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BETTER FRUIT 



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The Fruit Growers' Agency, Inc. 



By Paul H. Weyrauch, President. 



THE Agency was organized on March 

 2(i, 1916, with a membership repre- 

 senting approximately ten thousand 

 cars of apples and other fruits grown 

 in the four Northwestern States. 



The general plan was suggested by 

 representatives of the Oflice of Mar- 

 kets after a thorough investigation of 

 the conditions existing in the North- 

 western States. Activities have been 

 carried on with the purpose of bring- 

 ing about co-operation among the 

 numerous selling agencies in the solu- 

 tion of problems common to the 

 industry. 



The OfTice of Markets has played an 

 important part in the work of organi- 

 zation and also in the work of the 

 Agency. Our chief activities may be 

 summarized as follows: 



1. The securing of reliable informa- 

 tion as to crop conditions. 



2. The establishment of a reliable 

 market news service in conjunction 

 with and with the assistance of the 

 Oflice of Markets. 



3. Providing for uniform methods in 

 the harvesting, grading, packing and 

 physical handling of fruit. 



4. The standardization of account 

 sales so as to establish a feeling of 

 confidence between grower and shipper. 



5. Working toward improvements in 

 transportation service and storage. 



In conjunction with state officials two 

 crop estimates were issued. The first 

 estimate was published on July 3, 1916, 

 and a revised estimate was given out 

 on September 1, 1916. These estimates 

 were prepared with great care and the 

 actual number of cars shipped to date 

 would seem to indicate the approximate 

 accuracy of the estimates. 



A market news service was estab- 

 lished in the office of the Agency at 

 Walla Walla early in August to report 

 upon soft-fruit shipments. This service 

 was of especial value in the movement 

 of the prune crop. This service was 

 in charge of a representative of the 

 Office of Markets. About September 

 loth the Market News Service was 

 transferred to Spokane in order to 

 enable the oflice to more easily reach 

 the various fruit centers. The Spokane 

 office was opened by representatives of 

 the Market News Division of the Office 

 of Markets. Two daily reports were 

 published. The first report was of a 

 general nature, giving information con- 

 cerning crop movement, telegraphic in- 

 formation from different markets of the 

 East and South as to market conditions 

 and quotations. This report was sent 

 to anyone interested in it. A second 

 report was sent out, being confined to 

 shipping members of the Agency and to 

 those non-members who agreed to con- 

 tribute the information necessary to 

 make up the report. This report fur- 

 nished a tabulated statement of orders 

 booked, giving variety, grade and price, 

 also destination; shipments on pre- 

 viously booked orders, and movement 

 of cars rolling, with information as to 

 rollers sold. 



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 methods in the harvesting, grading, 



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packing and physical handling of fruit 

 is now in the hands of a very com- 

 petent committee, and the next season 

 will see the inauguration of some of the 

 plans that are now being worked out. 

 Here again the OfTice of Markets has 

 been of great assistance, and two of its 

 experts have made a thorough survey of 

 conditions. As a result a temporary 

 inspection service was established at 



Fort Worth and Dallas, where cars are 

 now being inspected and reported upon. 

 The importance of keeping accurate 

 records and accounts has not in the 

 past received the attention to which it 

 is entitled, and a great amount of work 

 has been done within the Agency to 

 secure recognition for this most im- 

 portant antl indispensable branch of 

 any industry. A Committee on Account- 



