MEMBERSHIP RELATIONS OF COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS 2] 
answers. No general agreement on possible reductions is evidenced, 
in fact the majority of those interviewed evidently had no com- 
plaints as to marketing costs. Association 4 showed a considerable 
number who believed that a saving could be made on field service 
doubtless because of local conditions within that organization. 
TABLE 19.—Replies to inquiries as to the members’ attitude regarding expenses 
Members reporting 
Question and reply Association 
i Total 
1 | a ale -3 | 4 
i 
What is your opinion of the cost of marketing through the asso- | __ t 
ciation? | Number Number Number| Number Number 
nis meetin So ts et Sees ee 35 | 19 | 52 | 63 | 169 
vy RSS ee ee eee eee | 1 19 13 | 37 7 
(Don ie Ge ee ee ee 5 ivl7 copes ot 6 23 
7) PUy Ea Se See oe ee 41 50 | 65 106 262 
What expense, if any, do you think the association could profitably | 
eliminate? | 
(Pipes ee ee ee ee ee eee ee | 15: score 2 10 16 41 
See Tee ee ee ea te wen 3 2 31 36 
Pros Bo ne re 19 21 37 28 105 
mien salaries: (by reduetion) _- ==... =... =- -222=-L-=--==5.- 6 2 | 10 6 24 
Unnecessary labor (employ fewer men) ---.-.-------------- 6 | 5 | 1 6 18 
OOP EEG fy a eS i ee ee eS See See Se 9 seeeee e+ --------|--- +--+ g 
2 77 Dao sae aes eae eee a | 55 31 | 60 | 87 | 233 
LACK OF APPRECIATION OF MARKETING SERVICES 
The schedule included questions designed to bring out the mem- 
bers’ conception of the advantages and benefits resulting from mem- 
bership in the organization. The first of these questions, “ What 
are the principal benefits you have derived from selling your tobacco 
(or cotton) through the association?” gave a wide distribution of 
replies. (Table 20.) 
TaBLeE 20.—Replies showing appreciation of the marketing services of the 
association 
[This survey was begun in November, 1925, and completed in April, 1926] 
Members reporting 
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Question and reply Association 
| 
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| | 
What are the principal benefits you have derived from selling your | | : 
tobacco (or cotton) through the association? | Number Number; Number Number Number 
Get more money than outside buyers would give_-_--_____- 52 ee 1g | 60 71 
So BE: A add te ak ieee inet (oooh te sas 16 3 19 
Prstortptiayr he tirig 5 =e ere. } ge 2. ee Re es re Ss tes ee C5 Lis she site 9 
LEG? 2 GL/e | Sos ee ess eee ek ees ee es (ee eee fee SS 40 4 
Get money at different times of the year___-_..._._.___.-_|_-_-.--_|__- » BAEte Ss 5 | 13 
LES TEV Goro: | Ua: oe en ae fess 6 A ee = 14 
een erste ature WOE Yo =. 8 ee er ew eee Tenet le gated 2 19 4) 25 
Den} know,or den’t know yet2s2 -:3 28s eo | EEE TSE 8 22 ee eh 30 
More money than if there were no association_-_........--- 43 i pe Se | 26 64 
1 Part of the time. 2 Stabilized the price. 
