50 
Appendix table 21.--Primary grower payment methods used by 56 fruit 
and vegetable processing cooperatives, 1964-65 
: Method of payment to growers 
: : Indi- : : Direct 
Geographic region ;: Pool : vidual : Outright : from buyer 
5 : account : purchase : to grower 
Percent 
New England 100 =~ -- -- 
Middle Atlantic 71 21 == 8 
Eest North Central 40 10 50 -- 
West North Central -- 100 -- -- 
South Atlantic 86 == 14 -- 
East and West South Central (no returns) 
Mountain 67 33 -- -- 
Pacific 89 Te -- -- 
Average 78 14 
Source: Special survey of fruit and vegetable cooperatives conducted 
by Farmer Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
1965; 
Appendix table 22.--Method of sales employed by fruit and vegetable pro- 
cessing cooperatives, 1964-65 
: Reported : Method of sale 
Geographic region : sales : Direct : Broker : Consignment 
$1,000 Percent 
New England 36,023 3 97 =a 
Middle Atlantic 112-052 de? 83 == 
East North Central 16,124 22 78 Pe 
West North Central 355 =< 100 = 
South Atlantic 93,408 69 28 
East and West South Central (no returns) 
Mountain 8,208 8) 45 =e 
Pacific 351,190 44 56 Le 
Total or average 619,360 40 59 1 

1’ Less than 1 percent. 
Source: Special survey of fruit and vegetable cooperatives conducted 
by Farmer Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
1965. 
