The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-18
SUMTER TRUCK
GROWERS
ASSOCIATION
Arrangement. Perfected Fo1
Marketing Produce Through
American Fruit Produce
Association

The Sumter Truck Growers As !
socia,ion got somewhere Tuesday I
when at a meeting OF the direc- /
Tors at Sumter Chamber OF Com |.
merce it was found out that Sum-
Ter county stands just as good a
showing to produce and profitably !.
market snap beans. cucumbers. i
cantaloupes. squash and sweet po- !
tatoes as any other section OF the
south, provided. of course. that the
chief aims in production and mar
ketinS be quality, grading, pack
ing and uniformity Of pack The
Sumter Truck Growers .Associa-
ton proposes to specialize on the
first four above mentioned varie
ties Of truck and Will have con-
tracts ready for members who pro-
pose to join this association which
takes. in all Of Sumter county. 4
central grading and packing house
will be established in Sumter TO
handle all produce of the members.
1t is hoped that the Sumter Can
merry Company can be induced to
furnish grading and packing
place and TO cooperate with the
association as the Cannery Com
pany will also lavea lot Of produce
that will be sold in green state.
Anyhow central packing place
will be provided. Shares Of stock
were fixed at five dollars each in
the association, stockholders to
share in any profits over and above
actual expenses OF operation OF as
sociation and selling facilities.
AT Tuesdays meeting the OFF,
GERS Of the association We're in
structed to enter into 4 three Eear
contract With the American Fruit
Produce Association. Inc, with
headquarters ia Charleston, TO
handle the truck of the members
OF the local association. In the
,ntinlc every farmer who wishes
TO join is urged TO write or tell T..
|. Rcardon, acting Secretary-treas-
urer, how many acres Of beans, Gu
cumbers and cantaloupes they Will
plant, and they can sign asSocia-
ton contracts later.
Messrs. NJ. S. Foster Of Charles
ton and L. T. McGaughran. OF At
lanta. representatives of the Amer
lean Fruit Growers Produce AS
socialioh were present. In sub
stance they said that :. one reason
why so many farmers selling indi-
vidually as we'll as many associa-
tons had such tough luck periodi-
cally was due to the fact that they
shipped practically all OF their pro-
duets 10 few big cities like. Bal
timore, New York, Chicago, and
few other big citise: and that in
consequence there was not infre-
quently "glutting' OF those mar
kets.
Now the American Fruit Produce
Growers Association. Inc. have
one hundred and scventy-twO cities
and towns throughout the coltn-
tries into which produce, will be dis
tributcd and there will not be so
much over supply and loss in con-
sequence. This nation wide SELL
ing and distributing agency has
hundreds Of selling agencies and
quick connections widely distribut-
ed. for selling produce.
The Sumter Truck Growers AS
socia,ion will not handle sweet po-
tatoes, but believes that potatoes
should be planted Of the Porto
Rican variety and m ar k.e It d
through the South Carolina Sweet
Potato Association.
The Sumter Truck Growers As
sociation proposes to do its best
through busiNess-like and expert
marketing cooperation TO dispose
Of its members products, but
truck producers should familiar
ize themselves with varieties.
which the association has adopted
and which Will be furnished on
request at Sumter Chamber OF
Commerce. The association is
holding no brief for any farmer,
and will not undertake TO advise
any farmer whether or NOS he
should so into the truck business
But inasmucll rs many have al
ready decided to do so, some hay
ing already started by planting
their truck, the association hopes
and proposes TO do bnsiness-like,
moncy-Saving and proiit-makins
marketing il it can get The iHtclli-
gent peration OF truck grow
erS.
1t sees no plausible reason why
the truck above named should not
be proGtably produced in this
county. OF course price suaran-
teting months in advance on any
farm product is out OF the question.
There is more or=}eSa risk in what
any farm product Will sell Cor, Il,
any time. but il chances are TO be
taken on al farm products, why
not Try on. :: small acreage OF
truck and learn how TO produce
for market Heavy acrcages OF
any kind Of truck is not urged.
limited acreaScs for the FIRST year
will teach any farmer Il great deal
about the truck business.
Miss Annie O. Kcels of Rem
bert. was elected rs director OF the
association for Rafting Creek
township. and Mr.. Z. VI. Tiller. OF
Maycsville was elected director for