A distribution of current or accumulated net income paid according to the affairs of the cooperative. A return paid to investors on preferred stock or other invested capital. Most state cooperative incorporation laws limit dividends to an annual 8 percent return.
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- Rural Cooperatives magazine, Rural Development, Business and Cooperative Programs, USDA - This bimonthly magazine contains articles and news items relevant to agricultural and non-agricultural cooperatives. An archive provides access to past issues of the magazine from 1998 to 2011.
- Directory of Rural Farmer, Rancher, and Fishery Cooperatives, Rural Development, USDA, 2010 - This directory contains a listing, by state, of over 1,200 farmer-owned marketing, farm supply, service, fishery and bargaining cooperatives.
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