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BETTER FRUIT 



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any grower can make intelligent and 

 correct comparisons. 



An annual audit by a certified ac- 

 countant of account sales will be 

 required each year of every concern, 

 one month in advance of the closing 

 date for signing of contracts. 



Frequent meetings of the oHlcers of 

 the various selling concerns, active 

 and passive members, will enable the 

 selling concerns to • acquire a better 

 knowledge of values and serve to main- 

 tain and stabilize prices. These con- 

 ferences and exchanges of opinions 

 will be forceful factors in preventing 

 unnecessary price cutting or selling at 

 ridiculously low prices. 



Uniform Contract for the Growers and 

 Selling Agents of Fruits and Prod- 

 uce in the Pacific Northwest. 



Ill fonsideratinii of the mutual advantages to 

 be derived herefrom, it is agreed between the 

 parties to this contract as follows: 



I. The grower shall have the exclusive right 

 and authority to fix the price at which his 

 products or any part thereof may be sold by 

 the selling agent, but in event the price so 

 fixed shall be higher than the best market 

 price obtainable after offering the same, the 

 selling agent shall in no wise be held respon- 

 sible for failure to negotiate sales at such 

 prices. 



II. It shall be the duty of the agent to co- 

 operate with all growers' resident selling 

 agents who are members of the Fruit Growers' 

 Agency, Incorporated, for the following pur- 

 poses : 



ia) To secure information as to crop condi- 

 tions in order to determine the economic values 

 of varieties and grades. 



(b> To work in close harmony with grow- 

 ers witti the aim of securing uniform methods 

 in the harvesting, grading, packing and the 

 physical handling of the fruit from tree to car; 

 and to secure a standardization and enforce- 

 ment of the grading and inspection rules of 

 the States of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and 

 Montana. 



(c) To agree upon a date after which no 

 contracts for tonnage shall be entered into. 



(d^ To discuss in conference market condi- 

 tions and experiences with various mediums 

 used in tlie markets for the purpose of ascer- 

 taining the most efficient agencies and market 

 outlets for the economical performance of 

 their mutual contract. 



fel To secure improvement in transporta- 

 tion and storage service and conditions. 



I f 1 To work out definite plans for the 

 development of various domestic and Cana- 

 dian markets, utilizing experienced men and 

 the combined resources of the said agents. 



(g) To develop foreign markets along the 

 folIo\\ing lines: 



fl) To conduct comprehensive foreign in- 

 vestigations for the purpose of knowing trade 

 demands and making reliable trade con- 

 nections. 



(2> To see that the fi-uit is prepared for 

 market so that the grade and pack may be in 

 accordance with the best trade demands. 



(3) To super\'isc the physical handling of 

 the shipments through to final destination and 

 to secure adequate insurance so that the 

 hazards may be reduced. 



(4) To secure capable foreign agents to con- 

 duct sales abroad. 



(5) To expand old markets and develop new- 

 ones by direct contact and through the solici- 

 tation of special agents. 



C6) To devise ways and means to safeguard 

 and secure prompt collections. 



(7) To secure adequate transportation facili- 

 ties by underwriting steamship charters and 

 promoting new fruit trade routes. 



(h) To pool proceeds of sales and share, 

 pro rata, any loss sustained in tlie develop- 

 ment of new markets accoi-ding to the vari- 

 eties and giades over definite periods, so that 

 profits and losses therefrom may be equalized. 



(i) To secure the standardization of agents' 

 accounting records, to the extent that all 

 account sales issued by the said shipping 

 agencies will be figured on the same basis and 

 in such manner that they wiU I)e uniform, 

 allowing true comparisons to be made by the 

 grow er l)etwecn the services rendered and 

 prices seciwed by the different agencies. 



fj) To scure an annual audit of the sales 

 records of the cur*i-ent season's business of 

 said agents by firms of certified public ac- 



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countants of recognized standing, the reports 

 of these audits to be available to the growers 

 not later than one month prior to the closing 

 of the contract period for the next season. 



(k) To make all possible legal anti banking 

 arrangements for the financing of the growers. 



il) Advancements shall in no case be made 

 in such manner as to pass title of the fruit. 



same thing. Tor the sake of correctness and 

 better understanding by all, would it not be 

 heller to refer to these spray materials by 

 their true name, when they have one. rather 

 than using the coined brand name of any 

 manufacturer? A Subscriber. 



lulilnr Better Fruit: 



I have read with considerable interest your 

 two articles in the March nuinher descrii)tive 

 of the different forms of plant lice and meth- 

 ods of Ireatmcnl, one by Paul It. .lones. ento- 

 mologist, and one by Dr. A. I>. Melander. 

 entomologist. Mr. .Innes lias attained good 

 results and recommends "HIack Leaf 10" to 

 combat these troubles, while Profi-ssor Melan- 

 der says the best material found io control 

 aphis is nicotine sulpliatc. No doubt, in the 

 minds of many who Iiave read these articles, 

 there is now a conflict or confusion, and the 

 inslructive value of the arlicles is lost, in a 

 mcastne, because of the fact that there are at 

 least some \\ hn do nut kmiw that "Rlack Keaf 

 10" and sulphate of nicotine are one and Ihc 



.\ new spray is being intr(tduced for mag- 

 gots, grubs and worms, whieh infest the vege- 

 tablc gardens, and is Ix'ing put on the market 

 under the name of "Carco Brand" by the 

 Standard Chemical Co. of Tacoma, Washington. 



Orchard Heating. — Fruitgrowers who are 

 troubled with frosts which usually occur in 

 .\pril or May in the Northwestern territories, 

 should make up their minds if they are going 

 to do any orchard heating this jear. If so, 

 they should buy their supplies early. 



The brood sow should he fed well. The fol- 

 low iug directions for a good ration arc given 

 by the Missouri Experiment Station: Corn, 

 aO parts by weight; shorts. 2.'» parts; alfalfn 

 hay or bran, 15 parts; linseed oil meal, 10 

 parts. 



