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THE WAYNESVIttE MOUNTAINEER
PAGE THREE
Mod apple Pickers. They l.andle
can pick almost a many as a man
the fruit with
any day.
irketing Problem Tough
na Plants Must
In Proven Areas
JONES
Experiment
i
return In Hie
bnyfrri-h fruit
rs will suiW'st
fOl)d pi'lK'C'SS-
is nf ha ml I in
and the ofl-
irth Caidlina s
problem is
Icessinc plants
the leftovers
ft is nut prac-
scc fruit and
that sell Ih'sI
may not make
tnncd product,
ies emphasize
b ability of
is to stand up
and frequent
Icessing, neith-
Jire important.
as taste and
-tQiwerii.
iastically favor
and erop
lerlook another
processing in-
guaranteed
kroducts. Culls
be used to a
tat an indus
1 alone on this
that growers
could not also
Industries. For
merely by
(mum amount
varieties. With
Icessing plants
toe cull por-
pwn in con
larket produc
ed, proeess-
pted in prov
P or areas of
FHh Carolina
Pu Processing
serve as nai.
PPansion along
k Plants rep-
most widely
Processing
! plants in the State. There are no
less than half a dozen pickle pack
ing plants which have a combined
brining capacity of nearly one half
million bushels. Snapbeans, grown
largely in the western part of the
Slate, represent the principal vege
table canning crop. The new quick
freezing plant located at Hender-
sonville. is demonstrating what can
' be done in the processing of straw-
berries, peaches, snapbeans, apples
i and broccoli.
' Several other areas of the State
1 hold great promise as locations' for
added processing plants. A number
of the new. yellow-fleshed vari
'clii's of peaches now being grown
in the Sandhills are well suited for
canning and freezing. In addition,
peach puree can be prepared from
much of the ripe, sound fruit which
cannot be marketed fresh.
Strawberries grown in the east
ern part of the State go mainly to
the fresh market. In the western
part of the State, they are grown
mainly for freezing. The acreage of
this crop for freezing can be ex
panded in both these main areas.
Dewberries have been grown in
the Sandhills for years for the
fresh market. The Youngberry and
Boysenberry varieties have excel
lent flavors but are too tender for
shipment. They would be ideal; for
processing.
Brocolli is a crop which may be
grown either in the spring or fall,
and either in the coastal plains or
in the western part of the State. It
is very much fh demand by the
freezing plants, but at present is
grown only to a limited extent. As
a fall crop it seems to offer ex
ceptional opportunities.
To date, the processing outlet for
apples has been largely overlooked
in this State. In the nation as a
whole, the processing Industry buys
nearly one-third of the total, apple
erop. Forty per cent of Virginia's
and New York's crops, 45 per cent
of Pennsylvania's, and 50 per cent
of West Virginia's crop are pro
cessed.
Processing of North Carolina ap
ples would probably be limited at
tins time to cider, other juices
and
be
kered
Cider
from
or
lty
apple slices. AddIp siirc miM
either frozen, canned or mar-
as nesmy prepared slices,
or juice can h man. -t..
TiDe. SOlinH annlec A
. -i-i'tva. n uitflia
miylnra if r- 1
- c ocvriai varieties of
apples produces the highest anal.
f cider.
Apple cider may be kept fresh
id Dalatahlo fnr oh,,i
- w. uuvuv w UdVS Jj
stored in well-filled glass jugs at
temDeraturpK
grees. The fresh juice may be kept
fnf m nm . . .
ui more ii frozen.
and
for
Most home runs ever hit by a
pitcher in one season were the
nine belted by We.- Ferrell with
the 1931 Cleveland Indians
Facilities Are Increased Here For
Handling Hay woodFarmers Truck Crops
Two places of business here have
expanded their facilities for hand
ling fresh produce inv large quan
tities'. C. D. Ketner, owner of Farmers
Exchange, on the Asheville road,
and W. D Ketner owner of Ket
ners' at Lake Junaluska, have add
ed to their warehouses and facili
ties since last season.'
Both firms have large connec
tions with the fresh produce mar
kets throughout the south, and
plan to ship heavy tonnage during
the coining season.
The season usually begins with
spinach, followed by green beans,
which hit the market as crops in
other sections of the country are
over.
Potatoes from here are always
in demand, as well as sweet corn,
peppers, cabbage, squash, turnips
and onions.
The produce here Is prepared
the day it is gathered, and rushed
by large trucks to the markets, for
early morning delivery the next
Planting Information
Question: Can you send me a
table showing the best planting
dates for various vegetables in
North Carolina?
Answer: The table requested is
rrorning.
Spinach cut in the f.elo at noon
here today is usually served on the
tables of Atlanta, Columbia, Char
lotte and Chattanooga the next day
for dinner.
Haywood fields are less than six
hours away from some of the best
markets in the south.
given in Extension Circular No.
122, "The Farm and Home Garden
Manual". Also included in the table
is information concerning recom
mended varieties, spacing, fertiliza
tion, time required for maturity,
and consumption requirements of
an average person for one year.
Copies of the circular may be ob
tained by writing the Agricultural'
Editor, State College Station, Raleigh.
each eet"e who ot them ves up
S- fegmore friends who . i rT
Columbia University's baseball
team opened its season on April 2
against Manhattan College and
closes June 4 with a game against
Army at West Point. Sixteen games
are scheduled.
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Coymfty Fanroeirs
"SHORTY" KETNER'S
Farmer
ge
IS READY TO HELP YOU
Bell
More Produce
A1
Better
Prices!!
See Us For
FERTILIZER
FEEDS
SEEDS
INSECTICIDES
GROCERIES
We Deliver
Prospects arc good for high prices on produce this year.
We comb the markets in an effort to locate the best place to sell your produce
at good prices . . . and we believe we can help you get more for your fruits and
vegetables.
'anno
. . . ago when we opened our business here in Waynesville
wo felt sure we could help to promote the produce business in
Haywood. We started on a small scale at first ... but have
grown year after year and now with our enlarged facilities we
are able to handle more fruits and vegetables than ever before.
Our years of experience in contacting produce houses through
out the south helps us in securing the highest possible prices
for your crops. Contact us now and make arrangements for us
to sell your produce this Summer.
FARMER
EXCM
ANGE
Phone 130-M
C. D. "Shorty" Ketner, Owner
Asheville Road