farmers' cooperative business organizations 
11 
PERCENTAGE Of ASSOCIATIONS WITH ALL MEMBERS PRODUCERS 
PER 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 
CENT 
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FORAGE CROPS ioo.o 
NUTS 95.9 
WOOL AND MOHAIR 92-7 
LI VESTOCK 89. 7 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 86.4 
POULTRY AND PRODUCTS 83.3 
TOBACCO si o 
COTTON AND PRODUCTS 54.9 
GRAIN 51.5 
DAIRY PRODUCTS 49.E 
Fig. 12.— Most of the farmers' business organizations are composed only of producers of the product or 
products handled. (See Table 20.) 
NOTS 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 80.2 
TOBACCO 75.0 
FORAGE CROPS 70.6 
DAIRY PRODUCTS 65.9 
GRAIN 65.4 
POULTRY AND PRODUCTS- 64.7 
LIVESTOCK--- 53.7 
WOOL AND MOHAIR 49.4 
COTTON AND PRODUCTS 42.2 
PERCENTAGE OF ASSOCIATIONS P> 
PER 10 20 30 40 50 
CENT 
95.7 
1NG PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS 
60 70 80 90 100 
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Fig. 13. — Whether patronage dividends are paid by an association depends largely upon the business 
method? employed. Such dividends are paid from funds accumulated by charging the members more 
than the cost of the service rendered. If all but actual cost is returned to members in connection with 
current transactions, no fund is accumulated from which dividends can be paid at the close of the season 
or year. (See Table 20.) 
AVERAGE NUMBER OF MEMBERS PER ASSOCIATION 
25 50 75 100 
LIVESTOCK 
1915 
125 
150 
140 
1924- 
CREAMERIES 
1915 83 
1924 - ---158 
FRUITS & VEGETABLES 
1915 124 
1924- 
1915- 
1924- 
GRAIN 
•156 
102 
141 
75 
Fig. 14.— During the nine years, 1915-1924, the average number of members of associations han<rlins live- 
stock increased from 140 to 161, the average number for associations operating creameries from 83 to 158, 
for associations handling fruit and vegetables from 124 to 156, and for associations handling grain from 
102 to 141. (See Table 21.) 
