* Brand sales were: 55 percent under the cooperatives' own labels; 

 24 percent under chain store labels; 14 percent under other 

 buyers' labels; 4 percent under other processors' labels; and 3 

 percent unlabeled. 



Forty-two of the 47 fruit and vegetable processing cooperatives 

 had a major brand. Twenty-nine had a second brand; 22 a third 

 brand; and 3 cooperatives listed more than three brands. 



* The pooling method of payment was used by 41 of the 47 fruit and 

 vegetable processing cooperatives. Twenty used the single pool 

 method where all commodities are treated as a single lot and 

 returns to patrons prorated on the basis of the total market 

 value of all commodities marketed during the yearly accounting 

 period. Twenty-one used the individual commodity pool, some- 

 times called the multiple pooling method. Each commodity handled 

 by the cooperative is pooled separately and grower returns are 

 based on the average prices received for similar commodities. 

 Only six of the cooperatives sold for growers individual accounts 



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In addition to providing processing facilities for members, the 

 fruit and vegetable processing cooperatives also provided pro- 

 duction supplies and services. 



Twenty of the 47 fruit and vegetable processing cooperatives sold 

 seed; 12 sold fertilizer; and 12 supplied sprays and dusts to 

 members . 



Twenty-two of the 47 fruit and vegetable processing cooperatives 

 had fieldmen; ten provided financing; six fertilizer services; 

 six harvesting services; six transportation services; and two 

 pruning services for members. 



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