Employees . --A general manager and clerk are hired full-time. Part-time 

 employees include a bookkeeper, clerk, auctioneer, platform man, two 

 package boys, and a watchman. 



Policies . --The policy of the cooperative is to obtain the best price 

 possible for members' produce handled through the auction and to stress 

 the importance of quality in relation to prices received. Storage 

 facilities and supplies are offered to members under the cooperative's 

 policy to meet prevailing commercial rates. 



Operations 



The general manager is in charge of the cooling, freezing, and storage 

 operation. He also handles supplies for members and supervises the auction 

 sales. 



Services Provided Members . --The cooperative sells its members' berries 

 through the auction and provides cooling and freezing service for 

 members' produce, cold storage for peaches, and controlled storage for 

 sweet potatoes. In addition, the cooperative supplies containers, 

 cellophane wrappers, and rubber bands to members. 



Sales . --Although auction sales of produce showed only a small decline over 

 the 5 years ending October 1969, the discontinuance of the direct sale 

 program on blueberries in the 1966-67 season resulted in a substantial 

 decline in total sales of produce as shown below. 



Season j Auction sales [ Special sales j^/ [ Total sales 

 Nov. thru Oct. Dollars Dollars Dollars 



1964-65 650,805 685,805 1,336,610 



1965-66 607,426 652,119 1,259,545 



1966-67 536,373 ' -- 536,373 



1967-68 589,443 -- 589,443 



1968-69 581,943 -- 581,943 



1^'' All sales other than auction. 



Markets Served . --The maior markets for the produce purchased off the 



auction include New York, Boston, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Baltimore 

 and Washington, D, C. 



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