Smyrna times., 1927-06-15
1rfRDIT GROWERS MEETING
i TAXES UP MARKET SUBJECT
rurSIASTIC MEETING HELD
rc,uDEN THURSDAY NIGHT

rurSIASTIC MEETING HELD
TrlNDEN THURSDAY NIGHT
R BOmberger, Del-Mar- Va
y a.Lat Director and Others Give
I %ans 70 Growers in This Vicinity
II, ffty commercial orchardists
III sections Of Kent County and
l.l v Ctate attended the meeting which
III on Thursday evening of last
the Fruitland Grange Hall in
"rjsn under the auspices of the Del
"a -. Fruit Growers Association to
n tbe subject Of marketing farm
.i,,ts discussed BY DR.. Franklin B.
-~ssrger, Director Of the Marketing
s,1 Of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
4 Association, Salisbury, Mary
Or. Bomberger just recently
S-ed from an extended trip to the
ae Coast wher he was sent by the
sVar-Va Eastern Shore Associa-
M make a survey of the methods
AZ EMPLOYED BY the fruit and veg
NM growers in that section of the
r,+d States in the cooperative mar
s4sg of their products, with a view
1 gatbering some information which
rgst be Of value in assisting the
~Fsrs on this Peninsula in solving
gre Of their problems of marketing.
M Of the outstanding features in
nrorgted in all Of the cooperative
warzations in the Pacific Coast reg
M H that the growers believe in
ripd effort in the selling of their
sm products, as has been demon
-tsi many times BY the success
Tti which those various associations
ne solved their marketing problems
lret three thousand miles from the
Erdpal cities in the eastern section
The country. The first step to be
i'm BY the fruit growers in that
in vas to lower the cost Of pro
Ion through the installation of
uus types Of power machinery,and
ts mechanical devices, whereby the
sar.ion Of hand labor could be real
A As the result Of this program,
4 be growers have been able to obtain
4 wider margin Of profit, and thereby
4 Place their fruits and vegetables upon
he eastern markets in direct competi-
4 ion with the same class Of products
Il nom the eastern farmers.
Suggest Apple Grading Follow System
One striking factor which was OBJ
sgNed Oy Dr.. Bomberger in visiting
the Hood River Valley section was
that the fruit growers are making
every possible effort to produce ap-
les of first grade and Of the highest
Ilalty, in addition to following the
nost rigid system Of grading and
aclng in order to realize the great
= profit upon the eastern markets.
lough their various cooperative as
aaaIons, the growers are encourage
70 prune, spray, and thin their
lal as means Of producing fruit
-ea WILL conform to their standards
grading and packing. They also
-le All Of the Gull fruit to a good
Ilntage, and do not permit the
-'AeE to be dominated by inferior
ssae3 which are kept out of the reg
= enannels Of trade. In mention
me possible control of the distri-
.-ol q farm products, DR.. Bomber
Aaled that every possible effort
--a Oe put forth BY the growers to
W and develop new markets
.og With more uniform standard
grading and packing, and he also
plea for a more united effort
~ me part Of the farmers on this
-lsula to establish a brand for all
j products which will be known
teeognized throughout the coun-
n IA thereby establish reputation
IVA quality products which this
~.ol Of The United States riShtful-
Eserves. Following Dr. Bomber
address, short talk was given
+aFey ). Hill Of the Del-Mar-Va
4n Shore Association, in which
IeSsed the fact that very few
I. On the Peninsula have ever
ui'efested in producing a high
product to demand the highest
~ prices. He also emphasized
.scesslty of the fruit growers
IeWer varieties Of apples, and
lug only to those varieties which
IOst demanded by the markets if
,@inlers IN this part of the United
are to ever realize more salts
returns from their crop sales
II, Irler, New President, Speaks
MN. u I, layton Grier, newly elected
N, s@ Of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
esq.,o association, also spoke to the
ed s'.,,ii ,a' and urged them to cooperate
ao51.. ..aOush uniform standards of |
sisis as the only means of their |
1 4 M greater profits, and express
lotk NJ; asslre Of the Association to |
a s .A the Delaware Fruit Grow
S,,, oclatlOn, the Kent Crane !
lsrssva association, and other CO.