Arizona republican., 1917-10-30


 eggs. | should be settled through a central agency in conference with the iocdI buyers.
 This same central agency might very handily take up the question of seed grain and work out more satis- factory system than that which is at present in operation. There are ade- quate storage facilities in the valley for quantities of grain which have been produced up to date. Any material in crease in acreage will necessitate huilding additional storage space but for the current year at least. there is more storage space than is being uti- lized.
 Shipment of Hay
 Hay-About 4,500 carloads of hay were shipped from the valley in 1916 and 1917. exports are in proportion. The chief problem of the hay producer is his inability to sell direct to outside concerns Many large outside buyers have established business relations with local hay buyers and prefer to deal with them on the local firms rep resentation. A good many Of these outside buyers would deal direct with large hay producers if they could be assured of delivery of hay of grade specified in negotiations Practically no farmers in the vlaley at present, however. are familiar with commercial hay grades and little has been done to- ward the establishment of such grades. What is most needed in the. valley is an expert hay grader whose services should be at the disposal of hay pro- duCers at a nominal fee. The farmer who at present cannot sell direct, will find it comparatively easy to sell on 1 certificate of inspection and in turn this will doubtless lead to a greater ! number of sales through central sell 1 ing agency connected with the Water Users association.
 Fruit Market is Poor
 Decidiuous Fruits-A very small proportion of peaches and apricots produced in Maricopa county during ! the past season reached a market The i fact that growers did not reap the 1 benefit of this condition is due first and foremost to the fact that owing to improper or no thinning. less than 15 l per cent was good marketable stock, { end secondly, to the fact that q large | part of the crop was produced by small { " i side shipping. It might appear that the solution to the problem would rest ! in the formation of a cooperative marketing association devoted to l handling apricots and peaches. The ] fact remains however. that the decid- | uous fruit industry in the valley is ! hardly of sufficient scope to maintain l 2 Cooperative selling organization. ] The overhead expenses of such a prop ! osltlon would appear prohibitive an; | the lack of commercial experience among the growers as a whole also 1 makes this plan appear impossible. 1 The chief difficulties in the way of l Harketins at the present time are: 1 first, lack Of conSolidatio of output :: ! second, impr0per or no inspection. | With these difficulties overcome. there Wr';ld be little di'ticult- in finding q profitable market for all fruit p.e- 1 duced. IL is suggested that a shipping rather than 6 marketing organization I be effected.
 This association would be composed of all the principal growers. organized solely for the purpose Of placing reia l. | lively large and dependable quantities Of inspected fruit in the hands of an 1 eXperienced salesman. There woull he | little expeLse attached to the formation | of such an association ai.G plans have already been laid and constitution and bylaws framed for a,'rh an organ : lzauon The activities of the associa ton would be devoted to furnishing to ! a central sales agency definite quan- titles Of fruit which had received com petent inspection.
 It IS suggested that marketing bu l reau financed and maintained by the
 Water Users association. which will bt discussed later, take over the direct i marketing of this fruit crop from the iinie 1t leaves the hands of the inspec- tor. The work devolving on a centra association would be largely that ot negotiating for the sale of the product and would involve little Of the details .n"ident to the assembling of the mar
 ketable fruit
 Citrus Growers Organized Citrus Fruit.-The citrus growers o- the valley are at present organized fol commercial marketing. The associa ton has attempted to establish perma nent connections at marketing center. and of course this is highly desirable
 1t IS suggested that associations wit the California Fruit Growers Ex- change might be mutually beneficial
 Livestock-The chief livestock prob.
 lem at present is the problem of tn small farmer, who does not have ;
 sufficient quantity at any one time t
 make up a full carload and who i therefore compelled to depend on loca
 sales. The remedy is very obvious
 The formation of Community Live
 sr0ck Shippine aseociations will plac
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