The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-12

p"tru Oh puDnc aHalrS VINO gave me,
the privilege of giving them out in
this State today. f. I'd.
Madison, Wis.,. Oct. 9.-Ninety
per cent Of the cranberry crop Of
Wisconsin is handled by cooperative
companies which net an average re-
turn of $1,000 per year to each >of
their members.
"Thirty-three thousand barrels Of
cranberries." explains John Sinclair
OF the Wisconsin State Board of
Public Affairs In a recent report on
Agricultural Cooperation" were
marketed during the season of 1911,
returning to the 40 growers a little
more than IS barrel. In other
words. more than $500. 900 was re-
turned to the forty men in the cram
berry business In this State--or the
remarkable average returns Of S.
900 each. This fact will be more
significant when 1t Is realized that
the total expenses are only from one
eighth to one-tenth Of the gross re-
ceipts. Much OF the success of this
movement Is due to the organizing
genius Of John A. Gaynor. Of Grand
Rapids. al the present time secre-
tary OF tho wisconsin Sales Company"
Results similar to those obtained
through cooperation by the cranber-
ry growers were also secured by the
fruitmen and orshardists who mar
keted their crops comparatively.
Some OF the more important cooper
ative enterprises tor WincOnsin fruit
growers besides "the largest and old
est" the Sparta Growers Association
organized In May. 1895, are the Wis
consin Cranberry Sales Company, al
ready mentioned. the Door County
Fruit Exchange. the Bayfield, PENN
sulia Fruit Association and the
Washburn Fruit Growers Association
The opportunity &or developing the
fruit growing industry of Wisconsin
by the organization and perfection OF
cooperative marketing agencies Is
an unusual one. For as Mr.. Sinclair
points out. the state Of Wisconsin Is
located In one of the finest fruit
belts i'm the United States. Its climate
and soil are well adapted TO the rails
ing of fruit. Apples. pears, peaches.
plums. strawberries. raspb~rries.
grapes and cranberries can he sue
cessfully grown on a commercial
scale i'm many sections of the state
The apples OF Crawford. La F'ayette,
Iowa and certain of the other c0un-
ties are among the finest grown in
the United States. and yet Wisconsin
does not take its place beside Wash
ington. Oregon. Idaho. Colorado or
Michigan as a fruit raising State. The
reason. many generally believe, is tina,
the fruitmen Of Wisconsin have not
until recently recognized the advan-
tages TO be derived from cooper.
alton.
investigator" Mr.. Sinclair com
mcnts reveals that these States
have grnsped the opportunity to com
mercialize their orchards. standard :zc
their products and market c0-opera-
lively. Tens OF thousands Of farmers
have settled in the wes1 and hundreds
Of thousands of young fruit trees
have been planted. The growers in
some ug these sections organized al
marketing thyir first fruit. Others
organized fW market purposes only
when necessity forced them To do So"
Wisconsin will never stand out as
a fruit growing state commercially
until the old-time farmers orchard.
whicn often has a half dozen different
kinds of apples growing on one acre
of land, is eliminated. the fruit stand
WdiZcd by localities or counties and
co-operativc marketing occupies "a
larger place I'm our horticulture.
y stop in this direction. Mr Sin
clair believe, has been taken by the
Wisoor sin .totc I'urticutural society
In It's establishment of 'dftccn II |
Orchards watch have bccu placed ot
tho following points: Wausau IN Mar
athcn County; Popular and Map'c in
poyglits County; Mun'tovoc I'm Mani