THE EGG TRADE AND CO-OPERATION II 



Now that the prices of agricultural products have risen to giddy heights 

 new efforts have been madea to attain to the organization of the co-operative 

 sale of eggs. 



The department of agricultural economy has drawn up model by-laws 

 for a co-operative society for the sale of eggs. 



According to these such a co-operative society organizes itself to sell 

 in the best conditions its members' eggs. It can organize for depositories, 

 warehouses and refrigerating plant. FA^ery farmer who keeps poultry may 

 join the society so long as he does not himself undertake the sale of eggs. No 

 member may sell eggs outside the society to which he must deliver all the 

 eggs his poultr}- supply. To tliis rule the by-laws make only one exception 

 in favour of the sale of valuable sittings of a breed not common in the dis- 

 trict in which the co-operative society works. Such sale needs however 

 the special authorization of the society. Every member of the society has 

 his mark which must be placed on his eggs. The liabilit}' of members is 

 limited. They are liable in their possessions but in the measure determined 

 by the by-laws. The minimum membership of a society is eight. 



These co-operative societies enter into direct relations with the Popu- 

 lar Bank of Moscow. In despatching merchandise as the bank indicates 

 they should inform the bank as to current market prices. After the sale the 

 Union and the Popular Bank send to a co-operative society a detailed ac- 

 count together with the sum produced by the sale, the amount advanced to 

 the society having been deducted. 



This organization gives promise of a large development which will 

 bring it, after the war, the success attained by the similar co-operative or- 

 ganizations for the sale of butter, flax and tobacco. 



