The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-06-27
GREAT MISSOURI FRUIT CROP
VIII Require Systematic Methods to Msr
kct II to the Best Advantage Of
Fruit Growers.

is coming on much interest Is being
shown by fruit growers Of Southern
Missouri as to how they shall market
their products. The question does
not pertain to the present year alone,
but to tho future also.
Starting from Springfield the first
orchards are found at the Burlington
fruit farm nj Fordland. The next,
and largest farms are owned by
Lewis Erb, J. +. Graham and j. ii.
Malley Of Cedar Gap, Passing Oh to
Olden are tho farms Of Waveland,
Greenhigh and the Olden fruit farm.
The next important farms are at
West Plains and are owned by Geo.
Jcsscn aud Joo Knorlc. At Pomona
II. ID. Mckay owns fine fruit farm.
The Kuoxall Fruit farm and the
Missouri Fruit company also have
peach orchards at Pomona. At
Brandsville Fruit farm 7. II. McCluor,
Anderson Brothers and j. W. Hiet
and Sons have orchards at koshko-
nopg. Aud the next Is the McNair
Fruit farm at ST. Elmo.
There will be from 600 to 1000 cars
of peaches on the market from this
section this season.
A fruit grower recently said to q
reporter of Tho Republican: "What
is necessary to successfully market
those fruits Is of vital importance.
with the increase of orchard plant
iugs all over our country the problem
of marketing tho fruits becomes more
aud more complicated. That the con-
signment system is passing away ID
very evident. Track sales at the ship
plug point have proven better by all
odds than consigning to commission
houses, indiscrimately, upon reports
of good markets thercfrom. Tele.
grams of this kind have almost In.
variably proven deluslon and q
snare, so much that the growers have
becom, disgustcd with furnishing the
cats paw for Others to take ou'
chestnuts.
Track sales have been satisfactory
to the growers where tho crops hav'
been short, but necessarily cap no
be IN seasons Of large crops, because
the price buyers can afford to pay, a
f, at such times, will not pay th'
D growers nor begin to market hi
fruits. The track sales system u
, shipping point in its very nature vii
3 not develop a demand for the fruit
I produced. The increased planting
require a system which will increas
: tho demand aud place the fruit at tn
door Of the consumers at q prize
!, which will be In reach of NOR
pockets than the old methods coul
hope for. II Is therefore more tha
: evident to the thoughtful man. this
q there is absolute need Of = system q
distribution which will increase th
demand for fruits. Track sales .
shipping points are a restriction {
the consumption to the extent OF til
ability of the buyers to market III
: fruit proiitabIy and necessitS.e th
y additional expense Of the represen
n' stiyes OF various houses In sendin
" tho buyers TO the shipping poii'
= All this is to the cost of the produc'
J" aud the consumer.
% A system which Is Informed dai
y" a. to what there will be for mark
81 will be able to so distribute the Gre
u as to make money for oil growers
= permitted to direct tho shipmcn
~ Such a system informed daily as
'" the destination of car lot shipmen
~ and having Its own sale agents,
gether with the perfect cooperate
Of the railroads, is the best mcth'
H. Of expanding the consumption
fruits, because II will be tho bt
means of reducing the cost Of rcat
d. Ing tho consumers In the saors'
possible time.