The daily sentinel., 1913-02-20
Fruita News Notes

the size and The quality Of our fruit.
We now ind the buyer who has been
pay ing tribute 70 this industry rather
lethargic in his desire TO secure even
MS usual allotment Of this com mod
iiy- However, We do not consider
that the situation is AZ all serious.
out II will necessitase a revolution
IN the manner OF growing. harvest
in delivering. grading. packing and
marketing Of this fruit in future sea
sons Of large crops throughout the
boxed apple districts
We have heard Ii remarked a
number OF times that the govern
ment report covering the season OF
+ 1912 disclosed the fact that there was
produced last season only small
per cent greater crop than the sea-
son OF 1911. and this being the fact
the growers were unable 10 under
stand why there should be such a
wide difference in the prices OBJ
tanned While Il is true that the
total production was only 10 or -
per cent greater than In 1911. ac-
eording to the government report,
the Increase in the production in the
boxed apple districts vas something
like 300 per cent greater in 1912
than in 1911 and we consider that
our competition exists almost entirely
In the boxed apple districts II is cas-
ily determined that such competition
was 300 per cent greater than in
1911 The crop OF apples produced
in New York. Ohio. Michigan and
other eastern state using the barrel
package. affects very little the mar
keting of our apples. and when this
Is understood and comparison made
of the results obtained by other box
ed apple shippers in Colorado and
the northwest with the results Sc
cured for our fruits, any existing dis
satisfaction should be eliminated.
Many New schemes.
Practically every theoretical idea
ever advanced for the improvement
of the marketing systems was ex-
perimented with the past season.
Some improvements have been dis
covered. but many a concern is sadly
lamenting the fact that they allowed
certain demagogic theories to replace
practical systems which have hereto
fore been satisfactory The greatest
difficulty which confronted the sci
entific distribution and marketing of
the apple crop this past season can
consignment method employed by
many associations that were not fl
nancially able TO provide sufficient
marketing facilities to combat the
conditions. This alone should cause
the growers 10 reduce TO the mini
mum the number OF associations in
every district.
The past year has Witnessed
wonderful increase in the sale of
apples at auction. We do not be-
lieve that this method of selling ap-
Piles is conducive OF the best results,
and it will eventually. II continued,
eliminate the possibility of private
sale In the auction markets. Deal
ers cannot afford to contract any
quantity of apples at a stipuate price
II there is possibility that similar
stock will be offered at auction In
larger quantities In that particular
market"
A state law TO compel the growers
to Irune and spray was urgently rec
ommended by The manager. Every
shipment OF apples from an orchard
that is not properly cared for is a
tax on every other shipper in the val
ley, he declared.
More entomologists and horticul-
turists are needed here, he asserted
The Agricultural college should do
more for the fruit grower than it is
doing now, he said.
/. Mr.Fletcher Insisted that the grow
ers either cut down or work over
their Improbable varieties. Ben
Davis apples OF second and third
grades We're not worth the handling
he declared, and were a positive in
jury to the market, He designated
these and similar grades and varie-
lies as liabilities to the horticultural
industry of the valley
250 Cars Stored.
Mr.. Fletcher said that OF the 250
cars in storage at least one hundred
of them We're poor grade Bens. He
did not hold out any hope for these
apples being marketed for price
much larger than the cost of hand
ling.