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sold on a quality basis. The members also are paid according to the 

 grade of the product which they supply to the management of the Asso- 

 ciation. This is one of the leading and most important features of such 

 an organization. The success of the movement has been very largely due 

 to the strict observance of that principle. 



The organization of Co-operative Egg Marketing Associations is, 

 therefore, one method of instituting and enforcing the system of buying 

 eggs on a quality basis. Such an organization has also the advantage of 

 cheaper transportation where large quantities of eggs are shipped. In 

 some cases unnecessary middlemen may be eliminated. Such an organ- 

 ization also facilitates more frequent shipment and greater dispatch in 

 placing the product upon the market. Where good management is em- 

 ployed, the members also derive benefit from the expert salesmanship of 

 the manager. 



The Movement in Ontario County. 



About two years ago a movement was started in Ontario County to 

 establish the co-operative system of selling poultry products. The work 

 commenced with the handling of eggs. Egg Marketing Associations 

 were formed in two of the most promising sections. It was our desire 

 that the farmers should try out the scheme for themselves. If the 

 result showed no improvement over present methods, the matter, of 

 course, could be dropped. On the other hand, if it proved to be a useful 

 and remunerative organization the movement would naturally grow, and 

 that growth being largely spontaneous, progress would therefore be much 

 more satisfactory. Eight organizations have since been formed. Accord- 

 ing to the last reports the present membership is over 500 farmers. The 

 total membership has increased one hundred per cent, in the past year, 

 and this has been very largely due to farmers voluntarily asking for 

 organizations or for permission to join one or other of the organizations 

 already established. In the case of one organization, No. 7, with head- 

 quarters at Cannington, the business has averaged over $1,000 per month 

 for the past ten months. The movement has made a natural growth, its 

 development being entirely due to the success of those organizations 

 which were first established. In all cases the extension of the movement 

 has taken place in those sections surrounding and in the immediate 

 vicinity of established organizations. This is the best evidence which we 

 can give of what the farmers themselves think of the movement, or of 

 the "Co-operajtive Marketing Association. 



The growth and popularity of the movement has been brought about 

 largely because of the increased prices which the members of these 

 organizations have been receiving over and above prevailing local market 

 prices. It is difficult to obtain accurate figures showing the advance in 

 price which members have been getting, because of the influence which 

 the movement has on local market prices; but, to give approximate 



