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market as to eliminate sharp and extreme price 

 fluctuations. 



"4. To establish new foreign markets for surplus 

 American farm products. 



"5. To provide cheaper sources of fertilizer and 

 more economical means of production." 



As a means of carrying out this comprehensive 

 program, cooperative marketing committees were 

 appointed to consider methods of merchandising 

 agricultural commodities. For example, the Farm- 

 ers' Grain Marketing Committee of seventeen, the 

 Farmers' Live Stock Marketing Committee of fif- 

 teen, and the Farmers' Dairy Products Marketing 

 Committee of eleven, were organized. Since the 

 appointment of these committees by the Farm 

 Bureau Federation, a number of other commodity 

 marketing committees have been appointed from 

 the several state farm bureau federations to pro- 

 mote the marketing of particular farm crops. 



The Growth of the Cooperative Movement 



The significance of the cooperative marketing 

 movement can best be indicated by some reference 

 to the number of commodity marketing organiza- 

 tions, the aggregate membership, the geographical 

 area covered, the aggregate volume of business, and 

 the nature and extent of legislation passed by Con- 

 gress and the several states to encourage, promote, 

 and protect the business of the cooperative asso- 

 ciations. 



