Excerpts from the report Foreword: Farmers' cooperatives that have discontinued operations have taken this final step for a variety of reasons. Some have gone out of existence because they had accomplished the purpose for which they were organized, others have been financial failures, changes in production or marketing conditions made unnecessary the services of some cooperatives, and many associations were parties to mergers or consolidations undertaken to improve operating efficiency. This bibliography has been prepared in order to make available information that may be used for constructive purposes. It includes references to analyses of the reasons why some cooperative associations have ceased to function. These analyses may be of practical use not only to managers and other officials directing the affairs of associations, but also to the men and women in the agricultural colleges and elsewhere who are contributing to sound organization and successful operation of farmers' cooperative organizations.