The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-26
||kTE's Bean CROP
IIuhigan's Yield for 1910 Was
o,l50,00o Bushels -Jobbers Hold
Annual Session.

The Michigan Bean Jobbers asso-
ciafion closed It's mid.winter meeting
~ the Hotel Cadillac, Thursday after
noon. II was one OF the most success
{nl conyentions yet held by the asso-
cinfion, over 200 of the membership
Of 800 being in attendance,
One OF the chief speakers in the
Thursday morning session was VII
liam II Bode, of Chicago, chairman OF
4 tho uniform tares committee OF the
National Wholesale Grocers' associa.
ton OF the United States. He spoke
against the practice OF the jobbers as
ISOLATION i'm selling its product by
Gross weight. and appealed To the
members 10 abandon the custom and
sell on the basis OF net weight.
-You are the only jobbers in the
country who are selling on the basis
of gross weight" said Mr. Bode. THE
Wholesale grocers, whom ] represent,
are complaining about your practice,
because IL is an unfair way TO DO bust
ness When You sell al bag OF beans
You charge the wholesaler for the
weight OF the bag at the same rate
rs the beans. That is all wrong, for
the bag Is not worth the same weight
In beans. Most states have leSislated
against the gross weight sale, and
there is now a bill before congress
dealing with the matter. | trust that
YOU jobbers, who have reputation
, for fairness, will soon inaugurate the
plan OF selling on the basis of net
weight only"
AZ c. Il. Newton. OF Chicago. also spoke
along the same lines. supplementing
AR. Bodies remarks with additional
Information on the subject.
Reports presented in the Wednes-
Day afternoon session showed
that Mlchigan's crop of beans for 1910
amounted to 6,150000 bushels, which,
when baked and placed on the market,
will be worth close to 100000, 900. The
crop was the largest of the lSnd pro-
duced In the United States and big
ger than the harvest OF 1909 in Mich
1ean Yet the marketable product of
1910 was not greater than that OF the
previous year, because much OF the
1910 crop was damaged by rains.
J.. A. Heath. of Lenox, president ii
the association, in his report, told of
successful experiments which mad
beer made in regard TO bean craving
during the past year lie commended
The use OF fertilizer and related the
instance OF Macomb county farmer
who had increased his yield of beans
from IL TO % bushels TO the acre as n
result OF the fertilizings process and
other methods. He thought the state
agricultural college ought TO make ex.
fensive experiments on aids TO bean
growing.
To show the farmers that the Bean
Jobbers' association is a benefit TO
them, ". p. Cash. of Riverdale, secre-
tary of the organization. pointed out
that while beans sold at $1.25 and
@1-50 bushel eight years ago, they
we're now selling at an advance of SOL
cents over this price. Advertising by
the association had caused the people
to eat more beans, he said.
Frederick c. Martindale. secretary
Of state. advised the association that
there would be no more crop reports
furnished by the state, as the legis-
lature had cut on the appropriation.
Cor the work.
Others who spoke were: j. Ralph
Pickell, editor OF the National Hay ard
Grcin Reporter, of Chicago, and
Charles A. Heath, of the same city.
while G.. +. Allmendinger, of Ann
Arbor; Il. Il. Burkhart. of Fowlerville. |
and w. N. Isbell. OF Lansing. made re-
ports on different matters affecting the !
bean Industry.