Smyrna times., 1926-03-10
KENT COUNTY GRAPE GROWERS
DISCUSS COOPERATIVE PLANS
MEET IN OFFICES DELAWARE
FARM BUREAU AT DOVER
Propose Pooling 1926 Crop For Bet
ter Markets-COmmittee Appoint
ed TO Investigate and Report


Twenty grape growers representing
several hundred acres of commercial
vineyards in Kent county met in the
office of the Delaware State Farm Bu-
reau on Wednesday afternoon to dis
cuss plans for the cooperative mark
citing of this years crop of grapes.
Although this meeting was held un-
der the auspices of the Kent Grape
Growers Association, Inc, it was at
tended by several growers who are
not members of the organization, as
it was the purpose of this conference
to not only aid the association men,
bers but to encourage other grape
growers to join the organization and
thereby make it one of the Outstand-
ing cooperative selling associations in
this section of the country.
The Kent Grape Growers AssOcia-
ton, Inc, was formed two years ago
with a membership of twenty-siX
commercial growers, and during these
two years it has had a marked infiu-
ence in establishing a more uniform
price for grapes in this section, as
well as being of decided benefit to
its members in the purchasing of sup
plies for their vineyards.
One of the chief points for discus
sion at the meeting on Wednesday af
ternoon was the manner in which the
1925 crop would be pooled following
the government inspection of all cars
loaded and sold through the associa-
ton. 1t seemed to be the opinion of
the majority of the growers present
that the daily pool of the crop would
be more satisfactory to all concerned
than the weekly or season pool as has
been the practice in the past, and an
effort will be made by the officers of
the association to secure additional
members on this revised method OF
handling the grapes this year. A COM
mittee composed of w. V. COsden, B
B. Chase, Thomas C. Cook and Coun-
ty Agent Russell E. Wilson was ap
pointed to interview the non-memberS
of the organization and explain thi!
proposed plan of marketing the 1922
crop and another committee consist
ing of the present executive commit
tee of the association was instructe,
to confer with the local fruit broker
in an effort to secure the services o
one of these individuals or firms t.
handle the grapes produced by tn
members of the association this com
ing year. The proposed pooling pla-
for this years crop will be fOrmulat
ed by a special committee compose
of James H. Hughes, S. J. Hall an
. Reuben F. Brown, and the revise
, plan will be presented at the mex
, meeting of the association on Wed
, nesday evening, March 10, in the Of
flee of the State Farm Bureau in Dc
: yer.
The matters of purchasing spra
materials and fertilizers were ais
discussed at this meeting, but nothin
definite was done regarding thes
commodities as the majority of IL
growers had purhased their supple
for this season. In all probabilit
however, this method of cooperatiN
purchasing of supplies will be follow
ed in the near future as an added az
vantage of this cooperative organic
tiOn. Due to the rapid increase in tt
production of grapes in this count
during the past five or six years the
has arisen the need of a more system
attic method of marketing the Gro
and as a result of this demand Il
Kent Grape Growers Association, In
was organized in 1924 for the purpo
of meeting this marketing situati,
and it should solicit the support
every grape grower in this area w
is vitally interested in the producti
of this particular crop.