DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


pay cash or show license that they are bonded. There
are no stockholders to draw dividends. These markets
handled vegetables, fruits and livestock to the value of
$47,000,000 last season. Nine livestock pavilions furnish
accommodations for educational purposes.

 The state also conducts the State Marketing Bureau
which keeps all buyers and sellers posted on the markets
throughout the country by wire and daily press. Its "For
Sale, Want and Exchange" Bulletin has a circulation of
60,000 semi-monthly.


 FARMER COOPERATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES
 Farmer Maiketing, Purchasing and Service Associations, 1951-52
Figures from U S Department of Agriculture, Farmer Cooperative Service

 Number Est. Membership Est. Business
Marketing Cooperatives 6,582 4,228,556 $9,673,423,000
Purchasing Cooperatives 3,323 3,032,541 2,448,874,000
Service Cooperatives 261 102,032 9,800,000

 TOTALS 10,166 7,363,139 $12,141,897,000