10 FRUIT-GROWER, ST. JOSEPH, MO. 



5. He may place the fruit in his own storage 

 house and sell it out during the winter whenever he 

 thinks the market most favorable. 



6. He may send his fruit to a city cold storage 

 house, where he can rent space for 30 to 50 cents a 

 barrel for the season, and he will then draw his fruit 

 out and sell it (usually through a commission dealer) 

 at any time during the winter when he thinks best. 



7. He may sell his fruit on "joint account," if he 

 can find any dealer who will go into the scheme with 

 him . In this case the dealer pays the grower a cer- 

 tain fixed rate per barrel at picking time, which rate 

 is considerably less than the probable selling price of 

 the fruit. It may be $1 a barrel. Then the dealer 

 takes charge of the fruit in storage and sells it off 

 during the winter whenever he has the best oppor- 

 tunities. After the fruit is all sold the dealer and the 

 grower have a final settlement. At this time the 

 amount originally paid the grower is deducted from 

 the net proceeds and the difference is divided equally 

 between the dealer and the grower. This method has 

 been found to work eminently well in a few cases, 

 but it is not capable of wide application. 



8. He may ship his fruit to a foreign market. In 

 the case of apples this usually means Liverpool or 

 London. These foreign shipments may be made 

 through American agents, or direct to salesmen in 

 the cities of final destination. Such shipments should 

 not be made except after correspondence with the 

 agents. During the last few years such shipments 

 have usually paid fair prices, the net receipts being 

 sometimes more and sometimes less than would have 

 been secured by selling the same fruit at home. The 

 foreign market, however, offers a splendid outlet for 

 much of our American fruit crop, and it ought to be 

 carefully cultivated. It is the principal market for 



