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farmers’ BULLETIN 993. 
with the constitution and by-laws. Any farmer who wishes to become a mem¬ 
ber after the adoption of this constitution shall, in addition to the require¬ 
ments at the time of organization, make his application to the secretary of 
the association, stating the number of cows that he will subscribe and the 
block to which he desires to belong, but before the applicant becomes a member 
liis application must be accepted by the board of directors. 
Sec. 2. — Votes. Every member shall be entitled to one vote and only one. 
No vote by proxy shall be permitted. 
[An important qualification for membership is the willingness to 
cooperate in carrying on the plans as approved by the majority, 
which is essential for the permanent good of the association. One 
vote for each member, without reference to the number of cows sub¬ 
scribed, allows each equal weight in directing the affairs of the 
association. Every member must thoroughly understand that he has 
a definite part to play in the affairs of the organization and that 
his part includes the careful handling of his individual breeding 
operations.] 
Sec. 3.— Liability. The payment for bulls and of debts, not otherwise pro¬ 
vided for in the constitution or in the by-laws of this association, shall, when¬ 
ever it becomes necessary, be made by assessments levied by the board of 
directors. Each member shall be assessed in the same proportion to the total 
assessment as the number of cows he has subscribed bears to the total number 
of cows subscribed by all the members of the association. 
[Every effort should be made to arrange all the affairs and obli¬ 
gations of the association on a fair and just basis. Each member 
decides how many cows to subscribe, and, since the cost of establish¬ 
ing and operating a bull association is based on that number, there 
is sometimes a tendency to pledge only a few cows. This tendency 
is counteracted by Article VII, section 4, which limits the privilege 
of using association bulls to the number of cows subscribed; there¬ 
fore, a member who desires to breed more cows has to pay a breed¬ 
ing charge equal to the assessment paid for each cow subscribed. 
It is advisable for each member to subscribe for all the cows in 
his herd. In some instances, when there are not cows enough to 
form a block, it may be necessary for a member to subscribe for 
more cows than he owns in order to bring the total number of cows 
in the block to the minimum required in Article VII, section 4. This 
arrangement makes it possible for a member to be the only one in a 
block, provided he is willing to assume all the cost and other respon¬ 
sibilities in that block. Local conditions also may isolate some mem¬ 
ber, but no one should be allowed this privilege at the* expense of 
other members. 
In order to facilitate the collection of assessments and to accom¬ 
modate the members, it may sometimes be found advantageous to 
permit the members to give notes to the association, payable on 
demand. 
