66 BULLETIN 1302, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 65. — Associations which ceased to operate, by leading States, 1900-1923 
State 
Number 
of associ- 
ations 
Per cent 
of 770 » 
State 
Number 
of associ- 
ations 
Per cent 
of 770 i 
Minnesota 
87 
63 
45 
36 
32 
31 
31 
11.3 
8.2 
5.8 
4.7 
4.2 
4.0 
4.0 
30 
28 
26 
26 
335 
3.9 
3.8 
3.4 
3.4 
43.5 
Wisconsin 
North Dakota 
Iowa ... 
Kansas. 
Montana 
Total .. 
Nebraska 
770 
100.0 
1 Number reporting. 
Table 66. — Associations which ceased to operate, by kinds, 1900-1928 
Type of association 
Number 
of asso- 
ciations 
Per cent 
Cumulative 
per cent 
Selling: 
Grain 
171 
203 
45 
116 
8 
19 

5 
4 

67 
78 
54 
22.2 
26.4 
5.8 
15.1 
1.0 
2.5 
.0 
.7 
.5 
.0 
8.7 
10.1 
7.0 
22 2 
Dairy produ&ts 
48 6 
Livestock ... .. 
54.4 
Fruits and vegetables 
69 5 
Wool and mohair 
70.5 
Cotton and cotton products 
73 
Nuts 
73 
Poultry and poultry products 
73 7 
Forage crops 
74 2 
Tobacco... .. . •_ 
74.2 
82 9 
Buying: 
Merchandise (farmers' stores) 
93 
Miscellaneous buying 
100.0 
Total 
770 
100.0 
Table 67.- 
-N umber of years active for associations which ceased to operate, 1900- 
1923 
Years in business 
Number 
of associa- 
tions 
Per cent 
reporting 
Cumulative 
per cent 
Less than 1 year. 
1 to 2 years 
2 to 3 years 
3 to 4 years 
4 to 5 years 
5 to 6 years 
6 to 7 years 
7 to 8 years. 
8 to 9 years 
9 to 10 years 
10 to 11 years 
11 to 14 years 
15 to 19 years 
20 to 24 years 
25 to 29 years 
30 years and over 
Total 
73 
126 
145 
116 
93 
81 
41 
38 
30 
21 
37 
52 
35 
24 
8 
7 
7.9 
13.6 
15.6 
12.5 
10.0 
8.7 
4.4 
4.1 
3.2 
2.3 
4.0 
5.6 
3.8 
2.6 
7.9 
21.5 
37.1 
68.3 
72.7 
76.8 
80.0 
82.3 
86.3 
91.9 
95.7 
98.3 
99.2 
100.0 
927 
100.0 
