. Biggle berry book [microform] : small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. I30 HIGGLE BERRY BOOK hunt up the produce of the individual grower. Many associations save considerable money to their stock- holders by the purchase of baskets and fertilizers at wholesale rates. Like any other stock company, the success of the enterprise depends largely on the loyalty of its stockholders and directors. A stockholder should not withhold his produce from the association when he can occasionally get a few cents better price elsewhere. In a season's business he
. Biggle berry book [microform] : small fruit facts from bud to box conserved into understandable form. Fruit-culture. I30 HIGGLE BERRY BOOK hunt up the produce of the individual grower. Many associations save considerable money to their stock- holders by the purchase of baskets and fertilizers at wholesale rates. Like any other stock company, the success of the enterprise depends largely on the loyalty of its stockholders and directors. A stockholder should not withhold his produce from the association when he can occasionally get a few cents better price elsewhere. In a season's business he would almost invariably do better to deal entirely through the organized channels of the company than to sell any of his stuff elsewhere. Local jealousies should be overcome and not allowed to impede business A good general manager in such a company is essential, and he should be paid what he is worth A man who can manage a million-dollar business successfu ly, and make it pay a good dividend, can command the salary of a bank president and he should get It. Farmers' exchanges sometimes break up because farmer directors try to retain a ^c ooo manager on a $i,ooo salary. Co-operative grape selling: During the past twelve years, writes S. S. Crissey, grape shipments fiom the Chautauqua-Erie district have ranged from ^ minimum in round numbers of 4,000 to a maximum of 8,000 cars. livery car of these grapes has been grown in nine towns bordering on Lake. WHEN HAULING FRirir, IfAVK SI'KINGS ON THH VVA(.ON MARKETING 131 Erie. Seven of these towns are in Chautauqua county, N. Y., and two are in Erie county. Pa. One of the most difficult problems in the history of the industry has been the safe, economical sale of the thousands of car-loads annually grown. For table use our rrapes go in the eight-pound Climax basket. They go in car lots of 3,000 baskets each. The Grape Union does the selling for half a cent per basket. It has an inspector at the loading stations, and places its own sale
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