Farmers Grain Cooperative records
Scope and Contents
The majority of this collection consists of the business papers of the Farmers Grain Cooperative with some scattered records coming from the West Cache Growers, Inc. It includes meeting minutes, employee records, finance records, correspondence, merger information, loan documents, inspection results, crop production data, auditor’s reports, and other business records. These documents generally date from 1988 to 1992, though several date from as far back as 1974. The collection is organized with respect to the order in which it was received from Mr. Rigby.
Dates
- 1974-1992
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Farmers Grain Cooperative records must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Historical Note
The Farmers Grain Cooperative was a regional agricultural cooperative marketing association established in 1938. It was established to assist members in northern Utah and much of Idaho with their agricultural pursuits, including the sale of wheat, barley, oats, and corn. Overseen by a board of directors, the cooperative operated its main regional elevator in Ogden, Utah, but also used other elevators in American Falls, Michaud, Malad, Grace, and Bancroft, Idaho. In 2003 the Scoular Company based out of Omaha, Nebraska, assumed operation of the Farmers Grain Cooperative.
West Cache Growers, Inc. was a local Cache Valley, Utah, cooperative associated with the Farmers Grain Cooperative. According to the Articles of Incorporation of the West Cache Growers, Inc., the organization elected one person to serve on the Farmers Grain Cooperative's board of directors as a representative stockholder and director.
Extent
5 boxes (2 linear feet)
Abstract
The majority of this collection consists of the business papers of the Farmers Grain Cooperative with some scattered records coming from the West Cache Growers, Inc.
Arrangement
Organized with respect to the order in which it was received from Mr. Rigby.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Jay Rigby, a former member of the Board of Directors for Farmers Grain Cooperative and West Cache Grain Growers, in 2003.
Processing Information
Processed in February of 2012.
- Title
- Guide to the Farmers Grain Cooperative records 1974-1992
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Kelsey Hulihan, Jason Neil and Clint Pumphrey
- Date
- ©2012
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu