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ence for they can change for the better the entire 

 production methods of an industry." 7 



Legislation Relating to Cooperative Marketing 



Secretary Jardine, of the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, has recently been quoted as 

 saying: "Ninety per cent of the farmer's trouble 

 can be solved by himself and himself alone, and no 

 more than ten per cent by legislation." It is gen- 

 erally recognized that the farmer's problems cannot 

 be solved by legislative economic panaceas. It is 

 important to recognize that the farmer is a business 

 man and that he has the same financial problems as 

 those engaged in other kinds of business enterprise. 

 But the changing aspects of economic life have re- 

 quired some legislation in the interest of all kinds of 

 business activities. Agriculture is no exception, and 

 from time to time it has been necessary for farmers 

 to seek remedial or protective legislation in the 

 interest of their business. 



In order to make the program of cooperative mar- 

 keting effective, it is necessary for the individual 

 farmers to enter into contract with the commodity 

 associations. The marketing policies of the associa- 

 tions themselves raise important legal questions. It 

 therefore became necessary to secure legislation 

 validating the form of contracts and giving legal 



7 Why Cooperative Marketing Is a Big Issue, in "Trade Winds," 

 a financial publication of the Union Trust Company, of Cleveland, 

 issue of June, 1925. 



