Middletown transcript., 1872-08-31
TO Peach Growers.

than half Of full ono, seems to be diff.
cslt problem to the fruit growers. An
casmiuation Of the matter would convince
them that one causc is. the great conccn-
traiion VI the fruit. Ever since the ship.
mcnt Of peaches began, nine-ten,hs have
been sent to New York. and - long as
chs Is done riccs will rule low. Il 10 nov
too late in the season to remedy il, but
while the matter is fresh in the minds Of
the growers. let them. as sooa as possible.
take some action for the future
!, is not alone the great amount which
i. crntcrcd in New York that has caused
the price to be 10 low, but the condition
In which the fruit arrives has something
TO do in the matter. Wc believe that
better ventilation would assist materially
in the preservation Of the fruit. and the
idea suggested BY a correspondent. last
week. of having the euds Of the cars slat-
ted, would be largo stride toward max
ing the peach crop rcmuncra,ivc. Again,
great care should be taken that nothing
but good. sound fruit be sent to market.
II out Of twenty Eve baskets ten baskets
cf prime fruit were cullcd. the ten baskets
would pay the grower much better than
the twenty five. and the trouble would be
much less. For Instance, taking the pri-
ccs Of the present week, the twenty five
baskets, at sixty cents per basket. would
bring Sl5; then. after dcduc,ing freight
and commission. there would be 81. so
due the grower The ten baskets Of prime
fruit would sell for $3.50 per basket
making Si5, netting the grower, after ex-
pcnses are paid. about Sll.50. These
estimates may no, be exactly correct. bu,
are safe. and show that ten baskets Of
prime frui, will pay the grower 81 more
than twenty five baskets Of ordinary fruit
At this incrensc !, would be gain Of Sl6
on one hundred baskets, s160 On a thou
sand baskets. and 81 900 on ten thousand
baskets.
The fruit, also, should be distributed
more. The route TO the interior Of Penn
sylysnia could be made To consume twenty
carloads per day . through route to Bos-
ton aud other places in New England
could be established. aud home consump-
dion coali be greatly augmented. This
i..tx assertion, probably, needs some ex-
.eiana,ion. and We will endeavor to prescn,
The subject in better light:
II canneries aud drying establishment.
can be successfully carried on and yield
profits to sac operators. 10 the cities, it is
.esidcnt to all that they can be operated
here at a greater remuneration. Es,ab-
slishmcu,s Of these kinds hero, in the very
centre Of the peach region, would prove Z
benefit to themselves aud the grower,
alike. They could 90. fruit in . bette,
.condi,ion aud cheaper, and the grower.
would be enabled ~ se. ripe. or soft fruit
which would s3 d to ship.
1t is coneedcl ikst half Of . crop ol
vpsaskss sill Gay better than n full one
then, II ssch be the case. in q good sea.
ron, that Is when the trees are full. one
l,aIF Of the peaches sent to market bring
the growers in debt. For instance, Il
$4,000 baskets will pay the grower %. 900,
sud 5000 baskets bring the same price,
the grower. by sending 6.0O0 baskets .e
market. loses the frcigh. aud e. mmissiou
IN 5000 baskets. amounting to about
1900, besides the trouble Of shipping
them. II thrse 3 900 baskets were sold
to fruit preserving or canning establish.
,pcut at twenty Ave cents per basket they
.Sosld bring $3.50. which. added to th'
oeSO lost W shipping. would give sair
sofel.oso.
Nov, Of course, ono half Of the frui
easuos h esssed os preserved. bat sres
psstios 4 h sss. We have prsssrviol
csis1liSbmeut here, which consumes grsa
AL Il The soit ftuit. which would ei.hs'
SAINT u nsskss ssd destroy the sale o.
sshes fssit. or b thresa s~sy. II thi'
establishment be enlarged. as Is talked Of
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