Saturday. September 17. 1910.
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FRUIT, TRUCK, VEGETABLES.
PACKING APPLES FOR FANCY PRICES.
and one that will answer the re- as used in the other end. The head
quirements of any market is the is then 'put on and forced into
standard apple barrel. This package place with an' apple-barrel press, as
contains, approximately, 11 pecks, 6hown in pisture. There are several
and when used as a means of plac- types of these presses,, differing
ing well-graded and carefully packed slightly from the one illustrated, but
apples on the market, the grower is all answering the same purpose. Af-
insured of both a profit and a repu- ter nailing the head in place and see-
tation for his fruit.
ing that all hoops are securely fas
tened in their proper positions, label
the .barrel, and it is ready for mar
ket In packing apples, see that each
How to Gather, Grade and Pack the Apple Crop So as to Get
the Most Out of It.
: . Before beginning to pack, see that
By S B. Shtw. North Carolina Department of Africulture. barrel Is restInS on a solid base.
- ' If packing in the orchard, provide
vHE STATE of maturity, at which of ripeness. They should also be planks or boards on which to Dlace
'1 apples can best be picked de- entirely free from insect injuries, the barrels while being filled. This package itwell filled with the same
A pends upon the varieties and the marks of disease, bruises, or any keeps the head of the barrel clean grade throughout, including top,
the purposes for which they are in- other defacements or blemishes, and enables the packer to "rack" it 'middle, and bottom. Put up a strict
tended Summer varieties, for home When fruits answering these require- to better advantage. "Racking" is ly first-class honest pack, or keep the
use or for. the loeal market, need not ments are well packed in suitable the shaking of the barrel from time fruit at home.. "Honesty is the best
be gathered unttf fully ripe. Fall packages and placed on sale they to time during the packing in order policy," and the only one that pays
and winter fruit intended for the never have to go begging for a pur- to settle the apples, thus making ;'.ln tne fruIt business.
same use, may be allowed to iuuy cnaser. aecona-graae iruit should them fit closer and firmer together,
ripen, but should be picked before also have a certain degree of uni- The head or end that is usually
the mellowing process begins. Sum- formity regarding size, color and opened upon reaching market is
mer, fall and winter varieties, for ripeness, and should not be notice- placed at the bottom end in filling,
long-distance shipment or for stor- ably marked by insect or fungus in- Before starting to pack, put in a cor-
age, should be gathered as soon as Jury, nor by bruises or other blem- rugated apple-barrel cap, or two or
and colored. The best
i. unj o w
time for harvesting each variety can
only be determined by experience.
Successful growers study their own
local, conditions and observe, the ex
perience of others having similar
conditions. '
Some Picking Directions.
In gathering apples, either for
market, storage or home purposes, it
is necessary to remove mo uuu
I from theTree with a great amount of
1 m 1 .Vt a 1 1 nlnrAVO VlA
care, mis worn, euumu wnajo
done by hand,-and not in the care
less, wholesale way of shaking, beat
ing or knocking off with-clubs or
poles. This latter method invariably
results in bruising and snagging the
fruit, thereby damaging its keeping
qualities and destroying its general
attractiveness. Growers need 1 not
expeclrprofltable prices for their ap
ples if treated in this manner. Each
apple should be firmly grasped in
the hand and, with a slight twist,
the stem separated from the twig or
branch. The stems should remain
in the fruit. Their removal leaves
an opening in the flesh of the fruit,
in which decay is apt Co develop. As
each apple is removed, it is placed
in either a basket or a sack, arrang
ed to suit the convenience of the
picker. These receptacles usually
hold about half a bushel. The han
dle basket is jased in a great many lp-
IT I TTi loodprlce, "Culls" are those speci- ter shape, but prevents it from
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"ONE FOR ALL," No. 1
ishes.
A Barrel Press in Operation.
Fruits of this grade, when three layers of nicely folded paper.
carefully-packed, often sell for a This not only keeps the fruit in bet-
kind had best be kept at home. down. After "facing," the apples are
"Culls" or inferior apples, when carefully poured in and the barrel
stone or piece of corncob in 'one
corner of the bottom and tie a rope
or strap around this; then, in the
JhVii.wm i r a mens that iail to answer all the re- bruising. When this is done the
IrL rnA k t ?rU P ti?! Quirements of the other two grades, barrel is ready to be "faced." This
iron rod benfe in the shape of the , A, . . . , . ; , . . .
letter cj mat I u ftv wuu Unless there is an unusually strong consists of placing, by hand, from
1 tZL 5v Z demand on the market, fruit of this two to three rows of fruit, stem end
. ,,:ui' -:r ::r kind had best be kept at home. down.
cimci u, umD or me rung 01 a lau-
dPT TrV 1 1 v nlnlrlnir A nAnvanlfint
wavT,, i i -n mixed with good specimens, damage 1 frequently shaken, until it is almost
way to use a sack is to put a small . , . ., . , , . . ' ., -
nA r,1ma m 1 nr A ira ullln T Vi r nnla nf Til 1 I T h a Toot T ttt f rr tVikaa mtrrrn
auu niuiusi amojo turn wc iuii j.uvs iaoi tnu ui tuicc luno
the fruit. may be placed by hand, stem end up,
Next to grading, the packing of thus "facing", both ends of the pack-
0ma l' , armies is the most imDortant ODera- age. ine last layer or fruit should
of the sack with the other end-of tion connected with their production extend about one inch above the
the rope or strap, thus making tne and sale. If there is one thing more chihe of the barrel and be covered
sack into a loop that can be thrown than another that damages the rep- either with a corrugated apple-bar-around
the neck and suspended from utation of any fruit section it is the rel cushion cap, or with two or
the shoulder of the nicker The use of . the commonly-called "barrel three layers of neatly folded paper,
mouth of the sack is brought to the crate" as a package for placing ap
front and is held open by means of pies on the market. The best place
a stout, bent wire placed under the a fruit grower can use this package
hem. The fruit is picked either is on his wood pile. No matter how
from the ground or from stepladders, fine the fruit, or how careful the
or other light ladders that can be grading and packing, apples that are
carefully, laid against the limbs or shipped in packages of this kind can
branches of the trees. Ladders never reach the buyer in a first-class,
saould not be thrown on or against attractive condition. The fruit can-
tne limbs, as this damages both the not be packed firmly, it is.rattiea ana
banged against the snarp edges 01
the slats, and-what is not ruined in
this way is cut into by the knife bf
every man handling the package en-
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fruit and the tree.
Grading and Packing.
Apples can be graded and packed
at the same time. This may be done route f rom shIpper t0 . buyer
either in the orchard, the packing The Packages to Use.
Points brobtvcd0 han! most eenerany u.od.
Qie the fruit carefully. Apples are
usually divided or sorted into three
grades "firsts," . "seconds" and
culls." First-grade specimens must
uniform in color, size and degree
WHERE TO SHIP.
WASHINGTON.
ERNEST SI. MERRICK,
937-939 B St, N. W.,
Fruit and Produce.
Southern Fruits and Vegetables a Specialty.
JT. H. & JL J. KLEIN,
927 B St, Northwest,
Commission Merchants,
button ui Ncrtbtra Profcct. CmiMawts SoIIcKmL
Wool Grease, Arsenate of Lead, Lime and
Sulphur. Both a Contact and Poison
Spray. An Insecticide and Fungicide.
Positively the Only Thing Needed for all Pests or Fungus
A tonic for vegetation. Sick trees iwnde well ;
old trees rejuvenated to youthful vigor better
foliage: larger and more abundant fruit. Neither
sucking or chewing insects nor fungus will attack
wood that has "One For All" upon it. After one
fall spraying no dormant spraying will be needed.
Spraying confined to the growJng senson. Scale
exterminated. Positive evidence from practical
growers furnished upon application.
Prices, F. O. B. New York
Barrels, 425 lbs.... .05c. per lb.'
Bbls., 200 lbs 05& "
100 lbs 06 . "
50 lbs. 06H "
25 lbs .08
MANHATTAN OIL COMPANY
Established 1852
.04 Front Street New York
STRAWBERRY PLANTS f .SJLJ;
3 name. Second crop Seed Potatoes as good as
the best, 80 ye r experience. Descriptive
catalogue free, J. W. HALL, Marlon Sta., Mo
SEED WHEAT
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Prices on application.
HIGKORY SEED GOMP'Y.
HICKORY. N. a
Seed Rye For Sale
Eastern Carolina Seed Rye, - Crimson Clover,
Vetch, Winter Oats, Rape, Bulbs, etc.
Z. M, L. JEFFREYS, - - Goldsboro, N. C.
Sanders Improved Seed Winter Oats
Ripens in May. Delivered f. e. b. Clayton, $1.00
per bunhel
W. H. SANDERS.
Clayton. N. C.
Seed Oats and Wheat
Pore seed, free from barley and cockle." Cele
brated Appier Oats $1.00 bu.: 10 bus. and over, 90
eta. bushel. Biir White Wheat. 81.50 ner hn. All
grown on Pinehurst Farm.
W. H. BULLARD,
Roseboro, N. C.
To Plant Buyers
i am now oeoiang oraers xor caDDage plants,
any variety, at II 00 per 1,000, 85c a 1,000 for 4.090
or more, sp-chl price on large lots. Also taking,
orders for Jouannet's Early Giant Argen'euil As-J
paragus, any quantity, one year roots, 96.00 a 1,009,1
two year roots, $6.00 a 1,000, $1.00 per 100, all f .o.b.l
etcpress, Charleston, S. C. Delivery from Novem
ber fht. '
ALFRED JOUANNET, - Moont Pleasant, S. C.
Votrh OoH Now is the time to order Vetch
fCLLII OCCU seed ior early FaU Sewing. Best
seed on the msrket, for lowest price, for sale by us.
Prompt attention given all orders. Your patronage
solicited. bquaN Deal Seed Farm. Concord, Ten. ,
ArMir Grace Great for hay end Winter grazing.
Al I lib Ul dX A t ew clean teed for at $1.00
a bo.: 10 bo. at 90: 26 at 75c. Sow in Fall. Will
not drown or freeze oat. Circular with order. Buy
row. A. L Roper, Adairtvitle, Go.
Will podtiTely destroy SAN JOSECiXE and all
soft bodied sucking insects without injury to the
tree. Simple, more elfectiTe and cheaper than
lime Sulphur. Not an experiment, Oa rmllem
wkM IS U SO yalloas ipray by iiaily tiding wstoft
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