40 BULLETIN" 511, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



arc fruit and produce associations. In the remaining number are a 

 few creameries, a few grain elevators, and some miscellaneous 

 organizations. 



FLORIDA. 



Florida, like California, is interesting because it is represented 

 largely by organizations for the marketing of perishable products, 

 such as citrus fruits. About 80 per cent of the organizations reporting 

 from this State belong to the fruit and produce class, which indicates 

 the importance of this form of organization in the State. The other 

 associations in the State belong principally to the miscellaneous class. 



NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND GEORGIA. 



The States of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia have 

 been placed in one group, since they are representative of that section 

 of the United States. Of the total number of organizations which 

 reported from these three States, about 41 per cent handle cotton in 

 the capacity of warehousemen, this form of organization being espe- 

 cially common in Georgia; about 12 per cent handle fruit and prod- 

 uce; about 12 per cent are stores; over 25 per cent fall in the mis- 

 cellaneous class; and the remainder consists of a few creameries and 

 tobacco associations and one live-stock association. 



KENTUCKY. 



From the standpoint of organization of producers for marketing 

 purposes, the State of Kentucky is interesting because of its tobacco 

 growers' associations. Almost one-half of the tobacco associations 

 from which reports have been received are located in this State. 

 Kentucky reported 66 organizations, and of this number 21 are 

 tobacco associations, 15 are fruit and produce associations, 17 are 

 listed as miscellaneous, 6 are stores, 6 creameries or cheese factories, 

 and 1 a grain elevator company. 



VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, AND DELAWARE. 



The States of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware reported a total 

 of 82 marketing associations. Of this number, 39 are miscellaneous 

 organizations, 22 are fruit and produce associations, 12 are creamery 

 or cheese factory associations, 5 handle tobacco, and 1 handles live 

 stock. These States are in a truck and fruit growing section, and 

 this fact accounts for the organizations which handle fruit and pro- 

 duce. There are some good examples of central marketing organiza- 

 tions among the truck growers in this section of the United States. 



NEW YORK. 



One hundred and twenty-four organizations in the State of New 

 York reported. About 60 per cent of this number are creamery and 

 cheese factory associations, about 25 per cent handle fruit and prod- 

 uce, and the rest is made up of a few cooperative stores and miscel- 

 laneous organizations. 



