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such as weights of milk deHvered daily by each 

 member, fat-test of the same, the amounts of cheese 

 made day by day, the sales of cheese, current ex- 

 penses, etc. They shall distribute monthly among 

 the members or patrons the money due them. 

 They shall make a complete statement at the annual 

 meeting covering for the year all matters relating to 

 the business of the company. Meetings of the board 

 may be called by the president or by any two of its 

 members. 



(5) Meetings. — The regular annual meetings of 

 the company shall be held on the first Tuesday of 

 the month of Special meet- 

 ings may be called by the president or on written 

 request of ten members of the company. Written 

 notices for all special meetings must be sent to 

 each member of the company three days in advance 

 of such meeting. In addition to the election of 

 officers and presentation of reports, the members 

 shall decide by majority vote at the annual meeting 

 in what manner the dividends shall be made (weight- 

 of-milk, fat-basis, etc.). 



(6) Regulations. — The following are samples of 

 what regulations may be made: (a) The price for 



making cheese shall be cents a pound. 



(b) Members shall be held responsible for furnish- 

 ing milk from the number of cows promised, (c) 

 The cheese-maker may reject such milk as is 

 tainted or of too high acidity or is any way un- 

 suited to make high-grade cheese, (d) Milk must 

 not be received unless it has been properly strained 

 and delivered at the factory at a temperature not 

 above degrees F. (e) The milk of each 



