19 INTRODUCTION 
and pay a membership fee of $5.00 or over. 
Each member should have an equal voice re- 
gardless of his acreage. Organize, either as a 
corporation or a limited partnership. Elect 
the best qualified men to be officers, and then 
give them unqualified support. Select a man- 
ager and see to the marketing arrangements. 
If the quantity raised is large enough, it is best 
to have your own receiving and selling agent 
in the principal market. Every member must 
make a legal contract with the association to 
submit to its rules about condition, packing 
and delivering, to apply to his entire crop. 
Good quality, reliable packing and regular sup- 
ply are essential to good prices. 
The manager or inspector must have full 
authority. Each member’s delivery is graded, 
weighed, measured or counted and accurately 
recorded. Once a month the account from 
each grade is made up, and the proceeds, after 
paying expenses, are paid over. 
The manager should be an experienced truck- 
er, competent to instruct and advise about the 
work of planting, growing and gathering. The 
growers meet each other at the station, and com- 
pare notes. They all learn what is known by 
the most expert among them. They can ar- 
range to have one man gather up the crops 
