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shall be allocated in terms of the rules, which have been approved of by 

 the Registrar of Friendly Societies and adopted by the Society at its 

 formation. 



The superiority of the depot or creamery system over the old methods 

 of placing milk or its manufactured products on the market being now 

 widely recognised, it is of vital importance to the success of the under- 

 taking that an adequate supply of milk be secured all the year round, in 

 order to secure and retain the orders of the best class of buyers. 



To attain this end, members should be held bound to supply such 

 reasonable proportion of milk during the winter months to the quantity 

 supplied during the summer months as the committee may deem 

 desirable. 



The milk should be delivered at the creamery or collecting depot 

 twice daily during the summer months, but once only during the winter 

 months, and at such hours as the committee may find most convenient. 



On Sundays, members should have the option of retaining the milk 

 for their own use, or sending it to the creamery as they deem fit, subject, 

 as far as possible, to the requirements of the depot and convenience of 

 the management. 



The milk should be paid for monthly, according to the standard of 

 quality (or otherwise as the committee may decide) at a price to be 

 fixed from time to time by the committee, according as the market rises 

 or falls. 



The most scrupulous care should be exercised by the manager in 

 seeing that all milk delivered at the depdt is of good quality, clean, and 

 free from objectionable taint, as one single can of tainted or dirty milk 

 is capable of contaminating and injuring the whole supply with which 

 it comes in contact. 



Any milk found, on inspection, to be unsatisfactory, should be put 

 aside, and either returned or disposed of to the best advantage at the 

 expense of the supplier. 



In order to obtain the fullest benefit from co-operative trading, 

 committees of affiliated dairy societies should enjoin their secretary or 

 manager to keep in frequent communication with the Secretary of the 

 Central Organisation, and keep him advised of all contracts entered 

 into, and prices obtained, together with a list of names of buyers. It is 

 of the utmost importance that there should be nothing in the nature of 

 competition or cutting of prices one society against another. This can 

 only be avoided by keeping the central office posted up with the fullest 

 information from time to time. The Secretary of the Organisation 

 Society will at all times be glad to advise and assist in the matter of 

 arranging contracts, fixing prices, and securing new outlets for milk or 

 manufactured dairy produce. 



Any matter of difficulty arising at any time should at once be 

 reported to the central office in order that the committee of local societies 

 may have the advice and guidance of the dairy committee of the Scottish 

 Agricultural Organisation Society. 



Rules for Members of Dairy Societies, who (affiliated to the 

 Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society) are suppliers 

 of Milk to the Depots. 

 The primary object aimed at in organising the dairy industry is to 

 I assist the producers to get a more remunerative price for their produce. 



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