254 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The services of R. H. Elsworth as assistant State Marketing Director, 

 and Federal Field Agent in Marlceting, have been most gratifying. The 

 cooperative work is detailed below. 



Dnring the eight months ending with June 30, 1917, field work In 

 marketing has been carried on in 34 of the 83 counties in Michigan. 

 Manj' additional counties have been reached by correspondence or 

 through the County Agricultural Agents. 



The accomplishments and the activities of the Field Agent in 'Market- 

 ing, recorded under project titles are as follows : 



Orr/anization: Assistance has been given in the orgnaization of seven 

 standard cooperative bnj-ing and selling associations. These associa- 

 tions are organized in accordance with Section G of the Clayton Anti- 

 Trust law. 



Allegan Count}' — Saugatuck, Saugatuck Cooperative Fruit Asso- 

 ciation. 



Alpena County — Ossineke, Ossineke Cooperative Association (live- 

 stock, hay, grain). 



Barry Count}^ — Hastings, Central Barry Cooperative Association 

 (livestock). 

 Cressey, Southern Barry Cooperative Association (livestock). 



Berrien County — Benton Harbor, Benton Center Fruit Associa- 

 tion (fruit). 

 Coloma, Berrien County Fruit Association (fruit). 



Mecosta County — Barrytou, Barryton Cooperative Association 

 (livestock). 



Assistance was given in the matter of organizing the Grand Rapids 

 Dairy Company (Kent county). This company is incorporated under 

 Act No. 308, Public Acts (Michigan) of- 1913. It is semi-cooperative 

 with a capital stock of |75,000, of which amount |50,000 is already sub- 

 scribed. The statute provides for suitable reserves, six per cent div- 

 idends to capital stock, and then patronage dividends. The compauA^ is 

 formed to market the milk of its four hundred members at wholesale 

 and retail in the citj' of Grand Rapids. 



Assistance was also given in the work of re-organizing eight existing 

 associations and re-drafting their organic laws that they might incorpo- 

 rate as non-capital stock, non-]>rofit associations. The associations are: 

 Berrien County — Bridgman, Bridgmaji Fruit Growers' Association 

 (fruit). 

 Miliburg, Millburg Fruit Growers' Association (peach). 

 St. Joseph, St. Joseph-Michigan Fruit Association (grapes). 

 Mecosta County — Big Rapids, Farmers' Cooperative Creamery As- 

 sociation (creamery). 

 Muskegon County — Muskegon. Muskegon-Grand Haven Celery 



Growers' Association (celery). 

 Van Buren County — Lawton, Southern Michigan Fruit Associa- 

 tion (grapes). 

 Paw Paw, Fruit Growers' Union (grapes). 

 Paw Paw, Wolverine Fruit Association (grapes). 



