6 DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR 407, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
the territory served. Cotton growing is a relatively recent industry 
there, and the marketing machinery may not have been so well 
established as in other parts of the Cotton Belt. The answer, “ Low 
prices at time of organization,” was given by a number of the mem- 
bers of association 1 probably because of the severe price decline 
which led to the organization of this association. The answer, 
“Thought it a good thing,” would seem to have no significance beyond 
suggesting a possible lack of definite expectation. 
Members of associations 1 and 4 were asked, “ What other reasons 
for joining?” ‘The answers are given in Table 2. 
TABLE 2.—Replies to question, ““ What other reasons for joining?” 
Members reporting 
Reply 
Associa- | Associa- 
tion 1 tion 4 
Number | Number 
Belieiin cooperative marketing 2. _ 29 eh ee oe ee eee ea aera Gio] oe ee 
Missdtishedtwithold method! ti. 2.5) Ste ees bee ne oe Pa ee 2 |S eee eee 
Persiaded sto OlMao = 52 oe Seo Soo Da ES Pe AE RL Sn ee 262 22oeeen 
HWowsprices!or toelpi priceS= ae case Ae eae eee See Nee he eee ech ea ee Bi | apeeeaa 
Beliehin Coo perationss =2 S225 tees aN 2 ee he Ue es ee eee Sik 2 ee 
(Locutout che: middlementor Street Prayers a ya 6 
Totgetia betterisysten ofsmarketin gs. Lee eek SA shes hoe ONE eh: At See DE eae eel eee | ela ae 8 
Stabilize ‘orcontrol markets 4.2 eyo eee Oh an ek ee Moet ee oe ee eee es (eee ge 4 
OpNERLCASONS S222 eso oe SSO aS aa Re Bey ene aes es oe Ee Se eee ee eee 17 
CIS Gea wats tay ae eR es ae go Ia 18 35 
Members of associations 2 and 3 were asked, “ What did you expect 
the association to accomplish?” Of 108 members reporting from 
association 2, 50 replied, “ Better prices,” and 38 replied, “ Stabilizing 
the market.” Of 122 reporting from association 3, 57 replied, 
“Better prices,” and 34 replied, “ Stabilizing the market.” Other 
individual answers representing similar ideas were: 
To secure fair and reasonable living conditions. 
To put farmers on an equality with other interests. 
To know the price at planting time. 
To have some say as to what we get. 
To do away with speculation. 
To get a profit from cotton. 
To get a profit on what we grow. 
To reduce the number of middlemen. 
THE IDEA OF MONOPOLY INFLUENCE 
Some members of these associations believe that their organization 
is handicapped by a small membership. The way in which they 
think this handicap works indicates their ideas of the possibilities of a 
cooperative with larger membership. 
The questions, “ Do you think a larger membership would im- 
prove your association?” and, “If so, how?” were asked for the 
purpose of obtaining information as to the importance placed on the 
idea of commodity control and possible monopoly influence. The 
replies are shown in Table 3. 
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