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INFORMATION RELATING TO CO-OPERATION AND ASSOCIATION 



year to year and ever since its inauguration. More than 350 co-operative 

 trading associations have been registered under the Agricultural Co-opera- 

 tive Associations' Act of Saskatchewan since it was passed, that is since 

 December 1913. This implies that on an average two associations a week 

 have been organized during the last three years -- a remarkable re 

 cord. It is interesting to notice that the great majorit}' of the associations 

 do a most satisfactory business. 



191+ 



1915 



1916 



Associations which supplied a report 



Number of shareholders 



Paid-up capital S 



Assets S 



lyiabiUties including paid-up capital $ 



Number of associations handling sup- 

 plies 



Value of supplies handled .... $ 



Number of associations marketing 

 live stock 



Number of cars handled 



Value of live stock handled ... $ 



Value of other farm produce han- 

 dled No report 



Total turnover • $ 281,354.64 



Net profits No report 



102 



-,850 

 13,494.20 

 37,337-53 

 29,717-33 



70 

 239,320.42 



30 



4-2,034-2 



5-,537 



39,421.49 



105,322.37 



82,956.57 



$ 805,456.88 



140 

 150,512.76 



8,923.03 



964,892.67 



19,102.27 



$ 



309 

 9,444 

 92,940.27 

 295,012.40 

 232,038-81 



308 



,784,545.85 



33 

 241 



323,171.25 



15,115.80 



,122,832.90 



54,076.82 



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2. CO-OPERATIVE STOCK MARKETING IN ALBERTA. 

 Winnipeg, ii July 191 7. 



The Grain Growers' Guide, 



In the spring of 1917 the Manville district association of the United 

 Farmers of Alberta decided, owing to the very unsatisfactory prices locally 

 received for live stock, to form a marketing association. Each local union 

 appointed one of its members to attend the meetings of this association 

 as its representative. 



These directors so appointed and the executive conjmittee, president 

 and secretary of the district association have the responsibility of the 

 marketing association. For its working a manager, grader and seller and 

 a secretary were appointed. 



The method of dealing with the stock is as follows : Members give the 

 secretary lists of the stock they wish to consign and he, when the animals 

 on these lists are sufficient to form a consignment, appoints a day for the 

 delivery of the stock and notifies the manager accordingly. It is a rule 

 that the loads are made up in the order of the lists. On the appointed day 

 the manager weighs, grades and generallj^ looks after the stock, and also 

 decides, according to information which has been received, which is the best 



