Show OUTLOOK FOR CHERRY CROP brigham city has so BO tar far escaped with but slight damages to the fruit crop the cherry crop is very heavy and from present indications the demand will be ample both locally and in car lots in talking with earl anderson ot of the anderson produce co he advises that they now have under contract a large part ot of the crop in box elder county these cherries will he be marketed on a cooperative basis with the growers through a large chicago firm the cherries will be packed and loaded F 0 B iced express refrigerator cars the same day they are packed an and d will move to chicago cincinnati philadelphia new york and other large markets the packing ot of the cherry crop will require the services ot of about 75 girls and 15 boys this Is undoubtedly a good move in the handling of 0 the fruit commodity and and should be followed up in all others as it furnishes employment tor for a good many ot of our young people puts our fruit on a competitive basis with other producing sections and makes a reputation tor for our fruit which will give it a wider distribution trib ution command higher prices and invite competition in the buying of our products it further does away with the glutting of our local markets and in place of local dealers being forced to consign large amounts of cherries to idaho montana and wyoming firms without orders the car lot deal will so regulate the supply to these markets that orders will be received ce ived for all that are shipped mr anderson states that last year cherries handled on a cooperative basis netted the growers from 11 lc 4 c to sc per pound more than the local cash markets this year the tha car lot market should do better than last year because the lewiston rosette and nampa idaho cherries are practically all frozen these cherries come in direct i competition with utah cherries la in car lots also the oregon and washington cherries have hav e been badly frozen so that brigham can look forward to a very good c car ar lot market for its cherries growers last season were more than satisfied with last seasons results from car lot sales and this season are contracting tor for car lot shipment practically SO 90 per cent of their crops the first cw car of california cherries were sold at auction in chicago last week and brought over bids ranged from to per 10 ib crate this Is one of the highest sales made on california cherries at the chicago auction |