viii Contents 



CHAPTEE III 



LEGAL FEATURES OF COOPERATIVE ORGANIZA- 

 TIONS IN AGRICULTURE (PAGE 40) 



PAGE 



The Difficulty of organizing under Present Laws ... 42 



New Legislation needed 44 



The Wisconsin Law ......... 46 



The Nebraska Law 46 



The California Law 46 



Principles to be included in New Laws 50 



CHAPTER IV 



THE ORGANIZATION OF A FARMERS' COOPERA- 

 TIVE ASSOCIATION (PAGE 62) 



Charter of a Citrus Fruit Association 52 



The By-laws 35 



The Federation of Cooperative Associations .... 64 

 Necessity of a Federation of Associations for handling Farm 



Products 65 



Cooperative Organization of the Federation .... 67 



Necessity of preserving the Individuality of the Associations 68 



The Organization of a Federation 70 



Cooperative Associations and Public Policy Questions . . 73 

 The Citrus Protective League of California . . . .75 



CHAPTER V 



FINANCING A COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATION 



(PAGE 78) 



Citrus-fruit Organizations 78 



Annual Financing 79 



Difficulties in Financing 81 



The Payment of Dividends -83 



