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establishes uniform grading, continuous supply and a guarantee 

 of its grade brand, eliminates duplication of effort and the 

 employment of unnecessary agents for selling by the establish- 

 ment of one large selling agency, with the resulting advantage 

 of the development of permanent trade relationships. 



Believing that the principle of co-operative organization is 

 correct, we stand ready to assist in the promotion of sound 

 co-operation for both buying and selling. 



Co-02)erative Relations. 



This is a day dominated by the principles of collective effort. 

 Organization and co-operation are as essential to the success- 

 ful operation of marketing agencies as are these principles to 

 successful farming. 



We are working under a co-operative arrangement with the 

 United States Bureau of Markets, in which we exchange that 

 portion of our market news which is useful to each other. In 

 order that we may receive the benefits of each other's labors 

 and thus render more complete and efficient service, plans are 

 under discussion for the extension of this work. The Division 

 of Markets is a member of a national body, the National Asso- 

 ciation of State Marketing Officials, which has outlined as 

 one of its projects for the coming year a definite relationship of 

 the work of State and national marketing departments. Our 

 Division is represented on this committee. 



Moved by a similar motive, we have met with our State 

 Agricultural College marketing officials and framed a plan of 

 action in which our activities would overlap as little as pos- 

 sible and by which we might be of mutual assistance in work- 

 ing out our State marketing problems. 



New England, having m.any interests in common, seemed 

 to call for the organization of its State marketing departments. 

 Accordingly, our Division met with our neighboring States for 

 the purpose of forming a New England organization. Two 

 meetings have been held out of which has arisen the New Eng- 

 land Marketing Officials Association, through which we hope 

 to be able to co-ordinate our action and unify our effort for 

 the common good of New England agriculture. 



