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of a competent operator and pay him the salary they deem 

 sufficient. 



Said operator shall make out and deliver to the secretary 

 on or before the tenth of each month a true statement of the 

 number of pounds of cream delivered by each patron for the 

 preceding month, and the total yield of the factory for the 

 said month, and the number of pounds of butter or cheese, if 

 any, drawn out by each patron. 



Section 2. It shall also be the duty of the operator to take 

 the necessary samples and make the tests of each patron's 

 milk or cream in such manner as required by law or prescribed 

 by the board of directors and to perform such other duties as 

 required by the board of directors. 



Section 3. The building shall be kept in a clean and sani- 

 tary condition by the operator. Smoking and chewing of 

 tobacco shall be prohibited in the creamery. The buttermaker 

 shall enforce this rule strictly. 



Article 9 

 Milk Furnished 



Section i. The several members shall furnish all the milk 

 from all the cows subscribed by each, all the milk to be sound, 

 fresh, unadulterated, pure and unskimmed, and the patrons of 

 the association, not members, may by agreement with the board 

 of directors, furnish such amounts of milk as may be so agreed 

 upon. The association shall receive all such milk so furnished, 

 manufacture the same into butter, cheese, or both, and sell and 

 receive all moneys for the product. 



Section 2. Any member or patron of the association found 

 skimming, watering or in any manner adulterating his milk of- 

 fered at the factory shall forfeit to the association as follows: 

 For the first offense ten dollars ; for the second offense, twenty- 

 five dollars ; for the third offense, he or she shall forfeit all in- 

 terest in the association and also all claims for milk thereto- 

 fore delivered to the association. But no such forfeiture shall 

 be adjudged without first affording to the member or patron 

 charged with having so skimmed, watered or aduterated his 



