Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-10
COOPERATION IN
SELLING PROVES
7. A BIC SUCCESS
More Than Half the Farm
erS in California Sell Their
Products Through ASso-
Citations. Statistics Show.

San Francisco, NOV. 9.-More
than half the farmers in California
sell their products through CO.
operative marketing associations,
according to statistics being gath
cred by attorneys for some of these
organizations,
There are about twenty-five ac-
tive associations. these figures
show, which, in some cases, con-
troll as high as 80 per cent of their
particular crop, and which range
in activity from mere sales agen-
cies TO organizations that pack,
distribute and advertise their prod
ucts and even possess lumber mills
10 make their own box shook.
The California Fruit Growers eX-
change, which marketed $4,000
000 of citrus fruits last year from
the orchards. of 1000 members,
handling 70 per cent of the Cali
MIA orange and lemon crop, is the
patriarch of the associations. 1t
not only sells fruit but marmalade
and fruit juices as well, and
through a subsidiary concern Sc
cures box shook and other packing
materials.
Among the other associations,
with the number of members, their
volume of business last year and
the proportion of the total crop
they controlled are:
California Associated Raisin
company, 10000 members; $33,-
100000, IS per cent. California
Prune and Apricot Growers, Inc,
10,S00 members; $22,000,000, so
per cent. california Peach Grow
ers, Inc, $500 members, $4,000
900 to $12,0O0,0OQ, as per cent.
California Almond Growers ex-
change, 1878 members. 100000
80 per cent.
The Central California Poultry
Producers, Inc, who sold nine mil
lion dozen eggs last year, claim to
be the largest single concern in
fhe United States handling poultry
products and the second largest in
the world, being surpassed only by
O Danish cooperative concern.
Hog raisers have no association
of their own, but a marketing as
ISOLATION of the farm bureaus of
seven counties in the San Joaquin
valley sold S1,447,449 wbrth of
hogs last year for the farm bu-
reau members.
The growers of annual crops
such as vegetables who can turn
their land TO other uses without
loss or delay are about the only
ones who have not been successful
in former organizations, the sta
tistics indicate, although bean and
lima bean growers have been able
to support marketing associations.
Potato and tomato growers asso-
Citations do not exist, although ber-
Jy growers are organized and in
central California accomplished
the feat of combining American
and japanese farmers in one con-
Germ.
Many Of the organizations spend
large amounts in advertising. The
raisin company spent $450,000 last
year, the prune and apricot grow
ers 100000, the walnut associa-
ton $4,000, while % per cent
of the annual citrus crop return
is devoted to advertising and one
per cent a pound Of the almond
tACildl6c ISCtlllIS Su IOl liIe SdilIS
purpose.
The value of vineyards, accord
ing to a statement from the raisin
company, has increased from $500
an acre in 1913 to 1000 in acre
in 1920. Prune growers report an
advance from $500 to $3.50 an acre
for orchards in 1917 to 1920 price
of from $4,000 to $4,000 an acre.
Other associations make similar
claims.