The morning call., 1892-06-25
FRUIT-GROWERS.
They Compare Notes on Crops and
Discuss Marketing.
Apricots Light and Very Few Prunes-Plans
for Cooperative Organizations to Mar
ket Dried Fruit.

At the monthly meeting Of the State
Horticultural Society. held yesterday at
go Suffer street. prOsI ective crops and
prices formed one of the timely topics OF
discussion.
VII. Blackwood of San Leandro said he
had contracted to sell all his Columbia and
Golden plums to the San Lorenzo Cannery
for S35 ton.
Joseph Shinn of Niles told Of getting 8
cents a pound for some Of his Royal Anne
cherries. San Jose dealers paid that good
figure.
Howard Overacker Of Haywards said
offers Of IL cents per pound for apricots
are now being made to growers in his To-
cality.
Reports on the crop in districts repre-
scented were to the effect that the Santa
Clara Valley will yield very lghe prune
crop and not more than half crop OF pears
Beurre Hardy pears are fairly abundant
To the Napa region fruit generally IS light
but peaches are fairly plenty. Apricots
around Niles look we'll but some are now
dropping badly. Peaches in Placer are
understood.
Marketing Fruit" theme Of all impor-
lance TO the grower, was discussed.
Messrs. Allen, MasliD, Ielong and Ban
croft reported having attended recent
meeting IN San Jose when cooperative
marketing association was organized. There
was a large attendance OF intelilgeht men,
all confident Of the success OF their move
ment 10 hold fruit products back and TO ele-
vate prices.
GROWERS ARE BACKWARD.
For some reason stock has not sold and
growers seem TO be backward in taking ad-
vantage Of the movement. Not more than
one-eighth Of the stock issued has been
rnr,fTa
formed IN Fresno among ralsln men anu IT,
ports indicate excellent prospects.
Secretary Lelong Of the State Board Oh
Horticulture expressed his firm opinion that
county organizations Tor frultmen are prac-
tfcallv worthless unless State organization
is formed to control the minor organiza-
tons Since the State Horticultural Society
suggested this movement 1t would be proper
for the society 10 get up State OrganlZa-
ton. The comfy associations VIII be COM
peting against one another unless some
measure is taken 70 regulate all Inc crgani-
EatiOns
Mr.. Blackwood took a Dessimistic view
of fruit-growers' organizations. and pre-
dicted dismal failure for them all.
eff it's a good and efficient organization
il Will be q success" remarked "A. l.. Ban
croft of Contra Costa; ''if It Is not. 1t VIII
be a failure. There is no question if Cali
fornia dried fruit can be under one man
sgement il VIII benefit all connected with It's
production. II there are only far-lsolated
subscribers it will amount to little or moth
ing The matter ought not to be dropped.
but followed along to see. II We can't get
something brought about.
Mr. Mashn considered the California
Fruit Union demonstration OF the success
of q cooperative organization.
Mr.. Coates agreed with Mr.. Bancroft as
TO the ultimate success Of a movement OF
this sort if properly organized.
Dr. y al
II was agreed to urge the committee of
the society appointed TO consider this mar
ketIng association to hold a meeting soon
and formulate some progressive plan Of
action. The committee consists of G. +.
Wver of Winters, Leonard Coates Of Napa;
r. N. Lelong and L. w. Martin, Of San
Francisco: G. II. Allen Of San Jose and A.
L. Bancroft Of Martinez.
w. &. West Of Stockton, the pioneer mr.
gerynan, presented q number Of letters
from early day frult-growers of Tuolumne
County There were "reminiscences Of the
horticultural experiments Of Captain u: ).
Smart, Peter LesheT, j. Il. CogSwell, Ed
ward S. Jarvis aud others. As early as 1851
there were bearing fruit trees in that
county, and the products brought fabulous
prices at the mines.
The society proposes to secure all the
"reminiscences Of this sort possible. ana be-
fore long VIII hold convention in this city
Of all the pioneer hoTticulluTists Of the State.
A. G. Freeman, agent Of Armsby d Co.,
aud A. Prou OF this city were elected mem
Lers of the society.
letter expressing the regret Of the So
cjety at the proposed absence Of Professor
Il. w. Hlgard in Europe and wishing him
happy and prosperous journey was
adopted. Professor Hilgard has been pres
ident OF the society for many years.
"Fruit Drying" will be the subject for
discussion at the July meeting, and b. n.
Rowley Of San Francisco will read paper
on frost Prevention.