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Among the larger trading societies the Eastern Counties 

 Farmers' Association still takes the lead with a turnover of 

 £258,378. The business done by some of the other large 

 societies in 191 1 as compared with 1910 is shown by the 

 following figures : — 



1911. 



Southern Counties Agricultural Trading Society . 

 Carmarthen Farmers' Co-operative Society . 

 Newport (Salop) and District Agricultural Trading 



Society ........ 



Midland Farmers' Co-operative Association 

 Clynderwen and District Farmers' Association 

 West Midland Farmers' Association . 

 Framlingham and District Farmers' Co-operative 



Association ....... 



Guildford and Mid-Surrey Fanners' Agricultural 



Co-operative Association ..... 



£ 

 87,845 



58,210 



46,551 

 30,734 

 22,949 



24,317 

 18,136 



13,259 



£ 

 107,186 



83,654 



50,221 



36,094 

 28,076 

 36,848 



23,981 



14,845 



