224 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



The election of officers for the next year resulted as follows: 



E. M. Pollard, Nehawka, Nebr., president. 



G. S. Christy, Johnson, Nebr., vice-president. 



A. M. Shubert, Shubert, Nebr., treasurer. 



C. G. Marshall, Nebraska City, secretary and manager. 



G. E. N. Sanders, Brownville, director. 



G. A. Marshall, Arlington, director. 



W. W. Grigsby, Skidniore, Mo., director. 



The association contracted for spraying materials for its mem- 

 bers at a saving of almost 2 5 per cent over prices made to individual 

 growers. One of the new members had contracted for and paid for 

 his lead-arsenate and lime-sulphur before becoming a memoer. He 

 purchased from the same company the association contracted with 

 and the company was induced to make him the same prices. A check 

 for $117 was sent him by the company, being the difference between 

 the association price and individuals price on the material for just 

 one orchard. Co-opora(ivc buying as well as co-opertaive selling 

 pays. 



Plans are being made to establish association packing houses 

 at points where fruit from a number of orchards is loaded. The grow- 

 ers will deliver their fruit at these central packing houses and associa- 

 tion packing crews will sort and pack it. This plan will relieve the 

 growers of the bother of housing a force of men at their farms and 

 allow them to give their undivided attention to the gathering of the 

 fruit as well as reduce the cost of packing. It will also insure a very 

 uniform pack from each locality. It is planned to pack grapes and 

 apples at these central stations this season. — April "Horticulture." 



CO-OPKRVnON. 



C. G. Rlaishall, Nebraska City. 



The membership of the Eastern Nebraska Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation is gradually growing. Several large orchards have recently 

 been added to the association acreage. The officers feel confident 

 that the association will handle the fruit of parctically every important 

 orchard in eastern Nebraska this season, but it is not the large grower 

 that is benefitted so much as the man with only a few acres. 



Cooperative marketing enables the several small growers of the 

 community to combine their fruit and make up car lots. They are 

 not compelled to unload their fruit on the nearest markets as in the 

 case when they ship locally, but can have the benefit of carload rates 

 and reach the distant markets. 



Cooperation also provides for a standard and uniform pack from 

 the whole territory covered. The volume of fruit bearing the same 

 brand makes an impression on the markets and creates a demand for 

 these brands. The individual seldom has enough fruit so that hs 



