The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-06-16
1EPRY CROP IS
ZIP TO STANDARD

q Smith, manager OF tne O@iu-
> rrpIt Growers and Producers
vel .,,or Is one of the busy men in
Nv lust now at the beginning OF
' 'p' strawberry sr season. which is fully
u' -. later than last, on account OF
w. ,.rorable weather conditions. Some
-. first blooms were frost nipped'
..oo,v enough to affect the crop
Oa' w. vith the new patches coming
Fni'I s,or,ne promises to be heavier
.h.n the 1910 output.
,addletOn leads this section In point
a.o hotng first on the market with
= S grown berries, J. H. Mebee, H: e.
u uTD and F. E. Timpke are among
w. s ahasviest growers from that quarter.
Among the generous contributors
100 around Caldwell are Messrs.
U"nclman, Donald Martin and Bran
.snharg. Messrs. Murray and Moore
w. having marketed and as yet.
shipments are made as far east as
uoo.tallo. to points on branch lines
-, ami west of the main line, and
some in oregon.
Prices are holding up remarkably
vail the local berries at $3.50 per
,rota the wholesale price taking pre-
,.dance in many instances over the
Emmett berries which sold late last
week for from $1.75 to $1.90 per crate.
The superior quality Of the fruit and
fhe marked excellence Of pack give the
home product a decided preference
Over the berries brought in from out
side sources.
The fruit association at this place
demands Of its growers that they sort
iii and face with due regard to a
square deal as we'll as to appearance,
and Manager Smith states that those
growers who have responded TO this
high ideal can market their goods
anywhere, their names being guaran-
tee Of first class fruit put up In first
class style.
The bulk of the berries handled
through the association are shipped
out, though home dealers are given
the preference at shipping prices.
This is a great convenience to local
buyers who can purchase in as large
or as small quantities as they wish.
Some dealers do an exclusive business
with the association, others deal direct
with the producer-particularly the
small growers who make their berries
a medium of exchange on par with
butter and eggs. ...
Mr.. Smith could venture no estimate
as to the strawberry out put from this
locality owing to the uncertainty of
the crop which is dependent on
weather conditions for the next week
or ten days. Should it turn sunshiny
and warm, the crop would be very
materially shortened since the berries
would all ripen at once. Cloudy, cool
days would insure a bumper crop.
man will be put on the road to
solicit business when the berry bust
ness this season gets in full swing.
The general outlook for fruits of all
kinds Is splendid. Nature took hand
IN the thinning process in some locali-
Ties, ner agent being the heavy frosts
early and late, with results that prim-
iSe much in the way of improvement in
quality. Heavier shipments than last
year are anticipated.
The association is getting ready to
put out photographic labels for apples
ana prunes. First grade apples will
% wrapped separately, the wrappers
70 Dear appropriate advertising facts
concerning Idaho, so that every box
VI prunes and apples that Is shipped
out from this point will be a booster
lot Idaho In general and Caldwell in
Inc association proposes to guaran-
zee every box of fruit sent out, and
aims to build up a reputation that will
insure a demand for Caldwell fruits
In any market.