Annual report pursuant to section 13 and 15(d)

Investments, deposits and other assets

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Investments, deposits and other assets
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Investments, deposits and other assets [Abstract]  
Investments, deposits and other assets

Note 4. Investments, deposits and other assets

Investments, deposits and other assets consist of the following:

 

                         
(dollars in thousands)  

September 30, 2012

 

September 30, 2011

     

Current

 

     

Non-current

 

     

Total

 

     

Current

 

     

Non-current

 

     

Total

 

 
Certificates of deposit   $ 257     $ -     $ 257     $ 989     $ 120     $ 1,109  
Loan origination fees     -       956       956       -       1,075       1,075  
Stock in agricultural cooperatives     -       517       517       -       560       560  
Deposits     -       352       352       -       263       263  
Water Permits     -       243       243       -       162       162  
Other     -       35       35       -       40       40  
                                                 
Total   $ 257     $ 2,103     $ 2,360     $ 989     $ 2,220     $ 3,209  
                                                 

 

Realized gains and losses on the disposition of securities and recognition of the full reserve of the patronage allocation with Farm Credit were charged to interest and investment income and include the following:

 

             
(dollars in thousands)   Fiscal year ended September 30
   

2012

 

 

2011

 

 

2010

 

Realized gains   $ 8     $ 139     $ 281  
Realized losses (a)     -       (1,685 )     (40 )
                         
Net gain (loss)   $ 8     $ (1,546 )   $ 241  
                         
  a) During the second quarter of 2011, the Company fully reserved $1,685,000 in cooperative allocated surplus it had recorded based on its patronage allocation with Farm Credit.

As an agricultural credit cooperative, Farm Credit is owned by the member-borrowers who purchase stock and earn participation certificates which represent each members-borrowers respective share of the allocated surplus in the cooperative. Allocations of the surplus are made to members on an annual basis according to the proportionate amount of interest paid by each member. Allocations are made in cash and non-cash participation certificates.

Farm Credit announced in 2011 the indefinite suspension of any future distributions of members' allocated surplus; therefore, the Company determined that the entire amount was uncollectible as no future revolvement plan has been established. The full reserve of $1,685,000 is included in interest and investment income, net, in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for fiscal year 2011.