The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-05
GRAPE GROWER
May Be HAPPY
Products Of the Vineyards Are in
Big Demand, Says the
Federal Government.
FRUIT FINDS NEW OUTLETS
Makers Of Unfermented Juice. Jams
and Jellies Are Utilizing an In
creasing Tonnage Each Year
Cooperate Handling Crop.

Washington.-Aside from Califc mia
Inc grape-growing industry in the
United States promises soon to become
of even greater Importance than If
lhe days before the making Of wine
was prohibited, according to an an
nouncement just made by the United
States department lof agriculture.
big demand has developed for grape
products and the shipments of grapes
last year were the largest for the last
four seasons under review. 1t is even
predicted that within few years an
nual production of grapes will not
adequately supply the table stock and
the unfermented juice jam and jelly
| trade
while grapes may be produced al
most anywhere" says a bulletin from
the department, there are. 1t seems.
only few districts where all the
factors of sod and climate favor sue
J cessfu commercial production
1t is pointed out that the extensive
| growing industry of central and
southern California is not included in
the article. which is limited 20 sec
lions producing the eastern or Amer
lean type of grapes.
Michigan Growers Wise.
The surplus production in the years
between 1902 and 1908 stimulated the
pressing industry, including I'M
fermented and fermented grape juice
or wine" the Bulletin says. 'It is in
teresting to note that while the ten
dency up to that time had been from
wine-grape production to table-stock
production, the tendency changed be-
tween 1904 and 1918. and more and
more of the tonnage was used for
wine and unfermented grape juice
"The requirements Of stock for
pressing are so much lower than those
for table stock that gradual letting
down in the quality of the pack and
in the efficiency Of distribution was
noticeable in New York. Pennsylvania
and Ohio during these years. Michi-
gan, however. built up an extensive
trade for table stock packed in four
quart baskets At the present time,
when prohibition legislation has cut
off the old-time wine outlets, that sec
ton is in much better marketing po- |
sition than certain grape producing re- |
gions in New York and Ohio.
'In those regions which specialize in |
grape culture certain well-def1ned |
channels of trade have become estab-
lished 1t is the usual custom in such
localities for vineyardites to sell their
grapes in wagonload lots to local deal
ers, or carlot assemblers at their loat-
ing stations, at the current marker
price the contract system being very
uncommon These local dealers load
the cars and sell to carlot receivers in
city markets, who in turn sell to job
bers. Then the fruit passes to the
retail trade and finally reaches the
Cooperative Associations.
Because of the firm market posi-
lion occupied by this commodity In the
leading producing sections of New
York, Michigan and Pennsylvania dur
ing the past few years, local dealers
,ally all offerings on a f. 0. b. basis
" wire orders so that consignment
las been the exception rather than
he rule.
"Co-operative shipping associations
lave been found to be most success
ul when handling crops Of which a
ew standard varieties ripen about the
ame time. Thus they have proved
# great value in the grape industry
n Michigan and also in the leading
rape producing sections Of New York.
and the Missouri valley.
The cooperative association takes the
lace of the local dealer, the associa-
ion receiving the grapes direct from
he producer on wire orders, to city
Or, national distributing agency
ometimes comes between the local
uyer or the cooperative association
nd the city carlot receiver"
Relative to the future of the grape
the government bulletin
ays:
1.-THE production Of unfermented
rape juice and of jams and jellies is
[ilizing an increasing tonnage each
ear and will do much toward using
lie surplus left by the cessation of
inc production. These factories usu-
ly buy their supplies direct from the
on advance contracts, agree
z to pay the current market price
the day of delivery. This method
sale is satisfactory from the stand
int OF the producer, and, as the de-
and for manufactured grape prod
It's at present exceeds the supply, II
not unreasonable TO suppose that in
e not very distant future the annual
of grapes may not ade-
ately supply the table stock, and the