CS-**G Farmer Cooperative Statistics (Cotton ginning cooperativ

CP-2006G Form Approved

OMB No. 0570-0007

United States Department of Agriculture

Rural Development

FARMER COOPERATIVE STATISTICS, 2006

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please correct mailing label.

Is this address your headquarters?

YES NO

Your help is needed in developing and maintaining complete and accurate nationwide statistics on farmer cooperatives for use in education, research, and decision-making. The data you provide will remain confidential as provided for by law.

1. Person completing this questionnaire:

a. NAME

b. TITLE

c. PHONE NUMBER ( ) - d. FAX ( ) - e. DATE

f. E-MAIL ADDRESS

g. COOPERATIVE’S HOME-PAGE ADDRESS

2. If your cooperative at the above address was sold to or merged into another organization recently, please complete this question and question 1 only.

a. NAME

b. ADDRESS

c. DATE OF SALE OR MERGER

If you have any questions related to this survey of farmer cooperatives, please feel free to contact Eldon Eversull at (202) 690-1415 or send an e-mail message to eldon.eversull@usda.gov. You are not required to respond, but your participation is very important. If you have any comments, please write them in the margins or attach a note.

Please attach the enclosed return mailing label to your envelope and return this questionnaire to:

USDA/RBS, STOP 3256, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-3256

COTTON GINNING COOPERATIVES, 2006

(NOTE: If you attach an annual or audit report, fill in only information requested that is not included in the annual or audit report.)

3. In what month did your cooperative end its fiscal or business year during 2006? MONTH

4. Please provide the amounts for these balance sheet items for your business year that ended in 2006.

(114) $

a. CURRENT ASSETS?

(108) $

b. INVESTMENTS IN ALL OTHER COOPERATIVES (Include CoBank.)?

(115) $

(107) $

c. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT(Net)?

d. TOTAL ASSETS?

(116) $

e. CURRENT LIABILITIES?

(109) $

f. TOTAL LIABILITIES?

Office use only

g. ALLOCATED MEMBER EQUITIES?

(118) $

h. UNALLOCATED MEMBER EQUITIES (Retained Earnings)?

(110) $

Office use only

I. TOTAL NET WORTH (Total Equity)?

j. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH (Equals Total Assets)?

5. From your income statement, please provide the following for your business year that ended in 2006.

(124) $

a. TOTAL SALES (Exclude service receipts, other income,

and patronage refunds.)?

(131) $

b. COST OF GOODS SOLD?

Office use only

c. GROSS MARGIN (Total sales minus cost of goods sold)?

(106) $

d. SERVICE RECEIPTS AND OTHER OPERATING INCOME OR REVENUE

(Include service revenues, storage and handling fees, etc.)?

Office use only

e. GROSS REVENUE (Gross Margin plus Service Receipts and other Income)?

f. TOTAL WAGES AND BENEFITS EXPENSE (Include payroll

(123) $

taxes, group insurance, commissions, profit-sharing, and any

other related benefits.)?

(120) $

g. DEPRECIATION EXPENSE?

(121) $

h. INTEREST EXPENSE?

Office use only

I. OTHER EXPENSES?

(125) $

j. TOTAL EXPENSES (Include Operating and all Other Expenses)?

Office use only

k. NET MARGINS FROM OPERATIONS (Local Savings)?

l. TOTAL PATRONAGE REFUNDS AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVED

(113) $

FROM ALL OTHER COOPERATIVES (Include CoBank and all other

cooperatives, less any equity writeoffs.)?

m. NONOPERATING INCOME (Include sale of assets, discontinued operations,

(136) $

non-cooperative investment income, extraordinary items and all other revenues

or losses not already accounted for)?

(112) $

n. NET INCOME BEFORE TAXES?

(135) $

o. INCOME TAXES?

(122) $

p. TOTAL NET INCOME (OR LOSS)?

6. In fiscal 2006, what was your association’s or cooperative's:

(205) $

a. LINT COTTON SALES?

$

b. MOTE SALES?

(206) $

c. COTTONSEED SALES?

$

d. OTHER FARM PRODUCT SALES? (Grain, etc.,

please specify). )

(227) $

e. TOTAL MARKETING SALES?

7. How many bales of cotton did your cooperative gin during

fiscal 2006? NUMBER

8. If your cooperative sold any farm supplies (feed, seed, fertilizer, crop protectants, petroleum products, and other farm inputs) and/or equipment in fiscal 2006, please report sales. (If your cooperative did not sell any farm supplies or equipment, please go to the next question.)

SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT	SALES
Feed (Complete feeds, ingredients, hay, grains, oilseed meal, etc.) 1	(501) $
Seed (For planting: include seed potatoes)	(502) $
Fertilizer (Bagged and bulk; include anhydrous ammonia, lime, etc.)	(503) $
Crop protectants (Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)	(504) $
Petroleum products (Include gasoline, fuel oil, diesel, propane, LP gas, etc.)	(505) $
All other 2	(511) $
TOTAL	(513) $

¹ Include value of feed sales under grower contracts.

² Include building materials; tires, batteries, and accessories (TBA); containers and packaging supplies;

farm machinery and equipment; home equipment; animal health products; pet food; semen; hardware;

food; clothing; fencing; paint; etc.

9. How many producers were members of your cooperative

(103)

in fiscal 2006? (Include only members entitled to vote

for directors.) NUMBER

10. How many employees did your cooperative employ during fiscal 2006?

(101)

a. FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES? NUMBER

(972)

b. PART-TIME and/or SEASONAL EMPLOYEES? NUMBER

11. If your cooperative acquired (by purchase or merger) another organization during your past fiscal year, and is the surviving organization, please check a. or b. and complete c. (Otherwise, please go to the

next question.)

a. PURCHASED b. MERGED

c. Give name and address of the purchased or merged organization and the date it occurred

(If more than one, provide name, address, and date occurred on attached note.):

NAME

ADDRESS

DATE OF PURCHASE OR MERGER

Was the other organization a cooperative? NO YES

12. Please enter the names and titles of the chief board officer or chairman and manager or CEO of your cooperative (or of the surviving firm):

a. CHIEF BOARD OFFICER OR CHAIRMAN?

b. GENERAL MANAGER OR CEO?

PLEASE ENCLOSE A COPY OF YOUR FISCAL 2006 ANNUAL OR AUDIT REPORT.

(If you would like your annual or audit report returned to you, please let us know.)

THANK YOU!

Your contribution to this effort is greatly appreciated. A copy of our report will be sent to you.

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COTTON GINNING COOPERATIVES, 2006