St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-04-08

ISOLATION to anyone or anywhere he
chooses. This is the provision of
the model form obtained from Baton
Rouge authorities. The Farm Bu-
reau model contract for sweet potato
growers cooperative association also
provides for specific contract with
each grower. We think any general
power of attorney or other means
of binding the grower to contracts
not expressly and directly made by
him is likely to be source of such
grieyous complaint against any as
ISOLATION exercising such power as
sooner or later to destroy it. 1t will
be most fertile source Of blunders
and misunderstanding, and instead
of an advantage it may become a
great discouragement to cooperative
business in this parish.
The Parish Association bylaws do
not permit any sales by members ex-
cepting through the Association
The grower may receive a higher
offer than the Association can obtain
for him. In that case he should be
permitted to accept it. The Mande-
vile bylaws provide that in such
case he shall turn over his bid to
the Association to be filled from his
own goods, thus insuring him the
advantage of the sale and also thus
preventing any trickery against the
Association and it's members from
buyers who try to break up the as
ISOLATION.
Another provision in the Mande-
vile bylaws is quite just to it's mem
bers in view OF the fact that at GER
tain seasons We have a considerable
nome market advantageous to our
growers, which is cash market.
The Vaudeville grower has a right
to give away or retain for his own,
or sell for local consumption any OF
his products.
So the Vaudeville Association as
sures its members CD that no men,
Der is bound by any contract he does
not personally and individually en-
ter into; CD that no member shall
be denied the right to accept the
highest price offered him for his
goods; and 90 no member shall be
prevented from selling any Of his
products to his local market or home
customers. These bylaws govern
ng the Vaudeville Association pre-
vent it therefore from making any
such contract as that with the Mis-
'lss1ppi Truck Growers or the North |
American Fruit Exchange, which laS-
er would override these rights re-
served by the members of the Mands-
'llle Association. lnasmuch as these |
ire the provisions Of the model by
avs furnished the Vaudeville com
nltteemen by the agricultural au- !
horities at Baton Rouge they APP
'ear to have the backing and recon-
aendatlon OF those most experienced
n cooperative marketing business
md this presumption is further
trengthened by the fact that the
arm Bureau model agreement pro-
ldes for specific contract with each
Individual grower and also allows
Exceptions to the delivery of the
ntlre product such as products pre-
lously contracted or mortgaged
lsewhere and such other modifica-
ions or amendments as the local or
committee makes in ae-
ordance with the general purpose
obtaining the highest market price
Or the product.
Perhaps the severest commentary
pom the recently proposed contracts II
18th the Parish Association would be
comparison with the Farm Bureau
"eet potato contract. The North
mer1can Fruit Exchange contract
ays that it will supply a sales man
ger in an endeavor to secure the
lghest net results for the shipper"
10 that the sales manager as the
l1pper's agent shall negotiate and
'ntlrm sales according to his dis