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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1947)
nüí AVGl’S'T 14, 1947 BROOKINGS-HARBOR p r i n r BROOKINGS. OREGON ----------------- O. I ’ K L U U .V ... W orlds Finest Clim ate1’ Page Tti r<y dav has* "nothin^*"x ,‘in° t0" i ° a schedule stock is not im probable. C ertain weedv field to shew J J ’ r 5? PriC<?S WaS offered solely to the pilot: The Croft lily forts, is also on the u ,7 *’,th w’hom sales contact brokers are not angling for a i after seven years of w ith u , ‘ Ut” had 5000 rnade- The basis of this 5c price for sevens to eights, and ena’ growth, finds itself „rn. . , ‘‘ el:,nlnation of th e se ¡P r ‘ce offered, was the competi- feelers are out for this sam e !fte most critical period L rr ’ he industry will sup- low price which had alreadv price from some of the jobbers. ¡3 introduction as a ma- 1 he grow ers who become pan been offered to - the trade ---- - *- , growers who have had in the Pacific north- icky and sell at these lower pric Past experiences also had t o 1 p!an ahead and b en‘L to gr* ldies as a be taken into consideration, t o - ! es. are cutting th e ir own income.. prices. prolific reproduc- ..’¿ V l' " wit had a higher price been of- [ Forcers, legitim ate jobbers and •nlded overproduction — ■ ’cd it would have served as a substantial grow ers certainly do sWry has once more re- not w ant to see the 1LM7 crop of itself; the creation of a Clot, lilies go a, bankrupt prices. market from what was E. G Farm er, m anager, W est >p[ Coast Bulb Growers, Crescent time a sellers’ m arket. is City. Calif. ,? industry finds itself with in i Ls crop, produced by too bud c o u n t , consignment and grower any ___; ' ’flee, last spring, the ... current ........... particular [growers and i limited [ o th e r cut prices, all help to area, There tore, th quality prices u " u,d have been higher.; j throw the whole industry out lurch can on.-, be enlarg- stock reaso•nabl prices a n d 1 hls as an absolute false state- of gear. iptelligpnt and honest en- more diversi ¡fled marketing. the; ‘ nr’ as anyone being honest diversified Also to he considered, are a t This samt crisis has been industry offers a good future t« and conversant with the m ark et, , few of the growers who have and whipped by daffodil the small gi wer of Croft lilies. during the past months, would [i;-.: !u> L'LW - in the I visions of becoming powerful FlUCl J. < O’ , I !b; },,!• su. i acknowledge. ! enough to control the production nd this same -eene will be t onside: ing the v e r y short > J p e r io r quality i> increasing every I by the Croft lily grow of C rofts, and have, by success I tu l m anipulation, controlled a year Therefore, »he grower who crop of Creoles and Florida lilies ths area. on the m arket this year, th e ' to this confusion, a I larg e percentage of the m arket, plans to continue raising Crofts, Crof, hly should be in heavier! will make every effort to im i in th e past. element has had its un- PLIM BING W hat then is the answ er? Will prove his stain of bulbs Mother demand. Adverse w eather condi influenve, in helping to blocks are a "must” and are es tions during the past three or ¡th e Croft industry survive? The jli» the industry. mon* months have made the pre-! sential I k the past three years i answ er is yes, for the following | quality lor the production of dictions of a large surplus crop, stock. Strict adherence ustry has been plagued re a so n s: F irst, the Croft lily has no to the proven theories as to fer a myth. Weedy and jxiorlv cared be stigma of > t rich pro- T IS D A L E S tilization, moisture conrol, dis for fields will also cut down the T H E IT This gentry, with their equal as a bulb for E aster forc ease and cultivation are also es- production. Late rains and earlv ing. W ith an intelligent and vig- us schemes to acquire | cam paign to publicize t h e |ben,ia1’ 1 he Krowcr should be spiouting will also have their Growers of the W o r d ’s Finest anting stock for fu tu re orous m erits of the Crof, for o utdoorltonversant U l t h the problem s' effect ¡U, “ upon h i r the , final ® ? count Unt land ventures to organ- garden use. and improving m e th - k ° nfrunt,ng ,he tereer and job- , " * a 1 10 f*"a > a " a ,-v^ s « di be CROFT EASTER LILY promotional ' ties agen- ods of production, etc., increased n r ’ as Io c ,d ,ure. packing, ship- . • ip em ber should Planting and Forcing Stock etc.. have all had a be taken into consideration by a growth in the industry7, sales and larg er distribution can ping and sl()raKe- r he small grow- ev ery grower. The possibility of | Brookings. Ore. U. S. A. ie r utilize the reports from at this most critical tim e be oresecn. fc premium being paid for quality Second, the Growers. As has s' ate and federal experiment saviors are filling the Bt. izines an : !<•»•;»! papers been stated, there are too m any| a,lon>'* [articles, appertaining to grow ers for the industry to sup- [ Also, for the follow ing a n d 1 culture, growing areas, port. As cruel as it may sound, more "pecific reasons, the future I p f the facts quoted in the day of the backyard grower. [°t the bulb industry i> assured, ■tides are injurious, mis- the m erchant, the doctor, a n d iS ta te marketing laws will be and are without any m any others who have grown |enforced, thereby eliminating the bon as truth or m erit, bulbs as a side-line, has passed, "fly-by-night brokers and pro- unsuspecting reader, these Also the ‘‘hit and miss” grower, motets S tate inspect!, n and cul- can only lead to misap- who has paid little attention to i* u ra l advice will I much to im- discouragement and c u ltu re or the improvement ot prove the crop Grew ers organi W ill give you the class of work you will he zations in their respective areas! will accomplish much good, and proud to exhibit to your friends. Rely on our ¡establish efficient methods in the I ¡growing and marketing of the 'crop Legitimate »rade char,nils for m arketing will do much to stabilize the market o il Woolens, Silks, Knits, Drupes, C urtains and Yes. the Croft lily has its place blankets!! ¡in the floral market of America, i Another factor which has be Portable deviled the industry, is the sale IE IT CAN BE C LEA N ED — ¡of the yearly crop, in the past, WE CAN CLEAN IT! ¡growers have been pitted against growers, to the satisfaction of many buyers Also growers have (betrayed their own neighbors, in order to gain confidence of buyers, and sell their own indi-1 ; vidua 1 crop. hfl. 62.93 Officials have stood up before their own groups with hands to "high heaven” pleading for the holding of specific prices. Then they offered their own at any price All of these practices have led to confusion at harvest time. This year, we find fhe same state of confusion at this p a rtic -’ ft on picnic«, fishing trip« — play ft in ttt« ear •* ular time Innuendos, rumors, JW ft to t‘ e electric outlet at home. Powerful . . . easy etc., are being cast to spread the CMT7 • . . built-in aerial, slide rule dial The Ideal radio gospel of confusion. fo» Last year, fhe Co-op set a price! vacation trip. for the industry, which was lots' higher than the prices submitted by a representative group of lily FRtE INSTALLA TIO N V growers. The co-op held to this I price, while the bulk of the crop I was being sold a , a lower price. ■ The co-op was reduced to meet | ALL thi* competition, hut it was too TYPES late, as most of the sales had [ been consumated. This year, the co-op. with the I past year’s experience in m ind.; refused to go on record w ith a n . The Mailbox: [distrust. Also, taking advantage of the I present situation, unscrupulous brokers and alleged jobbers are having th eir heyday. 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