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ers of Maine and of the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia 

 peninsula, and the growers of different kinds of fruit 

 in the Northwest, the cantaloupe growers of Colorado, the 

 rice growers of Louisiana, and growers of other products 

 have associated under various forms to act for them in 

 the distribution and sale of their products through co- 

 operation rather than through individual effort. The 

 cooperative method is already in operation among the 

 live-stock shippers of Minnesota, and it is applicable uni- 

 versally to the distribution and sale of live-stock and of 

 live-stock products in every part of the United States. 

 The principles that have been discussed can be applied 

 to the cooperative distribution of all kinds of farm crops 

 and of manufactured products, though, of course, the de- 

 tails of organization and of operation will need to be varied 

 to meet the peculiar conditions in each industry. 



