The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food may by general or specific order prescribe such comprehensive systems of accounting for such associations as will provide information for rendering adequate reports and may require any such association to render reports, in form indicated by him, which shall state the nature and volume of business, resources, liabilities, profits, losses, and any other facts bearing upon the financial condition of the association. The commissioner may investigate the management of any such association and may make the facts, relating to said management, available to the members or stockholders of the association. He may give assistance in the organization, or reorganization, of cooperative associations and may, by general or specific order, require any such association doing business in this state or in the process of organization to file with the department a report of its promotion and organization expenses. He may require any such association to file with the department a certified copy of its bylaws and a certified copy of any marketing contract or agreement between the association and its members or patrons.