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             depreciation taken on section 1250 property, $3,326,457                  
             (treated as patronage capital gain).                                     

             Miscellaneous Section 1231 Assets                                        
                  During the tax year ending August 31, 1983,                         
             petitioner sold in arm's-length transactions, retired, or                
             otherwise disposed of approximately 525 miscellaneous                    
             business assets.  These included tractors and other                      
             vehicles, livestock, buildings, office furniture, and                    
             office equipment.  All of these assets were depreciable                  
             assets described in section 1231(b), and had been used and               
             disposed of in the ordinary course of petitioner's                       
             business activities.  On its Federal income tax return for               
             the year ending August 31, 1983, petitioner reported a net               
             gain of $2,142,968 from the disposition of these assets.                 
             This gain is comprised of the following components:                      

                     Amount realized in excess of cost basis$1,210,245                   
                     Aggregate sec. 1245 recapture       932,723                      
                     Total reported gain                 2,142,968                    

             Petitioner reported the portion of gain representing                     
             aggregate section 1245 recapture, $932,723, as ordinary                  
             patronage income.  Petitioner reported the portion of the                
             gain representing the amount realized in excess of cost                  
             basis, $1,210,245, as patronage capital gain under section               
             1231.                                                                    






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