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FARMERS BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS HANDLING 
Fig. 29. — The marketing of fruits and vegetables is carried on by independent local associations and by 
federations of affiliated local associations. C alifornia leads in the number of associations. (See Table 8.) 
Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Associations, 1924 
50 
CAUFORNIA 246 
ARKANSAS 
90 
NEW YORK 
89 
FLORIDA 
82 
MINNESOTA 
78 
MICHIGAN 
55 
TEXAS 
54 
WASHINGTON 
50 
TENNESSEE 
42 
COLORADO 
38 
NUMBER Or ASSOCIATIONS 
100 150 200 
250 
Fig. 30 —There are more than twice as many associations handling fruits and vegetables in California as 
in any other State. Reports from Arkansas, New York, and Florida indicate about the same number 
of organizations in each State. (See Table 12.) 
