Cedarville Cooperative Marketing Association, Inc. 



Cedarville, N. Jo, Cooperative Marketing Association was incorpo- 

 rated and began operations in March 1928. Basically it operates a 

 vacuum cooling service, performs limited packing and grading of 

 vegetables, and sells a variety of produce for its members. 



Organizational Structure and Facilities 



Membership in the cooperative was about 75 growers in 1968. Shortly 

 after World War II membership reached a peak of over 700 and then 

 gradually declined to a relatively low number of members. 



The cooperative's board of directors selects the manager and book- 

 keeper. The manager hires all other employees and is responsible 

 for the sales and service operations <> 



For bookkeeping purposes, the sales and service operations are kept 

 under separate accounts. j 



Major buildings are in relatively good condition. These include an 

 office, a packing house shed, and a jet vacuum cooling plant » 



Eligibility for Membership o -- A member must be a producer of agri- 

 cultural products. In addition an annual membership fee of $1 must 

 be paid on a member's first sale through the cooperative. Several 

 years ago this annual membership fee was reduced from the original 

 requirement of $5. 



Market Contract . - - The cooperative has no grower contract at the 

 present timeo The feasibility of a contract with member-growers has 

 been discussed and is being considered for the direct sales program. 



Financing . -- Methods of financing include use of capital surplus and loans 

 through commercial banks and the Springfield Bank for Cooperatives » 



Board and Management .-- The association's board consists of seven 

 directors elected for a 3 year term with the required new members 

 selected at the annual meeting. 



The president and vice-president must be elected from members of 

 the boardo The treasurer and secretary may be nonmembers. 



The general manager hired by the board is responsible for carrying 

 out policy and supervising the overall operations. 



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