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In an interview with manager JC. E. Johnson, Jr., it was reported that 50 workers at the Sperryville packing house were handling 2,500 bushels daily,
“The Rappahannock Co-op was organized in 1936 and began packing in 1937. Its 14 original members are still the owners of the corporation and its building lies on five of the original eight acres purchased for the business.”
“The officers are R. W. Miller, president, of YVoodville; E. M. Jones, vice president, of Washington; Mr. Johnson, secretary and manager, of Sperryville; and L. J. Kilby, sales manager, of Sperryville.” .
“Before World War 11, according to Mr. Johnson, the co-op sofd thousands of bushels all over the world. Today, however, only a few are sold abroad because of the difficulty in financing purchases.
“Several years ago the co-op sold three of its eight acres to two other
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