17. Reform and the Pacific Northwest, 1880-1920
Farmers' Co-operatives
Farmers' cooperatives in Washington state go back to 1890. By 1920 there were close to 100 groups organized to promote and market agricultural produce from eggs to the cut flowers sold by the Spokane Flower Growers Association. (M.C. Puhr, Farmer Co-op In Washington. Spokane, Spokane Bank for Cooperatives/U.S. Printing Office, 1940. p.16.)