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TABLE 12.—Replies to questions regarding deliveries and contract violations—Con. 
Members reporting 
Question and reply Association 
Total 
1 2 3 4 
What, in your opinion, would justify a member in selling outside 
the association? Number| Number| Number| Number| Number 
Owes debts or has mortgaged crop______-.--.-------------- 6 17 8 56 87 
Needs) or wants the money at ones: - 825 ae se eee 3 3 2 5 13 
TVISSAGIS TE Gs eee een ace OR west yoru yt a 1 6 3 4 14 
Goetstmore;outside mss ae ea eee Ee ie eae 1 Tifa ee elt mereyG| [hie ot 26 
SOG ea eee hea ie a ale Ro! Be a 2 OE eI | 11 51 13 65 140 
Do you think members should report contract violations by their | 
neighbors? | 
CSTE Ln I SNE ee et SCRA ee IS ses 73 60 1100 55 288 
(OO I MR a RE hte El RIE Tale oy Stents we ne, MeN Mo ic? 9 30 ll 64 114 
COMI OT a ee yo AO ie ee eee R ae es ae a eng | P| | A HF 12 8 25 
(RCO HE 2 Bocas NALS AU Se Fg ee So a ee 87 90 123 127 427 
What should be done with contract violations? | 
Gollectidamazes or prosecuite=ste23 5 one eee eee | 74 38 276 61 249 
INO GIN are Rie See ae ee Eee 3 ages ee Se Ok eee 29 5 20 54 
JNO aU) is FS a Oy es 2 eee aS oT Se eae NS Oe eee 3 23 25 19 70 
STO GL Sars = Feld see CHER O20 Ae A ee ee oe epeeteeeeatae) pe meee OM ie meas 9 
DependsionicOnGibions= 2 222~2 wee = Se pee aia 8 EE Ss 2 11 13 
@ PH rPATS WTS Hee eae Bp he Noe eA ces Se Ee sen el ee Ree | 2 ee 3 12 19 
INIGIADISWelSt eh eee cutie ii nei ere ee Enis a Week ees | 18 18 Bt 1 48 
1 Nine of these answered ‘‘I should hate to.” 2 Five of these answered ‘‘ Five cents is too much.”’ 
This question was followed by the inquiry, “ Do you think a mem- 
ber is ever justified in selling outside the association?” The sympathy 
felt toward contract violators is indicated by the replies shown in 
Table 12. A considerable majority indicated a definite opposition 
to contract violations, but over one-third of those interviewed 
apparently believed there were conditions which would justify 
violations. 
A companion question, “If so, on what grounds?” was asked to 
ascertain the reasons which, in the opinion of members, would justify 
breaking of the agreement. The reasons given are listed in Table 
12. Financial problems furnished the principal justification for 
contract violations. 
To probe still further the members’ attitude toward contract viola- 
tions the question was asked, “ Do you think members should report 
contract violations by their neighbors?” Table 12 shows that ap- 
proximately two-thirds gave an affirmative answer but, as the figures 
indicate, there was considerable variation in the replies received from 
members of different associations. It is of interest to compare the 
answers to this question from members of association 4 with me 
answers of members of that association to the question, ‘“ Do 
think dissatisfied members should be allowed to withdraw ?” (Table 
9.) A higher percentage of the members of association 4 also 
expressed the belief that there is justification for sale outside the 
association. (Table 12.) 
