Farmer's Educational And Cooperative Union Of America, Putnam County, Number 43, minutes
Content Description
Minutes of the two groups that were basically the forerunners of the Putnam County Co-operative Association. The first group began as sort of farmer's "union" in Arkansas, then the movement quickly spread. The idea was if farmers banded together to fix prices for both buying raw materials AND the finished goods, the farmers could then cut out the cost of the "middle man", and save money. This was the idea the next group also was based upon, at a sightly later date. Each group was made up of different farmers in slightly different areas of this region, who slowly joined forces. The minutes contain membership rosters, rules for membership, minutes of the meetings, and financial books.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- 1889-03-02 - 1922-09-10
Creator
- National Farmers' Union (U.S.) (Organization)
Extent
3 Volumes
- Agriculture, Cooperative Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Huddleston, D. D.
- Peek, D. P.
- Putnam County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women farmers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- minute books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- minutes (administrative records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- National Farmers' Union (U.S.) (Organization)
- Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union of America (Organization)