FARMERS COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 
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Table 68. — Associations which ceased to operate, by amount of business for last 
year active, 1900-1923 
Amount of busines 
Number of 
associations 
Per cent 
reporting 
Cumulative 
per cent 
Less than $25,000 
292 
103 
87 
74 
31 
6 
2 
13 
48.0 
17.0 
14.3 
12.2 
5.1 
1.0 
.3 
2.1 
48 
$25 000 to $49,000 
65.0 
$50,000 to $99,000- 
79.3 
$100 000 to $199,000 
91. 5 
$200,000 to $299,000 
96.6 
$300,000 to $399,000 - 
97.6 
$400,000 to $499,000 
97.9 
$500,000 and over ... 
100.0 
Total 
608 
100.0 
Table 
■Associations which ceased to operate, by years, 1900-1923 
Year 
Number 
Year 
Number 
Year 
Number 
Year 
Number 
1900 
2 
1907 
2 
7 
7 
15 
17 
31 
56 
1914 
59 
71 
63 
39 
63 
65 
110 
1921 
153 
1901. . 
1908 
1915 
1922 .. 
132 
1902 
3 
1 
1909 
1916 
1923 
72 
1903 
1910 
1917 
Total... 
1904. 
1911 
1918- 
970 
1905 
1912 
1919 
1906 
2 
1913 
1920 . . 
Table 70. — Number of associations reporting reasons for ceasing to operate, 1900- 
1923 
Reason given 
Number 
of times 
Reason given 
Number 
of times 
558 
556 
326 
282 
222 
187 
114 
Lack of proper audit 
103 
Insufficient business 
Dishonest management 
100 
Insufficient working capital 
Capital stock falling into hands of too 
few _ . _ 
Insufficient membership 
32 
Too liberal credit 
Property damaged by fire 
12 
Table 71. — California Fruit Growers Exchange, Los Angeles, Calif., 1913-1923 
Cars 
shipped 
Per cent 
of total 
ship- 
ments 
from 
State 
F. o. b. value 
Boxes shipped 
Year 
Oranges and 
grapefruit 
Lemons 
Total 
1913 
12, 443 
28,186 
29, 805 
29.823 
36, 218 
19,248 
33, 174 
34, 461 
43, 592 
2 27, 138 
45, 258 
61.5 
61.9 
62.5 
67.0 
69.0 
76.0 
72.3 
73.7 
72.5 
68.7 
75.8 
$13, 500, 000 
19,246,757 
19, 537, 850 
27, 703, 000 
33,611,000 
36, 422, 200 
55,000,000 
59,221,329 
61, 080, 003 
48, 647, 800 
55, 223, 450 
4, 940, 068 
11,264,185 
1914 
1915 
9, 648, 283 
9, 694, 288 
12,835,804 
6, 452, 896 
11,126,985 
12,371,230 
15, 390, 105 
8,121,080 
14, 645, 070 
2, 241, 553 
2, 407, 232 
2, 656, 536 
2,191,281 
3,728,110 
3, 452, 534 
4, 175, 239 
3, 496, 223 
3, 212, 347 
11,889,836 
1916. 
12,101,520 
15, 492, 340 
8,644, 177 
1917. . 
1918. . 
1919 
14, 855, 095 
1920. 
15, 823, 764 
19211 
19, 565, 344 
1922 
11, 617, 303 
1923 
17, 857, 417 
i Previous to 1921 the fiscal year ended Aug. 31. 
2 Basis of 400 boxes to a car. 
Beginning with 1921 date was changed to Oct. 31. 
