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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1237 
Washington, D. C. 
May, 1924 
ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COOPERATIVE 
CITRUS-FRUIT MARKETING AGENCY 
By 
A. W. McKAY, Specialist in Agricultural Cooperation and W. MACKENZIE STEVENS, 
Formerly Associate Marketing Specialist, Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Tbe California Citrus Industry 1 
Location I 
Early History 3 
Development of the Exchange System 4 
The California Fruit Growers Exchange 
Local Units 
Individual Shippers 
Packing Companies 
District Exchanges 
Organization of the Exchange 
Page 
Supply and By-Products Organizations 31 
Fruit Growers Supply Co 31 
Exchange Orange Products Co 34 
Exchange Lemon Products Co 36 
Economic Services of the Exchange 37 
Some Fundamentals of the Exchange System .... 44 
Appendix 49 
Literature Cited 67 
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
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