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fornia. There are at least eight important association 

 and two or three smaller ones, all but one of which are 

 organized on a non-stock, non-profit basis. The first of 

 these to be organized was the Associated Milk Producers, 

 Inc., supplying the city of San Francisco. This was in- 

 corporated March 16, 1916, with $50,000 capital stock. 1 

 In the next few years organization proceeded rapidly, the 

 other associations being organized as above stated on the 

 non-stock, non-profit basis. During the year ending 

 December i, 1918, this group of organizations handled 

 about $20,000,000 worth of dairy products. 2 As noted in 

 the preceding section, most of these plants have one or 

 more local creameries, and several are providing themselves 

 with elaborate utility plants in which any of the dairy 

 products can be manufactured. In August, 1919, twenty- 

 four such plants were in operation. 3 



To give a better idea of the plan of organization of these 

 associations, we may look a little more carefully into the 

 organization and operation of the Northern California 

 Milk Producers' Association as being more or less typical. 

 Any dairyman may become a member upon being ad- 

 mitted by a vote of the board of directors and upon pay- 

 ment of a fee of $5.00 for each cow owned by him, with 

 a minimum fee of Jio.oo. 4 Members are given a member- 

 ship certificate, which cannot be transferred or assigned, 

 unless the board of directors sanction such a transfer or 

 assignment. 



The association is governed by a board of eleven direc- 

 tors, elected at the annual meeting of members. The 



1 First Annual Report State Market Director of California, 1916, p. 19. 



2 Third Annual Report State Market Director of California, 1918, p. 47. 



3 Fourth Annual Report of State Market Director, 1920, p. 44. 



4 By-Laws, 1919, p. 16. 



