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Mr. Hannah. Yes, I should think it would be. 



Secretary Wheeler. We figured out in our Asparagus Asso- 

 ciation that if we taxed ourselves 5 cents a package, the town of 

 Concord alone would have about $2,000 for advertising, and 

 that of course would help us a good deal in disposing of our crop. 

 W> are getting to the place in the asparagus business where we 

 have got to do something to increase consumption. The aspara- 

 gus business is now being controlled a good deal by the South, 

 and we have got to do something to impress upon the con- 

 sumers that asparagus from Massachusetts is better than aspar- 

 agus from New Jersey and Pennsylvania and the south, and we 

 have thought of that method. 



Mr. Hannah. Why, any way to get the money. I am rather 

 surprised to hear your Vice-President say that the cranberry 

 growers of the country have spent $100,000 around Chicago; 

 that looks like a lot of money to spend in one section for a 

 product like cranberries. What is the total output of cran- 

 berries in this country? 



Vice-President Bursley. I am sorry that I haven't the fig- 

 ures, but the statement was made to me by Mr. Makepeace 

 of the Cranberry Association. I am not sure what the amount 

 of money was, but the slogan was "Eat More Cranberries." 



Mr. Hannah. I am glad to hear that. I think that when 

 Mr. Makepeace heads an association that will spend $100,000 

 around Chicago, it is quite an important matter. 



Mr. Brooks. I cannot give the details, but I know that the 

 method Mr. Hannah suggests was adopted by the Cranberry 

 Association. Whether the practice will be continued will de- 

 pend on the income; the cranberry crop in this State fluctuates 

 a great deal. It is sometimes as much as $2,000,000 annually, 

 but it is more likely to be $1,500,000 in the Cape Cod cranberry 

 district. 



The Chairman. I am familiar with one concern that pro- 

 duces a large amount of butter which is handled on that plan. 

 I am told that they sell in the State of Connecticut more butter 

 than is produced by all the creameries in Connecticut. 



