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BULLETIN 401, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
receive same at loading stations at , advance all freight, refrigeration, and cart- 
age charges on said cantaloupes to and at their destination, and deduct the same from 
gross sales, as herein provided. 
The party of the first part further agrees to note on all account sales, as far as practi- 
cable, the shippers numbers on all such crates that are not up to grade. 
It is further agreed that the party of the first part shall furnish all lumber and labor 
for loading cars at its own expense. 
Party of the first part agrees to receipt party of the second part for all melons deliv- 
ered, check same into the cars, and deliver duplicate of receipt book and car tallies to 
party of second part or its representative at the end of each week. 
Party of the second part agrees to furnish all crates, nails, and wrappers, and canta- 
loupe seed, at its own expense, and to label properly all crates with labels to be fur- 
nished by party of the first part . 
It is further agreed that the party of the second part does hereby appoint the party 
of the first part as its exclusive agent, to distribute, market, and sell all cantaloupes 
grown and shipped east by the party of the second part during the season of 1915. 
It is further agreed between the parties hereto that all cantaloupes are to be matured 
properly and well graded, and that the inspector shall have full authority to refuse 
such cantaloupes as do not come up to these requirements. Ail cantaloupes are to be 
delivered in uniformly packed crates as follows: 
Standards, 12 x 12 x 23J inches in size, containing 45 cantaloupes each; jumbo 
flats, 4| x 13$ x 23 J inches in size, containing 12 or 15 cantaloupes each; Osage Gems, 
4$ x 13| x 23 J inches in size, containing 12 or 15 cantaloupes each, properly wrapped. 
First party shall load all cantaloupes accepted by it as being in accordance with this 
contract, and shall strip the cars and have same billed in the name of 
to first party at such point or points as first party may deem proper, to be marketed. 
First party agrees to have the same marketed according to its best judgment and 
ability, and to report to first party's local agent at by wire, separately, for 
each car, as soon as the same is sold, and said local agent shall at once give second 
party a check in full for the proceeds of said car, after deducting from the gross amount 
of sale, all charges for freight, refrigeration, and cartage, and also fifteen per cent 
upon the gross amount of such sale as first party's commission ior its services here- 
under; first party shall mail to party of second part duplicate of account sales of each 
and every car sold by each agent selling the same as soon as rendered by such agent. 
There shall also be deducted by first party a shed fee of one cent per crate on standard 
crates and one-third of one cent per crate on flats, to be held by first party and paid 
to the owners of the respective sheds at the end of the season, for the use of such 
sheds. There shall also be deducted by first party the sum of two per cent from 
the gross sales, as made, to create a fund out of which to pay any shortage that may 
arise dining the season, in case any car or cars shall not pay freight, refrigeration, and 
cartage charges. At the end of the season any balance in such fund shall be paid by 
first party to second party, to be distributed by it to the growers furnishing such 
cantaloupes, in their proper proportions. 
It is further agreed that the net sums paid to second party by first party from sales 
shall be distributed by second party to the growers according to their respective 
shares, and first party shall not be responsible for the making of such distribution 
by second party. 
It is further agreed between the parties hereto that if the transportation company 
over whose lines said cantaloupes are transported requires a bond for payment of the 
transportation charges on said cantaloupes to their destination the said party of the 
first part will furnish satisfactory signers for such bond so required by the transporta- 
tion company. 
