Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-01-15
A Great Mistake.

We have bad occasion this season, 90 see
and know more Of the frui, trade Of thi.
state. than we hav- ever bad hcforc and
We must confess there exist. a state oi
things OF which We hav, hal no c'nccp-
ton. Instead of being carefully picked
from the tres. a very considerable portion,
We end. are siiil shaken or, and Of course
almost al the apples ars bruised 50 a.
greatly o. iujurc if no, entirely destroy their
value as winter fruit And when picked
from thc tres. very few sort the fruit bat
tbe grgater portion tumbl, them al in,o ihc
tarrJls together, good. had, and indiar,nt,
with a good share % leave, and other rub
blsh, making them look exceedingly bad
In some case, something worse than this is
done. and what cannot be claimed a. mere
mistake We have known several instance
in which grower. OF fruit have filled ihe
bottom. Of ,bc barrel, with an manner of
refuse fruit, aud then thc Up 90 ihcamouut
of fouc-third os 0nc.iourih ol che whole fllcl
with nicely selected apPl,,, and in some
casos. where ihc partie. have h,gn detected
in this trick, they have pot a email guam
tity of nice fruit 10 both ends Of the barrels
and fned the middle OF an manner % rcius'
stuG. AMI even with leaves anl rotten ap-
pies This is such yilaluous dishonesty a.
ought % call down ,he Indignation Of every
producer ol fruit in the state. Il j. a
shame aud disgrace 90 the tiiler. OF the soil,
for which an have % suG.r. livery prolu-
Ger OF fruit who d,c- a thing OF this kind,
ought 70 be Published in the newspapers,
and hi. name held up 90 the public gaze a.
an outcast from his class, aud a disgrace 70
the name OF a man.
We have characterized all this a. great
mistake. It's 50. because, not only l. the
producer obliged TO -cll at le,s than she real
value OF bis fruit. 20 compensate ;hc rur-
chaser Tor his trouble and ri,k ia asserting
aud properly Tcpaekins il, but he is giving
a bad name TO trui, from our State. IL Is
perfectly notorious. that while applc' grown
in thi, state. are better adapted for ship
ping. than thoss grown ia Massachusetts,.
Maine apples arc rcally held at lower rates
in market than ihosc from that STATE, till
they have bocn rc-soTici and rc-packoi. aud
even this process does not 10 10, if known
bccagse rc-Tackins is injurious.
This, therefore, is matter which con-
Germs every producer Vi lrui,. and especially
such as produce il in bat small quantities,
a. IN such hand. il must b, subyct o. the
general reputation Of fruit from bis section,
in the market. Al must share in the ad-
yantagys or disadvantage % the general
reputation OF the products Of bis s1ction OF
the country, unless De Is doing enough in
the way OF PRODUCTION. o. warrant him in
being at the czpouse ot making an especial
reputation Tor his own productions. This
cannot Be rEo6tably done by small pr3Iu.
Gers. Here they should enLcayoT 70 induce
al around them o. adopt a wise policy
which shall make a reputation for az %!
them in thg market, which will carry up
their productions O. the highest point iu
the s,als. This every producer has I. got
% demand oi every other producer % iar
as be- o. dependent on the general rcputa-
ton Of their products in hsmarke,, flr the
price. they wall command. IL is time !1r
our farmers % begin 30 look into this mat
Ter. not only with reference % iruit bat gv-
cry thing else.