California Peach and Fig Growers

Summary

Business	Dried Fruit Packer,Cooperative

Summary

Independent cooperative. Peach Growers association formed in 1916, Fig Growers in 1918, merged in August 1925. Laid low by depression. Also problems that most dried fig growers worked with packers directly. Merged into California Prune and Apricot Growers in October 1932. CP&AG bought dried fig plants in Fresno, Reedley, Kingsburg, and Dinuba.

Locations

Location	Years	Address	Details
Clovis	1922		"October 1922 Western Canner and Packer":http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&dq=western%20canner%20and%20packer&pg=RA5-PA56#v=onepage&q=western%20canner%20and%20packer&f=false cites that they were grading peaches but forwarding figs to Fresno plant.
Fresno	1922	Inyo and Van Ness Street	New plant mentioned in "August 1922 Western Canner and Packer":http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&dq=western%20canner%20and%20packer&pg=RA3-PA45#v=onepage&q=western%20canner%20and%20packer&f=false and 10 burned in 1922 according to "October 1922 Western Canner and Packer":http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&dq=western%20canner%20and%20packer&pg=RA5-PA56#v=onepage&q=western%20canner%20and%20packer&f=false and figs were being sent to Merced and Dinuba. Fig Brownies will be packed at Merced.
Malaga	1922		operating to capacity with figs and prunes in 1922 according to "October 1922 Western Canner and Packer":http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&dq=western%20canner%20and%20packer&pg=RA5-PA56#v=onepage&q=western%20canner%20and%20packer&f=false
Merced	1922		October 1922 Western Canner and Packer cites 1,125 tons of dried fruit from the plant this season.