CHEROKEE

The Cherokee branch of First Cooperative Association was acquired in 1949 from Lloyd Darling and is located on Main Street. It also organized with Cleghorn in 1949, for a purchase price of $30,000.00. In 1989, the Farmers Coop of Cleghorn and Cherokee entered in the merger of First Farmers Coop with Marcus and Larrabee. Not without its share of problems.

Services offered are: Bagged storage, grain storage and drying.

In 1979, the property at River Road was acquired, and construction of the cement elevator began in 1980. Farmers in Cleghorn area didn’t figure the elevator would ever get full. Much to everyone’s surprise, it filled with soybeans.

The cement elevator was built in 1980, with four bins, 60,000 bushel each, three bins, 20,000 bushel total, two bins, 3,400 bushel each. 274,400 bushel storage in the elevator. It has 2, 7,000 bushel per hour legs, and 2, 650 bushel pits. We have a rail load out with a capacity to load 15 cars at 15 minutes per car. The conveyor was replaced in 1995. In 1995 a 212,000 bushel Butler bin was built. It has 2, 20hp fans. Construction cost was $246,110.00. This structure was built to accommodate additional structures. In 1967, an 18,000 bushel bin used for soybean storage was built at the old elevator site. It was later moved to this facility. The Deluxe grain dryer was purchased and installed the same year. It was used when installed.

The Cherokee location is operated with 2 employees.

Roger Braun
Branch Manager

  rbraun@firstcoop.com

Cherokee Location
500 South River Road 
Cherokee, IA 51012 
Main Line
712-225-5154 
FAX Line 712-225-5155 
Toll Free Line