The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-08
CALIFORNIA FARMERS
SELL THEIR PRODUCTS
BY CROP MARKETING
(By Associated Press)


SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. s.
More than half the farmers in Califor-
MIA sell their products through coop
erative marketing associations, accord
ing to statistics being gathered by at
torneys for some of these organiza-
tons.
There are about Is active associa-
lions, these figures show, which in
some cases, control as high as 80 per
cent of their particular crop and which
range in activity from mere sales
agencies to organizations that pack,
distribute and advertise their products
and even possess lumber mills to make
their own box shook.
The California Fruit Growers Elk
change which marketed $4,000, 900 OF
citrus fruits last year from the or
chards of 1900 members, handling
20 per cent of the California orange
and lemon crop is the patriarch OF
the associations. 1t not only sells fruit
but marmalade and fruit juices as
we'll, and through subsidiary concern
secures box shook and other packing
materials.
Among the other Associations, with
the number of members their volume
of business last year and the proper
ton of the total crop they controlled
are: California Associated Raisin com
pany, 10000 members, $33,000,000, 80
per cent; California Prune and April
cot Growers, Inc, 10000 members.
$22,000,000. 80 per cent; California
Peach Growers, Inc, $500 members
$4,000. 900 to $12,oO0,O00, rs per cent. ;
California Almond Growers Exchange
1878 members, 100000, 80 per cent,
Great Egg Sale.
The Central California Poultry Pro
ducers, Inc, who sold nine million
dozen eggs last year claims to be the
largest single concern in the United
States handling poultry products and
the second largest in the world, being
surpassed only by a Danish co-opera
tive concern.
Hog raisers have no association OF
their own, but marketing association
of the farm bureaus of seven countries
in the San Joaquin valley sold 81 ,447,-
449 worth of hogs last year for the
farm bureau members.
The growers of annual crops such as
vegetables who can turn their land to
other uses without loss or delay arc
about the only ones who have not been
successful in forming organizations
the statistics indicate, although bean
and lima bean growers have been able
to support marketing associations. Pc
tato and tomato growers associations
do not exist, although berry growers
are organized and in central Califor
MIA have accomplished the feat of com
bining American and Japanese farm
erS in one concern.
Advertise Products.
Many of the organizations spend
large amounts in advertising. The
raisin company spent s450,000 last
year, prune and apricot growers. $500,
900. the walnut association s180,00O
while % Fer cent of the annual citrus
crop return is devoted to advertising
and one per cent a pound of the
almond exchange receipts go for the
same purpose.
The value of vineyards. according tc
statement from the raisin company
has increased from $500 an acre il
1918 to $1,000 an acre in 1920. Prune
growers report an advance from $500
to $3.50 an acre for orchards in 1911
to 1920 price of from $4,000 to $4,000
an acre. Other associations make
similar claims.