14 BULLETIN 403, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
In connection with its service through the publication of account- 
ing forms and bulletins relating to accounting and business practice 
in marketing organizations, the office is rendering valuable personal 
assistance through field representatives. Where deemed advisable 
and necessary, assistance is furnished to associations in improving 
their accounting and business methods by assisting in the installation 
of bookkeeping systems and bv advising the management on im- 
proved methods of operation. 
The activities of the office are carried on in a spirit of thorough 
cooperation, and it is hoped that those who accept its services will 
feel free to become constructive critics of its work. 
