Over $1,586,124 was paid to Cherokee County Farmer’s Cooperative members in patronage Friday night an increase of over $520,000 from the previous year. The board of directors voted to pay 40-percent cash patronage to the members this year.
The members received $634,450 in patronage checks at the door at the annual meeting.
Over $228,586 was paid to estates and members 77 years and older in the past …