Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-02-22
GROWING AND MARKET
ING OF FRUITS.

We are addressing you on lne
most important subject connected
with the growing and marketing OF
fruit in the Payette district, e..
Fruit well cared for and inteligently
marketed, in order to obtain the
best results from the horticultural
industry.
From my observation in the III
years experience l have had In grow
ing and marketing of fruit and Vege
babies, produced in the Payette dis
triet / am convinced that we are
not getting the results we should
and that our high quality produce
merits. Why is this? ] viii try ana
answer this essential question.
1t is wholly the lack of good
care and intelligent marketing. IL
this Is the case the poor results
that have been the rule should not
be credited to the country nor to
the orchards but to those who are
caring for the orchards and prepar-
ing the fruit for the market and the
way it has been marketed. Let us
raise the question, How has it been
marketed?"
We will all have to admit that
very much Of il has not been mar
keted but sent rolling, to commission
men or irresponsible buyers, result
ing in very little money received If
any at all This is not good business
principle, at least would not be
with other lines OF business Now
the remedy is to first give the fruit
the best Of care, by thorough prun-
ing, proper thinning at the right
time, and best of spray material used
and sprayed at the right time tol
most effectually eradicate the dis
ease and pests, then carefully gath
cred, graded and correctly packed,
S known, TO be sold to good, reliable |
parties who buy in car lois. 1t mat |
-ers not to the producer whether
his be to wholesale buyers OF mer-
'hants who buy to retail, and If wei
Ire to do business with amy other
han those perfectly reliable and
lonest, never send car without first
having this doubtful buyer furnish
Is with a good bank guarantee
which will bring us our return in
ull without question
The answer to this great question
S. first, we'll cared for and properly
prepared for marketing, then intelli-
emily marketed, and the above sys-
en- will invariably bring these de-
fred results.
Take for example the results OBJ
aimed from the system that the
North Pacific Fruit Distributors used
his all proves that it is not practi-
al to send our fruit to irresponsible
nen and to but few commission
irms, but in bonafied orders from
reliable } and trustworthy =,
arties, then good results will fol-
ow and there will cease to be this
hooking from our streets SO much
use now and to the great injury
Il our greet district.
If all fruit growers in these dis
riots would adopt the system of I
ever moving a car of produce un-
ii sauna has haap cola o;4Lz.. - =
aid for when loaded or on good re- I
able orders from proficient dealers |
ur fruit industry would soon be
ihere it rightly belongs-the best
aging business to be had; nothing
VII equal it in these irrigated dis
riots. Nv
In ten years experience in market 7
ag produce. not one car has been n
efused by the buyer that was what t
he growers claimed it to be. In Il
very case where there has been {
nything preventing the produce be- e
ag accepted and paid for il has t
cen the fault of the produce not a
80 ~ W tnt SldltudTu sNl0 grades v
was sold for This shows the great g
ecessity of most careful grading anA Q
acking and being sure our produce Il
all We claim for it when procuring il
uyers. a
A splendid system for preparation b
our produce is for the growers a
neignborhoods to associate them. o
elves together for the purpose of
recurring the carriers for packing in
nd any and all matters in which
hey can cooperate together for /,
ieir best interests, but experience v
as shown that central pack In h
ost instances brings best r:surs 8
ON the fact it is better graded, and c.
'mes up to the standard of grade d
Id pack. u
This agency is in position to mar g
n produce to the best advantage Ie
ID can invariably get the highest n,
arket price. This comes from the q