Page 322 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918
P. 322
278 PRODUCTION
CO·OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES (1).
The organization of co-operative agricultural societies in the Prov-
ince of Quebec is composed of "The Federated Co-operative of Quebec"
having about ten branches with about fifty affiliated co-operatives and
about one hundred local, regionaL or special co-operatives.
The produce actually sold through co-operative societies i'ncludes
butter, cheese, eggs, poultry, cattle on the hoof or slaughtered, potatoes,
certain fruits and vegetables, fish, honey, maple sugar and syrup) et'c.
At least 1,500 farmer-members make their purchases and sales
through the intermediary of agricultural co-operatives.
The subscribed capital of the societies amounted to about half a
million dollars and their assets were one and one half millions in 1926.
The amount of business done for the same year reached thirteen and
one half millions of d()llars.
32--Number of Co-o(ierative Societies established in the Province of Quebec, since 1909.
YEA RS Soeietie.
1000, """',., ,.,.,",., ..................•........•......................•.... , 2
1910... .. . . . . . .. . .. .•.... . .. . .. . . ..•. . . . . 7
1911... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1912 16
1913... . .. .•....... .. . .. . .. . .•.... .•.... 37
1014.........•..•. ,.......................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 34
1915... . .. .. . .. .. ....•. .. ...........................•............. 36
1916................... ................•....... 30
1917 , ....................•............ , 52
10.l~. .........................•......................... ....•................. .., 42
l\llD................•........•.•......•.•..•.....•..•..........•..•...........•..•..• , 27
1920... . . .•. . . .. . . ........................................• 16
19:!1...................... ..........................................• ID
1922.. ..............................................•................................ , 11
lD:!:l. .........•...•...•...•.•..•.....•..•.. . . ..•. ..•.. .. .•. ... .•..•... 12
I!)~·l ....•....." . . .. . ..•.. .•. .. .•.. .. . •.•. .. .. .. . .•... .•. .•..• 10
HZ5... ...................•........ .•......•........•... 20
192G.. .. .. . . .. . .. .. fi
TOTAL... ......•. .•... . ... .•..• .. .. .•..•.... .•.. . . 383
NOTE.-About one hundr the eO-llp~fl'j'·e. eatabü.hed sinee 1009. ha"e <'\i"ppeared owing to
,roluntnry dif.tsoJution, laok oI fun Clr ab~or?'Û4n by otbers.
Thi. inlormaJioD is Bupplied by MT J.-B. Cloutior, ill.lpeotor 01 Bll:ricu.!lural co-op"rati"e•.
(1) R. S. P. Q., Vol. l, oh. 57.