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39. Should a co-operative association have capital stock ? Why ? 



40. What are the principal methods of arranging the control of 

 the co-operative organization ? Should every member have the same 

 voting power ? Why or why not ? 



41. Have co-operators succeeded in building up a large enough 

 organization to control the whole process of selling any product in 

 distant markets to (a) jobbers ? (b) retailers ? (c) consumers ? Is one 

 of these their goal ? 



42. Show the difference between the marketing ideas of the Cali- 

 fornia legislature and those of the market-director. With which do 

 you agree ? Why ? 



43. Would it be feasible for state authorities to establish a 

 complete system of inspection and grading and then market the 

 product under a state brand? What economic benefits would 

 result ? 



44. What gains would result from state- wide affiliation of pro- 

 ducers in a great shipping organization? Would it have to be 

 limited to a single commodity? What other limitations or diffi- 

 culties ? 



45. Have you a state department or bureau of markets in your 

 state ? What is it doing or has it done ? 



46. Give an outline of the activities of the Office of Markets of 

 the United States Department of Agriculture. Are they following 

 up the lines of greatest benefit to the public ? What other lines of 

 work would you suggest ? 



47. Explain the market information service of the Office of 

 Markets. To whom is this information available ? What help is it 

 to (a) the grower ? (b) the shipper ? (c) the buyer ? 



48. Give a brief explanation of the Landwirtschaftsrat system. 

 How would this organization compare with American conditions if 

 each state had a state market department affiliated with the Office of 

 Markets of the United States Department of Agriculture ? 



49. Would such a national plan of market distribution be equally 

 applicable to the marketing of perishables and of staple products? 

 Why? 



50. Do we have any kind of market organization today which is 

 nation-wide in its scope ? Try to get an illustration of one which is 

 co-operative in character and of one which is a private company or 

 corporation. 



51. Do the plans of food control during war times form a workable 

 or desirable pattern according to which we should organize the dis- 

 tribution of agricultural products after the war ? 



