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crates per acre per day of Fancy Standards or Fancy Jumbos, packed forty-five to the 

 crate. Payment of advance to be made the Grower every Monday for all such advances 

 due him for deliveries made during the pre^dous week. 



"Fifth. To furnish the necessary lumber to load and ventilate cars, also inspectors 

 and laborers to inspect and load into the cars all accepted crates of cantaloupes at the 

 expense of the Distributor. 



"Sixth. The Distributor further agrees to guarantee freight and refrigeration charges 

 on all cars of cantaloupes shipped by him for the account of the Grower, excepting in 

 cases of strikes and lockouts, in which case the Grower agrees not to offer any canta- 

 loupes for shipment if so requested by the Distributor. 



"Seventh. The Distributor agrees to use his best efforts and endeavora in the 

 marketing of said cantaloupes in order to secure the best possible results, and to 

 create a pool including all shipments of cantaloupes made by the Distribiitor each 

 two days and send the Grower a statement showing the average net result of such 

 pools as soon as possible after the sale of said shipments and as soon as possible after 

 the close of the season to make settlement with the Grower and pay the Grower all 

 moneys due him from the sale of his shipments after deducting for all advances, seed, 

 and material; it being understood that the net results realized from the sale of all 



crates of cantaloupes shipped during the entire season shall average not less than 



cents per crate for the full-size crates and cents for the fiat crates. 



"Eighth. The original account of sales covering the sale of every car shipped by 

 the Distributor for the account of the Grower shall be open for the inspection of the 

 Grower at any time within six months after the shipments of cars, and such account 

 of sales shall show damages and claims placed against the railroads, if there are any 

 claims for damages filed. 



"Ninth. The Distributor agrees to file damage claims with the railroads over 

 which the cantaloupes are transported for all just claims for damages which may 

 occur to cantaloiipes while in transit: and to make all possible effort to collect such 

 damage claims, and as soon as possible after same are collected, to pay to the Grower 

 the amount of his proportion of the claims collected, less fifteen (15 per cent) per cent, 

 which may be retained by the Distributor, and less all legitimate costs incurred in 

 collecting such claims. 



"Tenth. The Distributor agrees to advance, as a loan to the Grower, ten ($10.00) 

 dollars per acre for each acre of cantaloupes which the Grower agxees to plant and ship 

 under this contract, and said ten dollars per aci'e loan shall be deducted by the Dis- 

 tributor out of the crate advances' made to the Grower at the rate of cents per 



crate for ail crates shipped by the Grower until said ten dollars per acre loan has been 

 paid to the Distributor. However, it is understood and agreed that the acreage and 

 crate advance hereinbefore provided for shall not be made on cantaloupes that may 

 be planted by the Grower on land upon which another crop has been planted during 

 the same season. 



"Eleventh. In consideration of the acreage advance and guaranteed crate advance 

 agreed upon in this contract, paragraphs fourth and tenth, the Grower hereby irrev- 

 ocably assigns to the Distributor for collection any interest of every character which 

 he may have in any claim or claims against any transportation lines interested in 

 the transporting of the cantaloupes accepted under this contract, and agrees to pay 

 to the Distributor fifteen per cent on gross amounts so collected, also legitimate ex- 

 penses incun-ed in making said collections, and by mutual agreement between the 

 Grower and the Distributor, any moneys so collected due the Growers are to be pro- 

 rated when finally collected among all Growers shipping through said Distributor, on 

 the basis of the total crates shipped by each Grower during said season. 



"It is further understood and agreed between the Distributor and the Grower that 

 no cantaloupes shall be received from wagons which are not in line for vmloading at 

 the shipping point at ten o'clock p. m. 



