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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1946)
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON Home of the Croft Lily fgge Bix bulbs and mixed varieties upon the market. The total result was that un evenness in forcing, lack of bud count, and the high prices gave dissatisfaction among forcers. The Croft lily has had an awful jolt. But there are hopes, if we will all Mrs. Stafford Claims Growers and Buyers Must without exception do our parts. Work Together, Each for the Interest of the Croft lily plants do produce the right number of bloms, it is most Other, That The Industry Will Progress wanted potted Easter plant ever known. Our present problem is to Mrs. May Stafford, pioneer grower of lilies in this district, who produce bulbs that will produce recently made an extensive trip through the east to study markets, blooms asked the Pilot to publish findings she made on this trip. The fol In the past the crying demand lowing paragraphs tell a story and urge unity in the industry: has taken our six-inch bulbs and has weakened our stock. We may The Croft lily business is con trolled by three leading dealers each year, but only about 10% have to grow bulbs three years and about 35 smaller dealers. of those lilies were used as Eas for a while. Forcers are loathe These very capable dealers went ter lily plants. The other 90% to gamble on Croft lilies this year to a lot of expense and effort to were put into cold storage to be because the sevens and eights introduce the Croft lily into the brought out at other times of the failed them last year. Hence, one market. They deserve a lot of year as needed for growing a rsason for the balk in buying credit and respect. It is no easy continuous supply of blooms for this year. Sizes nines and tens task to get a new plant recog floral work. Thus far Croft lily are in as great a demand as ever, nized to such an extent that it has not taken cold storage right. and there is no objection to a becomes of commercial value. The United States Department reasonable price. There were plen I find there is a limited demand of Agriculture at Beltsville Ex ty of buds on that size last year. Now, our capable buyers must for Croft lilies, and that we have periment station, and others are come up against the stone wall working to find what tempera resort to new methods for getting Croft lily bulbs introduced in to of feared over-prouction. We tures it will take. the market better. That costs have a lot to learn about Croft Besides the cold storage prob lily market, and about the Croft lems, there are several other money and takes time and ef lily itself before we can go ahead. factors that build up the present fort. Those growers who planted We must stop and consider Croft lily predicament. Last year their sixes back last year are the market well before we plan we had a very dry season. Many wise. You shall not have to suf this fall if we want this interest greenhouse growers have not as fer this year. The buyers do not ing young industry to survive. I yet learned how to force Croft object to a reasonable price The I nitcd States used to use! lilies. S o m e inexperienced field for nines and tens. But they must ¿6,000,000 to 36,000,000 lily bulbs| growers put m a n y undersiged have one price set by us, and we must hold to it. The Co-op price— to dealers in 500 case lots is the price, as I’ll explain later. Grow ers must be fair with one another and with the dealers. Buyers say they can not go ahead and confirm orders as us ual until there is positive evidence there is not over production, and that we are sticking together on prices. They prefer to have us at the set our own prices. But if we don’t do it and stick to it, they i are forced to accept the price that will automatically set itself when growers get through under- F E A T U It I N G cutting one another. The lowest cut is always the price sellers ! have to compete w ith. A study of our pnee list at this time becomes necessary in orden BEER BY CASE TO TAKE OCT! ! to understand why buyers can’t go ahead. Very few understood ! the ( o-op price list. Tins misun derstanding has done all the lo- j eal growers damage. The co-op is the onl> group that has a legal right to set prices. As soon as the ! delegates came home from the loos Ray meeting, where prices were set, a report was given to the Pilot tor publication, hut this w a s not the official report. This See “Pete” when in need of a home, bulb land, official report was published later in the Crescent City papers. It or any property in the Brookings-Harbor Area. contained no greenhouse price, i No celling concern, dealing with jobbers in the flower business Insurance Coverage For Your Every Need! would ix> short-sighted as to set the prices tor jobbers to sell a t. I his is an exact copy of the official icport. 1 have one lx*fore me. »West Coast Bulb Grow el's. I va ' h I Estate And Insurance Box S4, Crescent City.) Size 7 to 8, 250 in ease »to the Central Building Brookinjrs, Oregon trad« in less than 100-case lots $135.00. $110.00 in lots of 100 to 500 cases, and over 500 cases “Lily Bulb Business Is Controled By Three Leading and 35 Smaller Buyers,” Claims Pioneer Lily Bulb (»rower WHITE ROCK their bulbs as: 7s. 54c; 8s, 6 7 ^ c;fsell on one buver u 9s, 90c; 10s, $1.10. Those who have that the buyers in ~ ~ OUiS over 25,000 must sell: 7s, 44c; rp 1 hen growers will have 8s, 55; 9s, 73.3c; 10s, 90c. A grow- with the present set-u er who has over 125,000 bulbs to could be possible' to sell to one buyer must s e ll: assurance to buver«: 7s, 40c; 8s 50c; 9s, 66.6c; 10s 82c. | not over production * Now when you put yourself in the price we are bound a a buyer’s place and choose which is: 7s, 40c; 8s, 50c; 9$ grower you will buy from, of 10s, 82c. This explains course you will buy from the must get into a group or, grower who is tied down to sell sell unless you are an r the 7s for 40c; 8s for 50c; 9s for grower. 66.6c; and 10s for 82c. I found our established I objected to one dealer that very able, but fair and few growers have 125,000 bulbs to Concluded on Page MENS WORK PANTS.................. $2.95 to Light and dark colors in whipcords and twills Mens 100% W^ol Coat Sweaters...$4.50 to Slip-over styles, also. Jean Caster Sweaters................ ,......$3.95 to ST. First fall showing of these lovely 100% pure virgin woe! Pftl I Y \~ rAe Family Shi ■ VLL I w Dinner Parties Banquets B R O O K IN O S -H A R BO R PUHCTATUM SPCCMCVH ULP 8UL8UTS FOR SALE IN NOVEMBER Place Your Orders Now For Fall Delivery T IT U S H arbor ; ------ ---------- -- - I E N JO Y SU M M ER SPORTS but keep your hair looking lovely, too! 4 A new permanent will prepare you for a sm art and active summer. Zada p will give you a wave that will look nice no m atter how active a summer you n? planning. ZADA’S BEAUTY SHOP Closed Sundays and Monday® th e same price holds for the I sizes up to 10. the only difference • being in the number of bulbs per J ¡case 200 for 8s and 150 for 9s For lbs and up. 100 to ease, $110 to trade. $90 in lots of 100 to 500 j cases and $82. for lots over 500 I j , cases. Interpreted into language w e I are accustomed to, this is the- I story: ¡from 250 bulbs to 25,000: | Severn, 54c each, 8s. 67 Sc. 9s, 90c; and 10s. $1.00 In lots of 25,000 to 125,000 bulbs the prices are: 7s. 44c, 8s. 55c I 73.3c; 10s, 90c. In lots of 1250,00 or more 7s, 40c; 8s, 50c; 9s 66.6c; 10s 82c. bmee most growers have less than 25.000 bulbs, they must sell BULB Closed on the Sabbath - ----------- - - - c U T FARM • OlWOl ____ _ F L 0 W E R S A N I) PLA N TS \ isitors Are Welcome Anytime Hendry $ Greenhouse At the Wiuchuck Bridge Real E state For Sale Fete J. 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