Weserteffte z MhOfitkefyhd Every member co-operative of the Farmers’ Co-operative Movement is an independent business offering full farm service. From Kaitaia in the North to Invercargill in the South, the I I members with their 87 branches and numerous agents have a combined strength which makes the Movement the largest stock and station agents, woodbrokers and general merchants in New Zealand a total of £53,000,000-worth of business in a year proves it. Through his Co-operative, the farmer receives the highest price for he products of his land and labour and pays the lowest possible price for his day-by-day requirements. Wool, seeds, grain, produce, livestock, studstock, land, fertilisers, insurance . . . the Co-operatives buy and sell them all for the farmer’s maximum benefit, which is only natural because the Co-operatives belong to their farmer-members. ‘ “ ' ' . £3 • eS- _ a ' , i' -, Ji" - ® 3 ..S’ r B “ B / talmEj SanDanf] • • -s' ■ a— ' Bl embraces NORTH ISLAND Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co. Ltd., Hamilton. Gisborne Sheepfarmers’ Frozen Meat and Mercantile Co. Ltd., Gisborne. Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-operative Assocation Ltd., Hastings. N.Z. Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Co. Ltd., Feilding. North Auckland Farmers’ Co-operative Ltd., Whangarei. The Farmers’ Co-operative Organisation Society of N.Z. Ltd., Hawera. SOUTH ISLAND Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association Ltd., Timaru. N.Z. Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury Ltd., Christchurch. North Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association Ltd., Oamaru. .Ou. „ Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand Ltd., Dunedin. Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association Ltd., Invercargill. jLf 'xAl All these member co-operatives, their branches and agents are linked through fWARMERSW The Farmers Co-operative Wholesale Federation (N.Z.) Ltd., P.O. Box 1124, U | |Jj| Wellington. nV. co op Jr CREATED BY THE FARMER FOR THE FARMER I N 0.3
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 94, Issue 2, 15 February 1957, Page 136
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