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Show ti Association Takes : IJir Local Association L.I r'c Fr,,,, Jn',TCr,N' ;Um' 0 Kin Joins 1-nrgtT Association, ' K lit Will Mnnnpc Local Fruit , 'shipments In the Future. t" Br II Ho"1"' ' VV ,,al"lur' ' ElVmd ' A. lllckcJiloopcr, oni- Kof the Utah Fruit Growers' nsBo- : Wjl Mrs In Pleasant drove audit- . H the book and making mi Invcii- Kof the Pleasant Grovo Fruit Grow- ; K association, prepnrntory to Its : 'Komtlon by tlic stnto concern. E, dWu not mean that Pleasant 'K ?wm wl have adequate facilities 4 .Hlf.rketlnB Us lr8 nnd Increasing P Kit ciw but tl"t It will bo taken f Ire 'of better than over boforo In Its .ffijlBli Fruit Growers' association fH rcry successful business laBt Kr widen was its first year in busl-'K. busl-'K. It started out with approximatc-'tO approximatc-'tO per cent of the fruit grpwers of ,'H itatc In Its membership, 'and Mr. 'Hmer It secretary, Is authority for "mTititement that this year Itsrncin- ship will bo doubled. Every grow- iMoclatlon In Utah county Is a Enber, and practically every grow-Bi' grow-Bi' association In tho state Is now Hcilatcd under one head, one board 'Hd one general management, which .Hil dandle the largo majority of nil He fruit of the state this year. ,Hustjcar the state association I11111- Hctl W carload lots and shipped into .urtr-tvo outside stat s. Nothing less Hi" carload lots wcro handled. This Kir, however, tho association will cn- Hr Into the fruit marketing In all of Hi details. Less than carload lots Hill be bandied nnd express shipments 'Hill bem adc. It will bo In a position 'Hln(1'c "c ocrrjr croD' eommonclng Hlh the earliest nnd continue through- H 'he season. Resides shipping to sHc,i,r'0UN ,aM markets, tho assoela- ,HU " K "ttcr tllc i"nrkcts 01 H,l'!0 Montana, Colorado and Nevada H" the berry business. It will also 'H 'n K position to supply Its custom- Hra "n berry cups, crates, boxes and ' Hll,r supplies. H When osked about tho fruit pros-Hti pros-Hti for tho coming year Mr. Homer 'Uii tlat n" t,r(,flent- Indications were H1'1 "" s,n,c wou,(1 nnvo a bumper .'HP- 0f course there Is plenty of time :'Hct 'or killing frosts. Me haa kept (curate records at his farm above ' Hn for ",0 ni,Rt "oven years, shosv-'"H1 shosv-'"H1 lho tlm0 of hudding, dates of kill-Hot kill-Hot frosts, etc., and from theso rcc-Hrd' rcc-Hrd' 'ft?' "lnt wc now nnvc reason-'.H1'' reason-'.H1'' sssurancc of a successful season. iBlatiy seem to think that because of .H "dvanccd condition of tho buds -H0' car,J' '" "10 aeason there In grave .ianjer of loss. However, Mr. Homer Hln,ea out ,1"lt ln 1908 tno apricots Blossomed (lie same day as they did IH'' 3rear "ml u wl" nc romembcred Hht ,30S wn8 l,i ',ch1 'cnr for fruil n local history. H Indications uro that prices for (he imlng year will bo bettor than for list season's crop. It Is too early yet ;) give anything very definite, but he points out that the association already .his higher offers for Its pencil crop ibin were realized last year. Ho thinks bli Is probably due to tho excellent satisfaction given to Its customers last rear. While many peaches went to wnste lnt season for want of a mnrket, Joins-than Joins-than 8. Page, who was tho largest imppcr of peaches through the asso-elation asso-elation Hiid sold 12,000 cases, nftor pay-ing pay-ing for lho cost or picking, crating. H'ffs-WB. pruning, cultivating and all .other expenses, realized over 10 per cent on his Investment, counting his .orchard valued at ?r.00 per aero. hmory McKoller of Provo Hench H.k "i ''""Rest shipper of apples tnrough the association last year. Ills op netted him $275 per aero after . PIhk nil expenses. "Hin.r,ple.? wl" "Dp'arently bo the lead-H lead-H . !n cro1'' B0 "10 following tnble 'i1'"1 showing the different klndn Hf.i ."L"1 n,K)Ut t1"' "vorngo price rrcelscd for them: H ,,, Extra. Fancy. C Grade Hi0"','lmfl 1.48 $1.25 1.0H Iff ll,,',,,,J- ... 1-50 1.21 .01 'Hi, '"'"" .M 1.28 1.00 ,,"" -, .... 1.05 .87 .71 g11 I'lPLlns. 1.20 1,01 .81 I lll .... 1.00 .'.1:1 .81 .Northern Spy ... 1.34 U8 8!, Arkansas wu. l.f.8 1.37 .07 H '"88 77 wnrPliPds... U6 ".UU '.If. ISs: :" 'S :?? m vo f" 0: -m .71 H noi UX0r ..msh;::. " : " SSi?r" - " ' K"nH '" ' lM ''-1 '!,,; B fiu-fu 1,1 I.I5 .',10 ,77 J - 1.25 1.1)0 .81 |