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 
48.0 
$25,000 to $49,000 
65.0 
$50,000 to $99,000. - .. 
79.3 
$100,000to $199,000 
91. 5 
$200,000 to $299,000 
96.6 
$300,000 to $399,000 
97.6 
$400,000to $499,000 
97.9 
$500,000 and over . 
100.0 
Total 
608 
100.0 
Table 69. — 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 
1 
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 
1920 
1906 
2 
1913 
Table 70. — Number of associations reporting reasons for ceasing to operate, 1900- 
Reason given 
Number 
of times 
Reason given 
Number 
of times 
Inefficient management 
558 
556 
326 
282 
222 
187 
Inadequate accounting system 
114 
103 
100 
Lack of interest 
Lack of proper audit. 
Insufficient business 
Dishonest management 
Insufficient working capital 
Capital stock falling into hands of too 
Insufficient membership 
few 
Too liberal credit 
Property damaged by fire 
12 
Table 71. — California Fruit Growers Exchange, Los Angeles, Calif., 1913- 
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 
1914 
11, 264, 185 
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 
1917 
15, 492, 340 
1918 
8, 644, 177 
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. 
