The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-09
INCREASE CASABAS

the slogan adopted by the Kenne-
wick Fruit Exchange and to this
end personal work will be done this
coming winter and during the spring
months. Many growers have found
that casabas grow splendidly in this
territory and the selling end of the
Exchange has found that casa has
can be marketed with good profit.
AS far east as New York city, not
less than three years ago this de-
llcious fruit was practically I'M
known. In the markets of this
country and where crate was sent
as a sample three years ago or even
one year ago, today are being sold
in carload lots.
4 Like all new fruits the consumer
had to be induced to try them and
n some cases the shippers instructed
the dealers 10 give away few crates
to be distributed among the leading
hotels and cafes, thereby getting
the fruit before the public. Good
results were obtained that way.
| do not believe that they can be
grown any better in any section of
the United States than right here in
Kennewick, and from the expert
ence of growers they have proven
to be sure crop and seem to. be
adapted to this climate and soil.
A move is being made to have
planted this year, acreage enough to
at least supply 80 car lots, which
under ordinary circumstances,
would bring into the valley at least
,,s15, 900, which money would be
clear gain to the growers of the val
ley, as this tonnage can be pro-
duced around in the corners and
little odd ptaches where the land
might lay waste or at least might
be planted to some crop which
would be far less profitable. This
crop also comes in after the rush of
the fruit crops and will thereby be
easily harvested and cheaply hand
led.
The most successful growers say
that it's these little side lines that
count as they come pure gain and
give the grower just that much extra
cash income and unless the grower
does pay attention to the little things
he is not apt to become very sue
cessful as far as making money
goes.
The work of preparing the land
for the casabas should be done this
winter. Select the land you in
tend to plant and get it MANFRED
this winter and get your acreage
figured up so the shippers can Sc
cure for you the right kind of seed,
and so they know in advance what
acreage to plan for selling. Every
grower should take stock of his
land and now is the time to do it,
when every business firm is taking
stock of their business. Every
grower should see if he cannot pro-
duce just little bit more from his
land per acre than he ever did be-
fore and should see to is that his
land is in better shape than-it ever
was before, in order to be more sure
getting a bigger crop.
The Kennewick Fruit Exchange
is going to try to do better by the
grower than has ever been done be-
fore and altogether this year ought
J to be made one that can be looked
: back upon as one of the best years
the valley ever had. This can be
done. 1t is not an idle dream, and
the spirit of it should be caught by
. the growers in the valley. It pavs
Y to stop and think a good many
n times rather than keep ploddine
along in the way you have in the
! past-particularly if the past has
not been satisfactory. Our successes
: are a good deal what we make them
: lnaugurate an efficiency campaign
in your individual case and Won
6 will be surprised as to the increased
6 results to be obtained in one wear
CHAs. H. COLLINS.