COOPERATIVE BULL ASSOCIATIONS. 
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of business and the breed of cattle used, when included in the name, 
have a certain advertising value and may bring inquiries that lead 
to sales and lasting business relations. While it is important for the 
name to convey as much information as possible about the business of 
the association, a long name is very cumbersome for business trans¬ 
actions.] 
Article II. Objects. 
Sec. 1 . —Improved stock. The purpose for which this association is formed 
is to bring about the rapid development of productive milk cows of good con¬ 
formation of the-breed. This is to be accomplished prin¬ 
cipally by the joint purchase, ownership, use, exchange, and sale of meritorious 
pure-bred bulls, and through the purchase and sale of cows and heifers. 
[The statement of the objects of the association may determine 
the form of incorporation. In some States certain forms of incorpo¬ 
ration require smaller fees than others. An advantage in that re¬ 
spect, as well as in the scope of the business which may be transacted, 
can be obtained sometimes by making this section conform to certain 
requirements of the incorporation laws of the State.] 
Sec. 2.— Community development. The association pledges itself to exert 
every possible influence for the improvement and furtherance of the live-stock 
industry of the community. 
[This is a pledge that should not be passed over lightly, since the 
best success comes to a growing and active association. The energy 
and enthusiasm of the members always cause development of the 
association, and each member, as well as the community, is benefited 
by the improvement in the local live stock.] 
Article III. Location. 
The principal office and place of business shall be_, 
in the county of_, State of- 
[The place of business of the association should be selected for the 
convenience of all members. This is important, because the life and 
activity of the association depend upon the interest of the indi¬ 
vidual members, and the interest can be kept alive only by occasional 
meetings. The ideas of the individual members must be brought 
together in order to benefit the association as a whole; otherwise the 
members drift apart, their activity decreases, they lose interest, and 
soon dissatisfaction and disintegration occur. It is advisable for 
the members to meet at least three or four times a year, and to make 
one of the meetings a picnic. Usually the meetings should be held 
at or near the headquarters of the association.] 
Article IV. Membership. 
Sec. l — Qualification. Any farmer in the township of-, 
county of __ and adjoining territory, owning one or more 
cows, may, at the time of organization, become a member of this association 
and be entitled to its benefits and privileges by signing and agreeing to comply/ 
