32 BULLETIN 381, U. S. DEPAETMENT OF AGKICULTTJEE. 
money paid by you to the store, and when a dividend is announced you will receive 
rebate based upon the amount paid for this book. 
4. If this book is lost or stolen, report the fact at once, giving the number of the book. 
It is not transferable and will not be honored if presented by another than yourself 
or one authorized by you. These conditions are necessary in order to protect the 
purchaser. 
I agree to the above conditions: 
. , Purchaser. 
Date of sale, 19 . . 
Many of the most successful stores use scrip or metallic tickets, 
preferably aluminum, for the payment of produce. The tickets are 
made in the same denominations as coins, except that the penny is 
seldom used. This seems to be a good practice for stores which do 
only a limited buying of produce and where there is no good reason 
for paying cash. Where large purchases are made of eggs, butter, 
wool, and the like, and it becomes necessary to pay cash, a check 
should be drawn in the usual manner. Coupons paid for produce 
must be counted as a liability until redeemed. It is entered on the 
Daily Summary and in the Cash Payments as shown in Forms 17 
and 18. 
