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for that pool is worth. He is then 
able to figure the amount clue to each 
grower contributing fruit for that 
pool. By this method of shipping fruit 
under brands selected for each grade, 
the individual grower loses his iden¬ 
tity as far as the market is concerned, 
when the fruit is graded. 
Mr.-What has been the result? 
Mr. Tenny—It has been satisfac¬ 
tory. The fact that the Exchange has 
grown from handling a small portion 
of the crop to sixty per cent, shows 
that it has been successful. 
Mr.-What per cent, of Californa 
is Southern California in the shipping 
of fruit? 
Mr. Tenny—This year the state of 
California is shipping somewhere in 
the neighborhood of 30,000 cars of or¬ 
anges and lemons. About 2,000 of 
these come from north of the Teha- 
chapi Range of the Sierra Madre 
Mountains. The largest plantings are 
in Tulare County, and these plantings 
are sufficient so that under favorable 
conditions 10,000 cars may be ex¬ 
pected. Some co-operative houses are 
in operation in this section. 
Mr. Skinner—Is the exchange still 
growing ? 
Mr. Tenny—Yes. 
Mr.-What is done with the 
other fruit not included in the sixty 
per cent? 
Mr. Tenny—There are several large 
co-operative houses that are not con¬ 
nected with the California Fruit Grow¬ 
ers’ Exchange. Then there are cer¬ 
tain individuals who ship direct to 
eastern markets. There is also con¬ 
siderable buying by eastern men who 
have their fruit packed in private 
houses. 
Mr.-About how much does the 
cost of maintaining this organization 
tax the grower? How much per box? 
Mr. Tenny—I can’t give you that 
figure, but the tax per box is not large. 
Dr. Inman—It is about five cents a 
box, if I remember correctly. 
Dr. Inman—Are you able to give 
the figures showing how much the or¬ 
ganization has been able to save its 
members by the purchase and trans¬ 
portation of supplies? 
Mr. Tenny—No, I cannot give these 
figures either, but I do know that the 
saving has been very large. They have 
been able to secure a rate on box ma¬ 
terial that is very satisfactory from 
the growers’ standpoint. 
Mr. Reaves—Do you think it would 
be possible to have the same organiza¬ 
tion run on the same principles in 
Florida ? 
Mr. Tenny—No, I doubt if an asso¬ 
ciation exactly similar to the Califor¬ 
nia exchange could be worked in Flor¬ 
ida. The scattered condition of the 
orange sections in Florida make it 
harder to co-operate. The industry in 
Florida appears to be more in the 
hands of the packer and the shipper 
rather than in the hands of the 
grower. I see no reason, however, 
why a co-operative body of ship¬ 
pers or shippers and growers could 
not be made successful in Flor¬ 
ida. The essential feature would 
be to have people that are will¬ 
ing to work together. The suc¬ 
cess of such an organization depends 
very largely on the character of the 
men who are selected to be at the 
head. These need to be high-class 
business men, who, of course, will 
