White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-14
ALL DAY Meeting FOR
GROWERS NEXT MONDAY

the Spokesman by County Agent E.
C. Durdle,s the Community Economic
conference meeting, to discuss tree
fruits, truck crops, including potatoes,
that is to be held in Liberty hall,
White Bluffs, Monday, December II,
will start promptly at 10 a. m. and
every one is urged to be present at
the beginning of the conference as
there will be big program and every
minute will be needed in order to
get through with the work. A vast
amount of statistical information and
| reliable data has been assembled for
this conference, covering horticultural
conditions from world wide, national,
state and county standpo;nts. This
information will be presented in charts
and printed form by NJ. d. Arm
strong, extension horticultural spe-
cial;st.
Following general assembly at
which the information and data will
be presented, the conference will d.
vide into several groups, each to con-
slider a separate part of the horticul-
tural enterprise. Careful consideration
will be given to the facts available in
relation to the. industry, after which
the pan will be to make recommen-
dations that will be helpful to the
individual faIner and to the future
development of the community and
county.
Following are some of the import
ant questions that will be discussed
at the meeting:
What is the production of the vari-
Gus truck crops in Benton County?
Your community?
What is the. prediction Of the var;-
GUS truck crops. in Benton County?
Your community?
What is the outlook for apples?
Pears? Cherries? Prunes?
|, What is the outlook for asparagus?
Early potatoes? Late potatoes2 Let
.tuce? Spinach? Catalogues? Water
imelons? Onions? Tomatoes?
What are the principal factors
which will determine success in the
apple growing enterprise? Pears?
Cherries?
What are the principal factors
which will determine success in the
asparagus, early potatoes, late po-
tatoes, lettuce, spinach, cantaloupes,
watermefons onions and tomato en-
tcrprises?
What changes are taking place in
the shifting Of the enterprise on the
farm? What are the main factors
which have brought about these
changes? Are further changes advis-
able? !:
J What place should the cash crops,
as differentiated 5from aslixestoczs pra.,s
gram, have on the farm?
Should some livestock, hogs sheep,
poultry, beef or dairy cattle, be raised
on every farm to save economic
waste of crop products?
Would the increase in livestock or
livestock products from such a pro
gram affect market for such prod
ucts?
Could over production of these
products, as far as local markets are
concerned, be overcome econoroi-
cally? .
What are the best paying varieties
Of apples? Pears?
What orchard practices are being
seriously neglected which is causing
heavy losses to the grower through
loss in grade?
Are there representative farmers of
your community who are successfully
and economically overcoming these
troubles?
Are the marketing problems for
the tree fruits being handled salts
factori.y?
If not, cans local cooperation as
sist in any way in improving the
situation or must the problem be
worked cut over much larger area?
What is the cost of production Of
boz of apples, ready for market?
Is there much variation between va
riet:es?
Over period of five years, what
has been the average price returned
for the leading varieties and grades?