Cooperatives in the United States
References and useful sources of information

Cobia, D. (ed.). 1989. Cooperatives in agriculture. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Frederick, D.A. 1997. Co-ops 101: An introduction to cooperatives. U.S.  Department of Agriculture, Rural Business - Cooperative Service division, Cooperative Information Report 55. Online. Retrieved August 13, 1999. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/cir55/cir55rpt.htm .

Ingalsbe, G. Revised 1989, Reviewed 1993. Cooperatives in agribusiness. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Cooperative Service, Cooperative Information Report 5. Online. Retrieved September 1, 1999. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/cir5.pdf .

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). 1997. Facts about electric cooperatives. Online. Retrieved September 22, 1999. http://www.nreca.org/coops/elecoop3.html .

Rapp, G. Revised 1995. What are cooperatives? U.S. Department of Agriculture, RBCDS/Cooperative Services, Cooperative Information Report 10. Online. Retrieved September 1, 1999. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/cir10.pdf .

Torgerson, R.E. 1997. The foundation: Capper-Volstead remains critical to the future of cooperation. Rural Cooperatives, May/June pp. 28-29.  Online. Retrieved September 22, 1999.  http://www.wisc.edu/uwcc/info/farmer/64_2_28.html .

Vogelsang, D.L., J.M. Bailey, L.C. Biser, E.E. Eversull and J.W. Mather. Issued 1988, Reviewed 1993. Cooperative organization and structure: Farmer cooperatives in the United States. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Information Report 1, Section 6. Online. Retrieved September 1, 1999. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/cir1sec6.pdf .

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