Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-01-07
FRIDAY, JAN. 7, 1910
cANTALOUPE CONTRACT.
That Is Open and Above Board ane
May Lead to Cash Payments.

tract to ship cantaloupes for the sea
son of 1910, and make report OF
1909 returns, as shipped independent.
herewith make public my report for
the past season:
First car shipped East, Aug. 20.
Last car shipped Sept. !.
Average for the IS days, $I.I2H
cents per crate, ponies and standards,
after commission of IS per cent ana
all other expenses paid.
also localed I4oo crates, for which
| received SI4Io.
After finishing my crop l also
bought 10 carloads of ripe melons
that the association could not handle.
paving so cents for standards and 20
cents for ponies, and my average on
these was o5 cents crate. Last car
loaded Sept. FL.
have statements from growers
! who shipped through other parties
| loading at Rocky Ford, commencing
Aug 70. showing average returns TOR
the season OF 81 cents from one asso-
citation and from another OF 20 cents.
My object in getting out a contract
| is to get the farmers 10 quit contract
ing with Eastern commission men, as
we will never be able to get cash +.
| o. B Rocky Ford from them. for the
| following reasons:
| FirSt-They do not want the farm
er to know that cantaloupes can be
sold +. O. B. Rocky Ford.
Sccond-Thcy would not get as
much commission on +. o. B. Rocky
Ford sales as by shipping East. For
instance: \ car sold here for $500
would give not over IS per cent COM
mission or S4s. while the same car
shipped to New York and sold for
$3.50 would give commission OF
So7. so, and the growers would also
lose SIoo i'll freight.
Third-Thc grower by accepting an
advance leads the commission man to
believe that he will be satisfied with
about that amount for his melons,
and it is an incentive to hold back
returns until the end OF the season.
and also causes inferior melons to be
placed on the market for the advance
only.
At the time | was buying the ripe
melons | offered several growers IS
cents Il crate for Eastern melons. but
was unable to buy any. being told by
the growers that they had been as
surcd that they would get Sr.,5. |
find by their statements that they only
got 90 cents.
Following is the form OF contract |
have prepared:
THIS AGREEMENT. Made and
entered into this ............... day
g y. Samples. OF Rock" Ford. Colo
RADIO. party OF the first part. and. d....
............... OF ...................
Colo. party OF the second part.
WITNESSETH: The party OF the
first part hereby agrees to receive and
sell all first class mcrchantablc can
taloupcs offered by the party OF the
second part on the terms and condi-
tion> hereinafter set forth:
! The party OF the FIRST part agrees
to furnish crates to the party OF the
second part At cost, said crates to be
paid for out OF the FIRST returns from
the sales OF cantaloupes. In case any
one gets crates and fails TO ship sui
hcieut cantaloupcs so there Is not
enough money from the sale OF his
cantaloupes to pay for the crates, he
shall pay to the party OF the irst
part for said crates within thirty days
from the date he got the crates, get
ting the money from other sources.
Said first party agrees to furnish
his own Inspector, car loader. lumber
for cars and strips for loading same.
Said FIRST party further agrees to sell
all cantaloupcs delivered to him for
cash that he can in Rocky Ford and
to pay for the melons delivered to
him as soon as the money is received
from tho sale Of the cantaloupes.
In case the party OF the FIRST part
does not think the cash bid enough,
he can ship on commission to the
best commission housd he can in his
Judgment select. to be sold on a COM
mission basis.
The party OF the second part here
by agrees to grow and deliver under
this contract .......... acres OF can
taloupes during the season of 1910.
and that he will deliver all merchant
able melons grown from said acres to
first party under the terms and in the
manner herein specified. and that he
will not dispose OF. or sell, or give
away any portion OF the crop covered
by this contract to any other firm,
company or commission house. Said
cantaloupcs to he raised on...
| Ii is further understood and agreed
| by and between the parties hereto
that all goods not received by the
inspectors OF the party OF the hEst
part. and which in their Judgment Is
not Fl; to put in the cars to go to
eastern markets. can he shipped in
car lots TO local western markets.
The party OF the first part shall
| receive a commission vi five per cent
"U Ero-s sales ior all cantaloupSs sold
| Hy him tH Rrcty Fnrd. and fifteen per
sent on all melons consigned. or ship
! Dri ~ N'w. he SHALL deduct the
i-rJEh, and charges inr crates and la
bals. and -I.all pay the balance to the
second rarity
The party Of the fi--t part agrees to
'u-u 0yc- ali moneys received with
statements oi sales. expenses. etc. to
the Rocky Ford National Bank in
kncAy Io-d. CoIorg fo. AVID said bank
Is g., T.o r1tc 'hc clr and pay grow
! q thc nc. c.r-crt -mn"nts hnc each.