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University of Wisconsin. College of Agriculture. Dept. of Agricultural Economics / Cooperation principles and practices: the application of cooperation to the assembling, processing and marketing of farm products, to the purchase of farm supplies and consumers' goods and to credit and insurance
([1937])
III. The extent of cooperation in the United States, pp. 22-27
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groups of commodities both in Wisconsin and in the United States. Grains,
fruits and vegetables, and livestock also stand high among the commodities
handled cooperatively. It is interesting to note, however, that practically
every important agricultural commodity is handled cooperatively in some
section of the country.
TAMZ II-Volime of Business of CooPerative Associations in Ten
Leading States, United States, Marketing Season, 1934-35
State Volume of bu
Califonia $180,910oo0
Illinois 141,700,000
Now Yak 124,20,000
Minnelota 12240,110.00
Iowa 122,450,00D
Wkcemix 1706,90,000
Ohio 63,950,000
MlNorri 61,930,000
Nebrska 46,100,000
Michigan 42,050,000
Coemedity Groups Ceompared-Commodity groups are ranked according to
tbeir importance in volume of sales in Table m.
For Wisconsin, the commodities ranked in order of their volume of
sales are: Dairy products, Livestock, Grain, Fruits and Vegetables, Tobacco.
I ; PIG. 4-COOPERATflX SA1,A OP LIVESTOCK AT A CXNTAIJ, MARxLT.
I hA all of the le livestock mf the country,
tplays an impor.
| t I tant pa rt, rm S5to f o market receipt. at leading m
eta are edd cooperatively.
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FIG- 4--CDC)PBRATM SATA OF LIVXSTocx AT A CXNTM JEARx=.
At all of am leading livestock markeu ni the country
mat Pam From 5 fadve selling plays
an impor.
to 35% of the market receipt at lead&W =8 are so-M cooperatively.
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ratively.
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