farmers' cooperative eusiness organizations 
65 
Table 61. — Agricultural consumer cooperative associations, by membership groups, 
1920 
[Source of data, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin 313] 
Number of members 
Number 
of asso- 
ciations 
Per cent 
of total 
associa- 
tions 
Cumula- 
tive per 
cent 
Under 100 - 
93 
116 
34 
12 
5 
6 
2 
1 
1 
34.4 
43.0 
12. 6 
4.4 
1.9 
2.2 
.7 
.4 
.4 
34.4 
100 and under 200 
77.4 
200 and under 300 
90.0 
300 and under 400 .. .. .. 
94.4 
400 and under 500 
96.3 
500 and under 1,000 _ . . 
98.5 
1,000 and under 2,000._ 
99.2 
2,000 and under 5,000 ..- 
99.6 
5,000 and over 
100.0 
Total 
270 
100.0 
Table 62. — Agricultural consumer cooperative associations, by length of time of 
operation, 1920 
[Source of data, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletin 313] 
Length of time in operation 
Number 
of asso- 
ciations 
Per cent 
of total 
Length of time in operation 
Number 
of asso- 
ciations 
Per cent 
of total 
1 month or more.- 
278 
244 
211 
177 
100.0 
87.8 
75.9 
63.7 
4 years or more 
151 
124 
24 
5 
54.3 
44.6 
2 years or more . . ... . 
10 years or more _ I ... __ 
8.6 
1.8 
Table 63. — Publications issued by farmers' business associations, June, 1924 
Commodity associations 
Number 
of peri- 
odicals 
C ommodity associations 
Number 
of peri- 
odicals 
20 
13 
9 
7 
6 
6 
4 
4 
Nuts- 
3 
Fruit..- 
Beans.. . 
2 
Cotton.. .-. .- _-. .- 
Peanuts... ... 
2 
Grain . . .. ... . . 
Rice. . 
1 
Poultry products _ . 
Wool 
1 
4 
Total . 
82 
Table 64. — Associations which ceased to operate, by geographic divisions, 
1923 
1900- 
Geographic division 
Number 
of associ- 
ations 
reporting 
Per cent 
Geographic division 
Number 
of associ- 
ations 
reporting 
Per cent 
West North Central 
258 
158 
79 
59 
57 
43 
33.5 
20.5 
10.2 
7.7 
7.4 
5. 6 
40 
40 
36 
East North Central .. 
5.2 
Mountain . 
South Atlantic 
5.2 
East South Central - 
4.7 
United States 
770 
100.0 
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