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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



l->iiit Gro«'ers Meet 



Continued from page 2, column 3 

 first at a given price. Some of the Mc- 

 intosh were placed in cold storage and 

 these sold well above the market price. 

 Prices up to $3.20 per box were received. 

 Up to October 9th, they also had ex- 

 ported 10,000 boxes of apples. These 

 were mostly 21 to 21 inch apples and re- 

 turned the Association from $2.20 to $2.70 

 per box in Boston. 



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Fruit Committee Elected 



A motion was made and carried that a 

 committee of eight be elected by the meet- 

 ing to woi'k with the County Agent and 

 Prof. W. H. Thies to plan a five-year pro- 

 gram of Extension Work for Fruit Grow- 

 ers of Hampshire County. This com- 

 mittee is as follows : — 



Silas Snow, Williamsburg 

 W. H. Atkins, Amherst 

 Wright A. Root, Easthampton 

 Edward C. Searle, Southampton 

 John W. Clark, North Hadley 

 Clayton A. Green, Belchertown 

 William Fiske, Westhampton 

 Ashley Randall, Granby 

 A discussion of fruit problems was 

 held in which every man present was 

 called upon to state his pressing needs. 

 It was brought out that many growers 

 are not keeping informed as to market 

 prices. The result is that growers are 

 imposed upon by retailers and peddlers. 

 This makes ruinous competition for men 

 who do follow the market. It was also 

 brought out that growers should become 

 better acquainted with market grades and 

 with the definitions of grade terms. 

 Several felt that the time was coming 

 when apples would be packed in boxes 

 and that economical ways of doing it 

 should be available to fruit growers. A 

 further suggestion was that sources of 



second-hand barrels be located. Some ex- 

 pressed the opinion that the question of 

 home storage for apples should be looked 

 into. Several believed that too many cull 

 apples are placed on the market and that 

 every grower should make an effort to 

 produce better apples. One man offered 

 as a slogan "Grow good apples or grow 

 none." 



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 is valuable for 

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Put up in tlie size paclcage you need 



It is cheaper by the pound 



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