nüí AVGl’S'T 14, 1947
BROOKINGS-HARBOR p r i n r
BROOKINGS. OREGON
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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
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,
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-
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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
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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. Discourag-
ed grow ers, who are dumping
th e ir crops, are victims of this
type of buyer, who will use their
give away price as a factor to
heat down a legitim ate price.
A nother source of disturbance
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