CONTENTS Cooperative Agriculture in Florida Page INTRODUCTION ................ ..... 5 CHAPTER I-Questions and Answers .. ... 13 CHAPTER II-Cooperative Terms. ........ 34 CHAPTER III-Organizing and Incorporating .. 39 CHAPTER IV-Suggested Organization Forms.... 48 CHAPTER V-Agricultural Credit.. .. .. ... 78 CHAPTER VI-Organizing Farmers for Business.. 94 CHAPTER VII-Federal and State Laws ...... 105 CHAPTER VIII-Lifeblood of a Cooperative ...... 118 CHAPTER IX-Florida Statutes on Cooperatives. 123 CHAPTER X-List of Florida Cooperatives ....... 136 Tlls looklit was first written 1918 1,i DE Tiinmonsu foimeir MaIrkeling E&onomnist of ill' Agncultiur.al Etension S(ivice at the Ulinver- sity of Florida It hls rerlaitl been reused through the cooperation of Jack Slhoeln.mker, Inform.tlionl Specialast of the Bureau of lniigr.atiiuo, .id Dr E W' Cake. Marketing Economist it lie I. inersilt of Florinda \Mch of the infolmtilton foundll in the booklet wa.s obtained from the Failm Credit Admmistratiin, U S i)Dpalntnint of Agikuiltlure, Coui)ty Agents in Fllida, The Colinhlia Bank fcr Cooperat[\ s, The Attorni CGeneral's office nf the State of Florida. ,id arlios ineCllbers of agnchlliral cooperati'es throtlghout Floninda.