Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-17
EMMETT fruit
GROWERS Have
GOOD SEASON
Peach and Prune Crops Are
Smaller Than Usual but
High Prices Will Result in
Good Returns.
Net Profit of $1.25 to $1.35 a
Basket on Peaches-More
Than 100 Carloads to Be
Shipped Out During the
Season.

Emmett, Sept 1.-THE fruit grow
ers here are having the most profit
able season in their history. While the
crop of peaches and prunes is not as
large as in some years, the prices are
such as to give the growers the big
gest net profits they ever received.
There is a great demand for Emmett
fruit this year. Representatives of
eastern fruit buyers are here and they
are Offering the growers cash for their
fruit
The peaches are OF exceptionally fine
quality this year. Those growers, who
are accepting the cash offers for
peaches, are getting $125 to $1.35 per
50-pound basket. t. o. b. Emmett The
grower pays for the basket which
costs him 16 cents; add to this fur
Their expense of IS cents per basket,
which includes the cost of picking.
packing. hauling, and other items of
expense and the total cost to the grow
sr of a basket Of peaches placed in the
car ready for shipment is about "a
cents. His net profit this year on the
cash basis of s1.26 to s1.S5 per basket
is therefore 81 cents to $1.0l per bas-
ket-
NET $3.50 PER CAR.
A carload of peaches constitutes
$50 baskets. and the net profit to me
growers on the cash basis is about
$3.50 per car. 1t is estimated there will
ne 100 to 1875 cars of peaches shipped
from here this year.
Most of the peaches are already
shipped out All Of them will be
shipped within the next few days
One of the prominent peach growers
is shipping his peaches in crates. He
Is encouraged to do so from the fact
that In Chicago peaches were quoted
at $1.15 to SIPS per 20-pound crate.
This is a remarkable price, and it Is
hoped those who are consigntng their
peaches this year will realize alto
gether satisfactory returns. Peaches
at S125 per crate in Chicago would
mean a net return to the grower here
If so cents per crate, or four cents
per pound net.
NET 100000 TO GROWERS.
The minimum price so far quoted for
orunes is s35 per ton cash. 1t is be-
ieved most of the prune growers here
will get $40 or more per ton for their
eruit this year.
The manager of one Of the concerns
shipping peaches and prunes from here
gave il as an estimate that the peach
growers here will receive this year a
total net return of $4,000, and that the
prune growers will receive just about
an equal amount net.
Duncan Hunter, manager OF the
famous Frozen Dog fruit ranch here
stated the first car of peaches ship
ped to Chicago this season brought a
return of $50 per ton. and the second
car brought s64 per ton. Mr.. Hunter
said his crop of peaches from six acres
will total about rs tons this year.
CASH OFFER FOR APPLES.
At least one buyer is already on the
ground here for the purpose OF buying
apples. He stated he will pay cash foI
the apples he buys. He will buy APP
pies either in bulk or pack. He repre-
sents Davidson Bros. Co, big frul
firm OF Des Moines. Ia.
There are four institutions through
whom the growers are shipping thei
fruit: Fruit Growers association
Fruit Growers union. Idaho Fruit Pro
ducts company and the Earl FTui
company.
The association has already shippe
out 35 cars Of peaches and prunes. Tn
union has shipped 20 cars of peaches
1t started to pack prunes Saturday TIL
Idaho Products company has shippe
Is cars of peaches. The Earl Frui
company has shipped "a cars @
prunes and five cars of peaches.
1t is estimated there are fully 80
people now employed in the fruit bust
ness here as pickers, packers, hauler
etc