Farms: Rural CO-OP in America (part 2) - 1950s Educational Documentary - Ella73TV

A cooperative ("coop") or co-operative ("co-op") is an autonomous association of persons who voluntarily cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit. This film shows how farmers in Rockingham County, Va. improved their businesses by forming cooperative enterprises. In part 1 the farmers conduct business at their cooperative general store, gas station and milk plant. In part 2 they work together to plan and build a new poultry plant. A typical board meeting illustrates how the cooperative organization functions. Ella73TV - https://www.youtube.com/user/Ella73TV2 - A curated collection of old films, newsreels & archive footage spanning the 20th century.