45 
Appendix table 11.--Grower-member payment methods used by 339 fruit and 
vegetable marketing cooperatives, by geographic re- 
gion, 1964-65 
Method of payment 



Geographic : Pooling : Individual : Outright : Direct : Total 
region : : account : purchase : payment : 
New England 7 7 3 i 18 
Middle Atlantic 18 23 5 Ht 47 
East North Central 17 16 5 - 38 
West North Central 5 6 2 - 13 
South Atlantic 41 Shs] 2 1 79 
East South Central 2 2 - 1 5 
West South Central 5 - 1 3 9 
Mountain 13 17 3 - 33 
Pacific 91 28 CZs 542, 123 
Total 199 134 23 9 Ls 365 
1/ Some cooperatives used more than one payment method. 
Source: Special survey of fruit and vegetable cooperatives conducted 
by Farmer Cooperative Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 
1965: 
Appendix table 12.--Methods used by 226 fresh fruit. and vegetable coop- 
eratives for sales handled independently, 1964-65 
: Proportion of total farm sales 
Method of sale : Less than : 25-49 : 50-74 : 75-100 : 
225 percent : percent ; percent : percent ° Total L/ 
Number of cooperatives 
Direct 2/ an 24 42 107 204 
Broker 32 35 22 40 129 
Consignment 38 7 3 3 51 
Auction 15 4 3 10 31 
Other 3/ 6 2 . 3 ll 
1/ Some cooperatives use 2 or more sales methods. 
2/ Sales made to buyers without the services of intermediary agents. 
3/ Sales made to Federal and State governments and sold under contract. 
Source: Special survey of fruit and vegetable cooperatives conducted 
by Farmer Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
£965. 
