(a) If a marketing association organized with capital stock purchases stock, property, or an interest in property, it may discharge its obligations, in whole or part, by exchanging for its acquisition shares of preferred stock the par value of which equals the value of the purchased property as determined by the board of directors.
(b) In the transaction described by Subsection (a) of this section, the transfer of the purchased property to the association is considered payment in cash for the issued shares of preferred stock.