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<jan fruits and farm products, (i) Furnishing the 

 opportunity for huying cooperatively farm supplies, 

 (j) Providing a hasis on which member associations 

 may obtain needed credit, (k) Adjusting grievances 

 and differences between growers and their respective 

 sliipping associations, when requested. (1) Coiip- 

 erating with the state and federal agencies along 

 such lines as may be beneficial to the fruit-growing 

 industry, (m) Cultivating a spirit of cooperation 

 among the members and suggesting means whereby 

 they may be mutually helpful in every legitimate and 

 lawful way. (n) Generally by doing such other 

 things as are necessary with respect to qualities, the 

 cost of production and distribution of fruits and 

 farm products as expressed in returns to the pro- 

 ducer." 



Any association of growers of fruits and farm 

 products in the State is eligible to membership in 

 the Federation, when it conforms to its principles 

 and regulations. A number of State officials having 

 to do with fruit and marketing are honorary mem- 

 bers. The management of the Federation is in the 

 hands of its board of seven directors. Membership 

 dues are $50. Two classes of contracts between the 

 association and its members cover exclusive selling 

 agreements or information service only. The oper- 

 ating expenses of the association are defrayed by "a 

 percentage charge laid upon returns for produce sold 

 or by a uniform fixed price per package, and upon 

 supplies purchased, the amount of such charge to be 

 fixed by a board of directors." There were, at last 



