The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-12-07
Three Rivers Members
Vote Four to One for
Selling Own Crop
BIG "Y" ALSO TO
HANDLE BERRIES
Sentiment Strong Against
Selling Contracts with
Local Concerns
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ing that the members of Three
Rivers association cannot deliver
their crops to the Big Y or any
other agency without violating
their contracts. The Three Rivers
association was organized last
year on six-year basis. The con-
tract with each individual member
provides that the terms Of the con-
tract shall become binding when
the board of trustees shall have
determined that at least IS per
cent Of the 1922 strawberry. as
paragus and early potato acreage
has been signed up. Early last
year the trustees so declared and
the contracts became operative.
The claim is made, however, that
the shipping records show that not
more than sixty per cent of last
years strawberry crop was ham
died by the Three Rivers associa-
ton.
. Considerable new berry and as
paragus acreage will come into
bearing next year and in an eff
fort to bring this into the asso-
citation thoro canvass of the dis
trict is to be made within the next
thirty days.
The annual election resulted in
the election of Emil Albrecht, Ken
newick; w. A. Purdy, Finley-Ho-
yer; and Harry Moore, Richland,
as trustees. The hold-over trns-
tees are M. N. Hudnall, Kennewick;
T. ]. Chalcraft, Richland, JOS. Ge-
rards, Finley Hover and R. M.
johnson, Pasco.
The report of Blalock's on this
years operations follows:
! We are pleased to submit a re-
port of the operations carried on
for your association during the
past season.
The asparagus season started on
April 10th, ending on June 18th,
making GO shipping days with a
total quantity shipped Of 12,714
crates. The amount returned to
the growers after deducting all
charges is S17.206.S1, or net av-
erage per crate net to the grower
of 1853.
The strawberry season COM
menced on May 18th, ending on
June 18th, making 81 shipping
days with a total quantity ship
ped Of 6774 crates and IA hallocks,
of which number 4459 crates were
extra fancy with net return to the
growers of $16,578.51, or net av-
erage per crate of extra fancy to
the grower of 3.72. The remain
ing number Of crates, namely q
315 crates and Ia hallocks were
fancy and the net amount of re-
turns to the growers on these fancy
crates amounted to $5,949.34 or a
net average per crate on the fan
cy of 2.57.
The total amount returned to
the growers on strawberries
amounts to $22, 527.85, or a net
return per crate Of 1892. =,
The potato season commenced
on July 18th, ending on August
31st, with total tonnage shipped
of:
No. 1-Lugs, 21O tons, with re-
turns of $6O11.94; sacks, S94.515
with returns of $17,538.13.
No. Potatoes Sacks, 34.7215
tons, with returns of $325.99. To-
tai tonnage shipped 1139.385 tons.
The average obtained for the
grower, after deducting all charges
were deducted amounts to the fol-
lowing: Total average, No. $21 80
per ton: No. 2's, 1898. Average on
lues. No. rs, $3.50; average on
sacks. No. rs, $3.50 per ton.
Details covering the above are
given in your auditors report as
well as in the pool sheets. COPIES
of which have been furnished to
YOUR association and which have al
ready been verified by your auditor:
The pool sheets give in detail