This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Haasch Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5d.2ADI/3438 Message Board Post: Fruitland Banner Fruitland, Idaho Friday July 16, 1915 MORE THAN 100,000 POUNDS CHERRIES SHIPPED OUT Biggest Crop Ever Harvested here and Brings Excellent Prices -- averaging Fully 4 Cents Straight Through For the Entire Crop The cherry crop in the vicinity of Fruitland has been, by far, the largest ever grown in this section and from the best obtainable reports prices have been excellent, especially when the big yield is taken into consideration. There has been 2,827 crates shipped by American express or 77,034 pounds through Agent Haasch and Johnson & Son report 27,000 pounds sent out by way of Ontario, mostly going to Eastern Oregon points by parcel post. This makes a total of 104,034 pounds directly accounted for or more than fifty two tons going out by these two sources and which brought fully four cents per pound to shipper, which sums up $41,612.6. This does not include a number of parcel post shipments by individuals handling their own output or those retailed on the near markets. Some of the growers disposed of their entire crop of sweet cherries in that manner at close to six cents. Besides several tons of the sour varieties and those too ripe to stand shipment were sold to the Payette Cannery.