WALTER L. COPE 

 "Co-ops Muat b* Ncrtion-wido." 



PROGRESS IN FRUIT MARKETING 



(Continued from page 20) 



While the car is traveling, negotiations 

 are made for selling the fruit on ar- 

 rival. Often the car never reaches its 

 original destination but is sent, instead, 

 to the highest bidder. This method 

 speeds delivery to the purchaser and as- 

 sures growers of the highest possible 

 return. 



Growers who sell their fruit to buyers 

 at their orchards get the best prices when 

 they call the Exchange office for prices. 

 In order to get top prices for members, 

 Harry Day, manager, and Karl MerkJe, 

 jales manager, constantly check prices 

 and demands with the National agents 

 on the central markets. 



Growers who take advantage of the Il- 

 linois Fruit Growers Exchange sales ser- 

 vice also use the Exchange's other ser- 

 vices. They can buy spray materials, 

 baskets, fertilizers and other necessities 

 from the Fruit Exchange Supply Com- 

 pany. Growers report that supplies from 

 this source are always of good quality 

 and the price is reasonable. Then, too, 

 growers depend on the Supply Company 

 to have the right commodities on hand 

 when they need them. 



The Exchange conducts a field service 

 under the supervision of Logan N. Colp. 

 Growers have learned to depend on this 

 service for aid in solving the myriads of 

 technical problems which are constantly 

 arising. 



The educational program of the Ex- 

 change is largely responsible for the en- 

 viable record for quality fruit now being 

 enjoyed by ILLINI brand produce on 

 the central markets. 



Thus through organization growers 

 have brought order in large measure to 

 fruit and vegetable marketing in Illinois. 



LOGAN N. COLP 

 "Orchard ProbUma Are His Meat" 



Farm Bureau leaders and workers 



from 1 1 states gathered in a five-day 

 training school at St. Paul, Minnesota, 

 July 25-29. Earl C. Smith, president, 

 Donald Kirkpatrick and George E. 

 Metzger, lAA, were on the program. 



Rock Pruitt, manager of Fayette 



county's Farm Bureau baseball team, 

 signed seven new Farm Bureau mem- 

 bers as a result of "baseball fever," . 

 says Farm Adviser Turner. 



"'We look at our problems" Is the 



theme of the young Adult camp. Lake 

 Bloomington, August 8 to 14. A com- 

 plete course of study has been planned. 

 More than 250 young folks are ex- 

 pected to attend. The camp is spon- 

 sored by the University of Illinois, 

 with the lAA, Illinois Home Bureau 

 Federation and state youth groups, 

 cooperating. 



Ford county Farm Bureau will have 



a picnic and 4-H Club show, Paxton, 

 August 11 and 12. ^ 



"Having returned home from the most 

 enjoyable trip of my life, I wish to sin- 

 cerely thank the Illinois Agricultural As- 

 sociation for their assistance in sending 

 us to the National 4-H Club Camp in 

 Washington. 



John E. Harber 

 Streator, 111. 



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