CITRUS GROWERS' EXCHANGES ^7 



Then the growers sign the following contract between 

 themselves and the association: 



We, the undersigned, growers of citrus fruits, being de- 

 sirous of having our fruit handled in a manner substantially 

 as set forth in the above by-laws, do, for such purpose, 



hereby severally constitute and appoint the , 



California, a Corporation organized under the laws of the 

 State of California, our sole agent to pack and sell all citrus 

 fruits which may be grown on our respective orchards 

 during tlie entire period of membership in said Corporation. 

 We and each of us do further agree that all expenses in- 

 curred by said Corporation in handling and marketing said 

 fruits shall be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of said 

 fruit pro rata, according to the amount of fruit furnished 

 by each of us respectively, and we and each of us agree to 

 accept for the crop our pro rata share of the net proceeds 

 of the sale of fruit furnished by us, after deducting the cost 

 of packing, selling, and other necessary expenses. Nothing 

 herein contained shall be construed to interfere with bona 

 fide sales of orchard property. Any and each of us who 

 will otherwise dispose of the merchantable fruit grown on 

 the property hereby contracted, during the period of this 

 contract, shall pay to the Corporation the sum of twenty- 

 five (25) cents for each and every packed box of commer- 

 cial weight so sold, marketed, or consigned, as liquidated 

 damages, as provided in the foregoing by-laws, which are 

 hereby made a part of this contract. 



Some of the provisions of the articles of incorporation 

 and of the by-laws require some elaboration to make clear 

 just how a fruit association actually works, what are its 

 problems, and how it meets them. Enough has been said 

 to indicate that the non-profit form of organization is highly 

 desirable. If a member's income depended on the number 

 of shares of stock which he owned, even if membership 

 were confined to actual growers, a premium would be placed 

 on inefficiency. If returns were to be based on acreage 

 alone, a poor grower with many acres would fare better 



