LEGAL PHASES OF COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS. 71 
in the said State (hereinafter referred to as th^ 
association), and , a grower of (fruit and vegetables) of 
, county of , State of 
(hereinafter referred to as the grower), witnesseth: 
That for and in consideration of the expenses to be incurred by the associa- 
tion in providing means and facilities for handling, storing, and marketing 
(fruits and vegetables), including the expense of locating, organizing, and estab- 
lishing markets, and in further consideration of the mutual obligations and 
promises of the respective parties hereto, it is hereby agreed as follows : 
1. That the grower appoints said association his agent, and the association 
hereby agrees to act as such for the purpose of handling, packing, storing, 
and marketing all the (fruits and vegetables) which shall be grown for ship- 
ment and sale by the grower or for him, whether as landlord or tenant or 
otherwise, in the county of , State of 
and that he will harvest and will deliver all his marketable (fruits and vege- 
tables) at the association's shipping station at , in said 
State, in such quantities and conditions and at such times as the rules fixed 
by the board of directors of the association may direct, during the year 19— . 
and every year thereafter continually. On or before (April 1) of each year 
the grower shall report to the association the acreage to be grown by him 
during that year of (fruits and vegetables) covered by this contract. During 
the growing season the grower shall also furnish such information concerning 
said (fruits and vegetables) as may be requested by the manager. 
2. That either party may cancel this contract on the first day of (April) 96 of 
any year by giving notice in writing to that effect to the other party at least 
thirty (30) days prior to said date. Upon such notice the grower shall, prior 
to said first day of (April), pay or satisfactorily secure any indebtedness then 
due from him to the association and deliver his copy of said contract to the 
association ; such cancellation shall not affect any incompleted sales or trans- 
actions between the parties hereto, nor release either from any indebtedness 
then unpaid or thereafter accruing under this contract, nor relieve the grower 
from his obligation to sell through the association, nor the association of its 
obligation to handle all the (fruits and vegetables) described in section 1 which 
were grown during the preceding season. It is expressly agreed that this con- 
tract shall be binding upon the legal representatives of the grower. 
3. That harvesting, grading, inspecting, packing, storing, and shipping of the 
(fruits and vegetables) shall be done in accordance with the by-laws and rules 
of the association. 
4. That all (fruits and vegetables) delivered by the grower may be marketed 
in assorted lots or with other (fruits and vegetables) of like quality, variety, 
and grade, and the net proceeds of any or all of such shipments may be pro- 
rated during such period or periods as the board of directors from time to time 
may determine. 
5. That the association shall have a lien upon the (fruits and vegetables) 
hereby contracted by the grower to be delivered to the association for any 
indebtedness of any kind owing by him to the association, and any such in- 
debtedness shall be deducted out of the net proceeds of the sale of such (fruits 
and vegetables). 
6. That the grower will not sell or otherwise dispose of his (fruits and 
vegetables) covered by this contract to any purchaser except through the asso- 
ciation unless such (fruits and vegetables) have been rejected by the associa- 
tion. In case the grower is offered a price in excess of the price presently ob- 
93 This date should, if possible, be after the closing of one season's business and before 
the opening of the next. 
