The Monett times., 1922-09-15
OZARK ASSOCIATION
PLANS FALL PROGRAM
NiH Push Increased Acreage. Cen
traiized Selling and Will Buy
Member Crates.


An aggressive campaign to in
.,4ase the acreage of all fruits and
trepgthen the cause Of central CO.
Lnerative marketing viii be conducted
his fall and winter, according to
blans made by directors and stock
bolders of the Ozark Fruit Growers
soeistion at Monet Tuesday.
Cranes especially vail be encour-
yed ana j. A. Eastridge will repre-
emf the association in the develop
=,ent and making Of that fruit in the
%bzark region.
n was decided to buy crates III one
large order through the central
,yeacy for all of the 81 affiliated
soeistions that desired to take adj
Laptage of the opportunity to bene-
Il fYpm large order. 1t was pointed
hi that members of the Ozark asso-
iatjon were saved enough money on
heir purchase of crates to pay the en-
ire cost of operating the organization
Tor the year.
I. W. Stroud secretary, was IN
tructed to negotiate with manufac-
Iurers and obtain bids on an order
rarying from fifty to one hundred
3ailoads and 10 purchase where they
4ouid be obtained at the best adj
Hantage.
Reports indicated that the produ"-
. hon OF strawberries next spring
you'd approximate one-half that OF
ast season. Drouth conditions have
Managed newly-set beds to a GREAT
Extent. The situation would be ma
Ierially benefited by rain an9 warm
weather for the next month, growers
believe. Old beds are in fair shape
but do not promise any great yield.
Freight and express rates cost the
growers a great toll this year, reports
. If officers showed. The demand for
Ozark fruits this year was strong IN
Eastern cities. Charges from Monet
10 Providence, r. L., we're S165 per car
Express to New York was more than
s6O0 per cal and freight more than
b500 per car To Pittsburgh, Pa,
height was $400 per car.
3rhese charges made low first cost
Asary, Officers of the association
and an adjustment OF rates will
int during the noAt year.
Failure of the growers to main
the picking price of two and one
half cents per quart. as agreed upon
hi the January meeting, was at
|ributed to price raising by local as
Eociations not affiliated with the
ozark and was said to have cost
growers of the district nearly $1,000,
boo. Republic and Billings were the
bnly points reporting where prices for
bicking We're not forced up.
E. l.. Beal of Republic, president
bf the association, spoke on the ne
|eSsity for closer cooperation in sell
Ing, as did f. n. Plank of Decatur,
krk., and +. A. O'Dwyer of Monet.
A review of the last years mar
keting was given by P. A, Rodgers,
bales manager. The Ozark proved
4 he salvation of growers this year,
Rodgers said, and the market con-
Isumed more berries this year than
fver before. Express equipment was
Short and prices for berries so loaded
were much stronger than for freight
khipments. Mr.. Rodgers explained
z he marketing situation in detail and
'lrged that as great a portion OF the
districts production be sold through
'Dne agency to avoid price cutting,
Instances Of which he narrated, and to
insure tine growers maximum price.
Carl w. Lehnhard, president OF the
First National Bank of Monett, who
represented the association IN the
Denver market this year, spoke of
/ his experiences and declared that he
was convinced Of the value of person.
III market representatives maintained
BY the association. w. j. Erwin of
|Peirce City, who represented the asso-
'niation in Sioux City, Ia, and D. S.
'Landis, who was in Omaha and To-
|peka for the Ozark, spoke Of their ex-
beriences in the market.
Il. B. Wilmington of. Butterfield
hnd James Chastine president of the
|nlrdy Strawberry Growers ASsoci-
|ation, spoke on the value of more
complete cooperation between grow
ers and said that they expected to sec
|he district more solidly united within
d short time. f. A. O'Dwyer, former
/ v manager Of a local association at
Monett affiliated with the Ozark for
the first time this year, said that
many advantages were derived from
the affiliation. Charles Carmichael
pf Joplin reviewed marketing work of