ABSTRACT
A chronological treatment of co-operative modern communities would deal first with the Kvutza, and proceed in order with the Kolkhoz, the Ejido, and the F.S.A. farms. The modern co-operative community resembles that of the past in many ways, but there are major differences in the mode of origin and in the basic objectives. The staff of the F.S.A. chose the locations, determined both the size of each farm and its varied activities, and contracted for labour to erect the buildings and make the soil ready for cultivation. After these preparations, the F.S.A. officials selected and organized the members of the corporations. At the outset the latter had little or no responsibility. Eaton states that the lack of clarity in the original figures may be due to the slightly different accounting systems of the various farms, and to the inaccuracy of membership records.
