MERIDEN

The Meriden branch of First Cooperative Association has a total storage capacity of 533,000 bushels.

Corn upright 345,000 bushels
Beans upright 80,000 bushels
Flat 57,000 bushels
Government bins 51,000 bushels

Service offered are seasonal grain unloading, loading and storage. 

Meriden will be open for fall harvest receipts only.

Fredrickson Grain started in 1934 as a trucking service and evolved to a feed service with a small roller mill and bag feed. It was purchased by First Farmers Coop in September of 1990, keeping the same employees. 

Construction dates are as follows:

1960 - Flat bean storage
1966 - Old wood house purchased from Quaker Oats
1971 - Feed mill built between elevator & feed warehouse
1974 - 80,000 bushel bean bin 
1975 - 40,000 bushel cement silo, 500 bushel per hour main grain leg, 17            government bins 
1977 - 95,000 bushel corn bin 
1978 - 105,000 bushel corn bin 
1982 - 105,000 bushel corn bin 
1984 - New office and shop, 12x70 scale
1996 - In the fall, quit drying corn at Meriden
1997 - Electric probe
1983 - 111,000 bushel bean bin was erected, but was destroyed in a storm            in 1990. 
January 1999 - Larry Field, propane technician moved his shop to Meriden
March 1999 - Bill Willems, maintenance, moved his shop to Meriden

Doug Schurr
Branch Coordinator

Meriden Location
118 West Street 
Meriden, IA 51037 
Main Line
712-443-8877 
Fax Line 712-443-8878 
Toll Free Line
888-637-4336

Contact:
Larry Fields, lfield@firstcoop.com
Willy Willems, wwillems@firstcoop.com

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