope to fit them by education for other pursuits, more pleasant and more remunerative. The best and most ambitious boys and girls go to college; many of them af ter graduating going to distant states to help them develop their resources. Our drones and less capable boys and and ground and mixed with crushed cottonseed cake and fed to cattle. Or the ground grain is fed to hogs and car, with ease borrow money to pur- ^r 18 * et f,t "' f " r s “ n '*: chase cottonseed meal from the South i t*'"*' 18 ' » rc b ' K<*> d from Argentina. Hi, banker. t0 f “ n, " ;rs or corn interested in the and exclusively for the purpose of building, erecting, establishing and maintenance of an extension and en largement-of the water works system of said Town? “YES” — “NO” and the voter voting in favor of the issu ance of said bonds shall strike out the word “NO” before depositing his bal lot in the box therefor. The voter vot ing against the issuance of said bonds shall strike out the word “YES” be fore depositing his ballot in the box. Section 3. That the polling place for the holding of said election shall be at Police Headquarters. West Pitts street, in said Town of Clinton, S. C., You see a/l the road when you drive a Buick, IF YOU HAVE APPENDICITIS YOU DON’T SEND FOR A CHIROPODIST — THEN — Why not send your belt troubles to use Today is the day of Specialists. Our life’s work has been in: Leather BELTING PICKERS 5 STRAPPING SHEEP AND CALF GREENVILLE BELTING CO. TELEPHONE 2218 — GREENVILLE, S. C. If any reader is story of Denmark and co-operative and the polls shall be opened at eight marketing, I suggest they buy the fol- \ (8) o’clock A. M. and closed at four 1 The dreaded "blind spot” is gone forever! In Buick for 1928 closed car front posts are nar rowed so that all the road, ahead of you and at the side, is clear. And thanks to the efficiency of Fisher crafts manship, these slim corner posts have even greater strength than the type formerly used. See a Buick for 1928 at the nearest showroom. Get behind the wheel and prove for yourself how clearly you can see all the road from the driver’s seat. , lowing three books: C. E. Branson: “Co-operative Mar keting in Denmark.” This can be bought at 75 cents in paper cover from the University Press, Chapel Hill, N. C (4) o’clock P. M. on the same day. Section 4. W. I). Copeland is hereby appointed Supervisor of Registration for tho iaid Town of Clinton, and he .shall open the books of registration (for the registration of voters for the Rider Haggard’s book on Denmark. [ special election to be held in the said Harold Faber: “Co-operation in (Town of Clinton, on the said date, on “Charley” Paddock ‘The World’s Fastest Human” Will lecture here on a phase of sports- manship — under auspices of Senior "T • ' " -> _ _ Class of Presbyterian College. Orphanage Chapel, October 27th Admission . . 50c and -75c “Support the Seniors’ Venture” ' Danish Agriculture.” | The statistics quoted in this and any future articles are copied from this last hook. Next to going to Denmark reading these three books will do any i student of agriculture untold good. [ At present our agriculture is sick. Our condition is in no way so serious as was'the condition in Denmark in (election. 11860, when they had to abandon wheat i Sectoin •farming as their money crop. I eon- ; j-tend we have as much sense as the j Danes. We can and we will come back strong when we adapt our fanning to our climate and ,our opportunities. One warning: Because oi present pes simism do not part with the old home stead which has given us food and shelter in all our past years. If you have a few dollars to invest buy some farm now being sold at less than val- ' ue. For a long pull the investment i will prove better than anything else I you may buy. „ WADE STACKHOUSE Dillonr* BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN of (irncral Motors Corporation Sedans *1195 to *1995 * Coupe *1195 to *1850 Sport Models *1195 to *1525 All prices f. o. b. Flwt, Michigan, gonrrnwcnt tax to be added. 1 he (i. M. A. C. financing plan, the most desirable, is a'l ailable. the 19th day of October, .1927, and shall keep the same open up to and through the 28th day of October, 1927, after which date said books of regis tration shall be closed. Said Super-j visor shall give public notice of the time and place of opening and closing of said books of registration for said B UI GK> IQ28 THOMASON MOTOR CO., Laurens, S. C. 5. That S. W. Sumerel, clerk. M. C. Nash, and W. L .Lynn, three qualified electors of the Town of Clinton, S, C., are hereby appoint ed managers of said election, but in ♦ ♦ ♦ o the event that any of said parties are 0 ♦ o o <► ♦ o <► o LOOK! LOOK! ‘ Ladles Home Journal, $1.00 per year. or 2 years for $1.80. Country Gentleman, 3 years for $1.00. Saturday Evening Post, 1 year, $2.00 JAS. W. CALDWELL. If you want to buy a TTAlfP If you want to sell a MIIJflH ' unable to serve, the Mayor is hereby i given the right and authority to ap point some other qualified electqr or electors as manager or managers in the place and stead of the manager or managers herein appointed so un able to serve. Section 6. That notice of the elec tion shall be published in The Clinton Chronicle, a newspaper published in thiT Town of Clinton, S. C., at least twice -once at least twenty days be fore the election, and once within the period of fifteen days before the elec tion. * DONE AND RATIFIED by the Town Council of Clinton in Council assembled this the 11th day of Oc tober, 1927. W. M. McMlM.AN, Attest: ’ Mayor. MARY C. HOLLAND, Town Clerk. u- 10-27-3tc If you want to rent a See ) GEO. H. 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