Palmer,Alaska
fcrii&itor.borothy M. tfell
i.avert ising,..Harriet Z. .cell
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HOW FARMERS ; USE
THEIR
MARKETING COOPERATIVES
Some
Others
Serve As Bargaining 'Agencies
s As Sales or Service /agencies
and
Some Carrs'- Through Complete ^_
flerch-andising Programs.- s' s\'
From—Agricultural Anerica *'
COTTON cooperatives.provide exceptional service to member-growers, the
value of v'hose product is measured by more than 100 grades' and staples.
Determination of gr.ade and staple is made by government-licensed experts
employed by cooperatives. *
.
HOST HIGHLY DEVELOPED cooperative marketing service is perhaps that pro
vided by citrus growers. Their promotion -of this product has made a
one-time luxury a daily necessity. They have also developed such pro
ducts as canned and frozen juices.
LIVESTOCK- COOPERATIVES not only market members’ beef cattle but in some
cases'process meat as a canned or frozen product. Tarketing of live
stock cooperatively actually dates back to Vmnerica’s colonial days.
ITAPJ.iJTirG CCOPERATIVES have also achieved important results in handling
nilk and milk products. LIg.ny of them process milk into butter, cheese,
dry vhole milk, ice cream, etc.- Dairy cooperatives ere found in all
sections of the country.
Arl-J OETMATELY 602,000 farmers have organized grain cooperatives in 30
states. Marketing of the crop requires technical skill which many farm
ers feel should be in hands of their -own trained em-loyees. '-/heat, of
course, is the principal grain.
K'.u.KY CCOPERATIVES frequently supply members with both poultry feed
and baby chicks—and then market their egg’s and live poultyy. In some
cases, the latter is frozen or canned before it finally leaves the
farmers’ control.
i.--, IjloT or FRUITS, vegetables and specialty crops marketed by farmei
cooperatives_is an inpressive one. In this field, too, they have sou
tif ani'Tii» and have set the pace in packaging and stimu