Smyrna times., 1926-08-25
EIIII GROWERS FIND .,. i
|I1IlIlE THEIR PRODUGt
/ ~ TO PROPERLY PACh
| pSl I proves 20 PROFITABLE
zGCE PhO'

ILL.,. Counties and Wicom-
Dsl',Is Maryland, Are Pioneers 0n!'aa
HIIs HI,IIs,,.ment for Better Prices
ils, .i.ns. composed Of farm
''iaIors' slSsrs in WicomicO County
FS" Sn..ex county, Del, hand
@ s.rs and cantaloupes are
lni9s.I aS;s season. This is gener-
s1g VI j an Indication that a
h4 ;a4 Il the method Of mark
I'M filIsr-Va Eastern Shore
rscetables has been reach
Y n l,,,ociations operating these
% :. Z. realizing, as a result of
..sad.. ~ prices decidedly higher
- 'a'' laid for like products
Ut graded. They are also
s5irg By this method a substan-
= N Adkins, president Of the
s,h Eastern Shore Associa-
Y, !, keenly interested in bet
'.s.linr n h conditions, and who is
\ Titb the general farm situa-
{ = .-,.,,es himself as believing
s' ,teu BY the growers will
, K. inning point in marketing
.-,,4.re Del-Mar-Va Eastern
/. roJucts, and that it will be the
II I'm op which will eventually
N ! direct demand by the con
], IN Del-Mar-Va fruits and veg
Nh Adkins is optimistic as
|. i+1re. being impressed with
q M that the movement now un-
H. IN WieOmico and Sussex
\; viii extend in a relatively
4 me throughout q greater por-
Il { he peninsula.
4 II prominent business men and
!, growers throughout the cen
4 stign Of the Del-Mar-Va East
q Ss,s are also decidedly optimis-
n ause Of the present trend, and
\ gfhy interest which the major
I ne farmers in the neighborhood
4 glaying in this plan.
1 d Associations Already Active
\ aght associations operating are
As5tie outgrowth Of an undertake
I Hnched BY the Wm. B. Tilghman
tny Salisbury, Nd, who three
ago induced a small group of
kgs 10 carefully grade and pack
/ Edal variety Of cantaloupes. To
interest and establish conf
IN their plan the TiIghman Com
\ guaranteed these growers two
4 per cantaloupe and further
\ b to divide net profits derived
the sale Of this graded and pack
Dduct On prorata basis at the
! d the season. The small group
|t0Eer who followed the plan
FdHe irst season profitable. They
|iTed more than double the price
|FTed by their neighbors who ship
their fruit direct from the field.
ia0Tng season additional grow
pned the first group as it was
nliled that not only were high
a.es obtained but the demand
"a BY a carefully graded and
Y product was a demand which
hoId from one season to anoth-
ltly in the second season there
iaided evidence Of this, in the
number Of orders received for
padd cantaloupes.
n Iried Out With Cucumbers
pan attracted attention in one
sections where cucumbers were
Ad organizations of growers
q astrlets established grading
An1g plants, installing machin-
gade and polish this product.
'all!s obtained we're substantial
Eoafaging. Other growers
\ Dy.! tne section became inter
Lac result today is the eight
- grading and packing sta
low in operation.
s1ailons Of what the grading
N T associations are doing is
N Y tais seasons experience Of
1sSakin y Packing Association,
,',i,.t. V miles from Salisbury. This
~, s'9n / iS composed Of 30 or 40
l.,s.4 ~, iafmers in the immediate
sr,iio ,asood' With their polishing
w ag machines, and by using
i,..i @fners 50 that they NAV be
! ,on .aal. the bottom, is is possible
NJ S..--paratlyely small number of
.s.s NM. p pack three carloads of
s per day. '0''' =
s.,i.,l N 'as outset the Rockawalkin
! ~. u. were favorabIy received in
MI. y markets. They consistent
-N4fNf hakA 1890 = -NAAk
ls,sd f,o,. '.r prices than others
p lot vr.s.y .iie same section, which
n he srd s = !, As illustration, to-
q New ", = 'le cucumber season
'thsskin ,OlA , city market the
esn graded cucumber on one
s. s'a brought s1.??5 ner IT MY. ~
e, M 49, .a eucumbers in the same
auDer Ils NJ. uay' brought but 75c
.atn IL. ~ may be an extreme
naerous = az a. Ihe same time there
sihe fac, tsiler .L instances empha-
ssson o,.5as .I.at throughout the en-
t n a eu cueumbers hyougb+ :