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tablishing markets, and in further consideration of the mutual obligations and 

 promises of the respective parties hereto, it is hereby agreed as follows : 



1. That the grower appoints said association his agent, and the association 

 hereby agrees to act as such for the purpose of handling, packing, storing, 

 and marketing all the (fruits and vegetables) which shall be grown for ship- 

 ment and sale by the grower or for him, whether as landlord or tenant or 



otherwise, in the county of , State of , 



and that he will harvest and wiU deliver all his marketable (fruits and vege- 

 tables) at the association's shipping staton at , in said 



State, in such quantities and conditions and at such times as the rules fixed 



by the board of directors of the association may direct, during the year 19 , 



and every year thereafter continually. On or before (April 1) of each year 

 the grower shall report to the association the acreage to be grown by him 

 during that year of (fruits and vegetables) covered by this contract. During 

 the growing season the grower shall also furnish such information concerning 

 said (fruits and vegetables) as may be requested by the manager. 

 ' 2. That either party may cancel this contract on the first day of ( April )°'' of 

 any year by giving notice in writing to that effect to the other party at least 

 thirty (30) days prior to said date. Upon such notice the grower shall, prior 

 to said first day of (April), pay or satisfactorily secure any indebtedness then 

 due from him to the association and deliver his copy of said contract to the 

 association ; such cancellation shall not affect any incompleted sales or trans- 

 actions between the parties hereto, nor release either from any indebtedness then 

 unpaid or thereafter accruing under this contract, nor relieve the grower from 

 his obligation to sell through the association, nor the association of its obli- 

 gation to handle all the (fruits and vegetables) described in section 1 which 

 were grown during the preceding season. It is expressly agreed that this con- 

 tract shall be binding upon the legal representatives of the grower. 



3. That harvesting, grading, inspecting, packing, storing, and shipping of the 

 (fruits and vegetables) shall be done in accordance with the by-laws and rules 

 of the association. 



4. That all (fruits and vegetables) delivered by the grower may be marketed 

 in assorted lots or with other (fruits and vegetables) of like quality, variety, 

 and grade, and the net proceeds of any or all of such shipments may be pro- 

 rated during such period or periods as the board of directors from time to time 

 may determine. 



5. That the association shall have a lien upon the (fruits and vegetables) 

 hereby contracted by the grower to be delivered to the association for any 

 indebtedness of any kind owing by him to the association, and any such in- 

 debtedness shall be deducted out of the net proceeds of the sale of such (fruits 

 and vegetables). 



6. That the grower will not sell or otherwise dispose of his (fruits and 

 vegetables) covered by this contract to any purchaser except through the asso- 

 ciation unless such (fruits and vegetables) have been rejected by the associa- 

 tion. In case the grower is offered a price in excess of the price presently ob- 

 tainable by the association he may submit such offer to the manager. If deemed 

 advisable the manager may authorize the member to accept the offer, but 

 payment for the product shall be made to the association. 



7. That the (fruits and vegetables) covered by this contract shall be mar- 

 keted by the association wherever a market may be found which in its judg- 



B8 This date should, if possible, be after the closing of one season's business and before 

 the opening of the next. 



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