The decline in membership experienced by a few associations during 

 certain years was usually temporary. Periodic elimination of non- 

 patrons was the primary cause of lower membership rather than any 

 long-term trend leading to eventual dissolution of the organizations 



Table 2. --Membership of tobacco auction warehouse cooperatives in 

 Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, first 

 year of operation and period 1953-62 



Calendar 

 year 



Total 

 number of 

 associations 

 reporting 



Number of members 



Less 

 than 

 1,000 



1,000- 

 4,999 



5,000- 

 9,999 



10,000 

 and 

 over 



First year 

 of operation 



1953 

 1954 

 1955 

 1956 

 1957 

 1958 

 1959 

 1960 

 1961 

 1962 



13 



9 

 9 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 



Number of associations 



3 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 



7 



7 



7 



8 



10 



10 



10 



11 



12 



12 



2 



1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



Table 3. --Members and member -patrons of tobacco auction warehouse 

 cooperatives in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and 

 Virginia, 1953-62 



Year 



1953 

 1954 

 1955 

 1956 

 1957 

 1958 

 1959 

 1960 

 1961 

 1962 



Average 



Total 



number of 



members 



34,924 

 42,595 

 46,703 

 58,019 

 57,379 

 58,366 

 54,996 

 53,135 

 54,611 

 55,689 



51,642 



Members patronizing 

 associations 



Numhpr 



Percent 



23,098 



66 



29,292 



69 



31,805 



68 



39,844 



69 



39,114 



68 



36,993 



63 



32,941 



60 



32,551 



61 



32,492 



60 



31,968 



57 



33,010 



64 



