The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-06-19
MARKET MOST IMPORT.
Ant NOW
COL. HUNTER TALKS OF NEED
OF FINDING PLACE FOR
PRODUCTS.

Colonel William c. Hunter, owne
of Frozen Dog Ranch on the cas-
slope and splendidly improved farm
on the bench, was in Boise Saturda,
and gave to the Statesman the fol
lowing interview on the very timel,
subject of markets for Idaho frui
products:
For many years Colonel Hunter
has been interested in Idaho, hold
investments here. He is the own
er of Frozen Dog ranch at Emmett
where he has 80 acres in orchard
half bearing fruit this year, and al
in bearing next year.. He has beer
in the publishing business in Chicago
for rs years, only recently disposine
Of his interests there. Every coun-
try, whether it BE forest, plain OF
sagebrush," said Colonel Hunter Sat
urday, "goes through three stages in
its evolution into an all around pros
porous community. First comes the
pioneer; then the Spectator and
last comes the permanent resident,
who develops the land and latent re-
sources of the country, and brings
into being prosperous state"
THE important thing today" said
the colonel sis marketing. | find
alfalfa selling in Chicago for from
$22 to $50 a ton, and in the same
moment in the Snake river country it
is going begging for a buyer at SO
to 81 per ton Seven dollars for
freight, 81 for baling and 81 for haul
ing is $11, and this from even $40,
market in Chicago would net the|
grower 50 a ton at Twin Falls. ALI
fafa meal has even cheaper freight
rate and brings higher retail price.
Get busy with Chicago dealers and
ship your hay where they want it,
would seem to me good advice. Idaho|
alfalfa is better than cne Kansas and|
Nebraska product. and believe youl
can sell your hay in Chicago, Kansas
City and st. Louis.
"Last fall apples were brought to
Chicago in tremendous quantities.
The price went down and the ship
pers had heavy losses because of a
lack of organization for distribution.
Those who waited and stored their APP
Dles reaped harvest, for apples are
now selling in Chicago at $3.50 to
s2.75 per box.
''Then again. you and / should look
nto the matter of canning and pre-
serving our fruits. There is no sense
n letting peaches rot here when you |
an get from 1928 to $3.50 for a doz-
n cans that you can land in a good
market for s1.50.
81 have the. most profound faith in
he future of Idaho This too, after
have travelled the whole country
yer and thoroughly familialized my
elf with conditions. Our Idaho fruit
5 right, but we must learn the
cience of marketing. 1t is not SO
luch the commission mans fault as
he shippers who overloads the mar
ct in big centers, when they should
istribute the output and get better
rices I,
81 have been paying a good deal
attention recently to scientific re-
earch in the saving of fruits in
atural condition. Recently it has ,
cen discovered that all the more de- !
cate fruits can be preserved in {
leir natural state, with color and !,
avor unimpaired without cooking. :
UGH things as peaches, the more del
ate plums, nectarines, apricots and !;
her fruits which people have only !
zen able to enjoy during very linn
ed season, unless they were able
I'd willing to pay enormous prices,
n be kept in perfect shape at no Z
ore expense than in ordinary can h
ng. +
Scientific research has recently /
own that the developed germ life !,
at infests and destroys fruit will be :,
stroyed in a temperature lower Il
an that in which the fruit tissues II
gin to cook. AS an illustration :,
aches which are perfectly ripe can a.
heated to 1873 degrees and the de- ~
loped life be destroyed Then the :,
lit can be sealed and laid away for
hours unit. the eggs in the fruit
2 developed, when the fruit is again :,
bjected to 1873 degrees of heat, and a,
: developed life is destroyed. This n
done a third time, when all the y,
e has been destroyed, the fruit is -
npletely sterilized and a syrup be- 4,
: added, it can be kept for many q,
ars. The fruits when opered taste a.
actly as they did when taken from "a
/, trees, sliced and placed on the ~
lie such as peaches, except that Nc
" are better as the syrup in which he
" have ben held has been mixed -
h them and they have Favored each -
er." AZ