The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-10

MarketIng Fruit.
:. A late discussion on this subject, at q
| meeting OF the Atm horticultural socie.
ty, as reported in.the Prairie Farmer, af-
, forded some vigorous statements relative
to the loss by slipshod management. AT
ter recommendations by some that can
ming establishments be erected for dispos-
ing Of the great quantities of surplus fruit
which could not be sold, DIR. Hull, who
is well known for the excellence Of his
crops through good culture, and who al
ways obtains high prices, remarked:
have figured on canning peaches
carefully. and am convinced that nj pres
ent prices you cannot buy peaches at a
dollar bushel and can them with any
profit. Now, l have q better plan to pro-
pose, than canning peaches, or drying
peaches, and that is, don't raise any more
poor fruit, to get rid Of which you all have to
60 to the expense ofputting up canning or
drying establishments. If you can't
raise peaches which will be worth more
than a dollar q bushel. cut your trees
down and put in something that you
can make pay you. Unless you mean to
take enough pains to raise the best peaches.
and only the best peaches--large, high.
colored, without worms-then the most
scientific course left for you is to grub the
trees up. call those second grade fruit
men who only saw their peach trees back,
contented to 60 on in the old slipshod.
haphazard way, raising peaches . every
year at o loss. Make up your minds to |
raise the finest fruit, or else 60 out OF the
business altogether. Don't flood the mar
ket any longer with worthless fruit, which
VIII not pay the cost of handling, and
break down the price OF good fruit. Some
OF our fruit.growers don't even have
enough good peaches to line all the cracks
of their boxes"
To these remarks Mr.. Challacombe ex-
claimed-H"That's me have never had
enough to 60 all the way around and am
gong to give it up. j know how to raise
wheat and corn, and hogs. and potatoes,
too, when the bugs will let me alone, but
always expect to have two worms to every
peach. 4 went to DR.. Hull's last summer, |
and never found the first worm in any OF
his peaches.o IA
Mr.. Hillard objected that. if all took
DR.. Hull's advice, we should soon have nm
over supply Of good, high-priced fruit, and
Mr.. Miller thought there was not the slight
est danger on that score, as but very few
could ever be found who would take fbo
necessary pains.
The discussion continued as fnllows.
MPPike said-One thing more + am
there is some donble-bandad ,
dealing on the part of our commias;nn man
think it runs after this fashion :. Here Is
/ large commission house receiving fir,it hv | :
he car load. their store so filed nm with
boxes that YOU have to mount 4 fnnr story l
adder to take them down Thay orc soiI.
ne by the block. and making o,;ick salao
Ehe largest purchaser Is \ firm across tha
treet, who sell more leisurelv thew huv
vonr neaches and MIN. a. ~, o,, my Duy
nd sell those same peaches at' NV cents s,
box. Now what i charUa 10 thot sn,,,.
commission house. not satisfied with Their
ocular ten per cent. commission IN cheat.
ne you, is quietly interested in that Store
n the other side of The street: thew make
ne cent box as their Commission for sell.
ng, and then forty cents 4 hoy thronob
heir confederate.
Stewart-T can only sneak for mvself No
o the honesty of CHICAGO comm;ssion mon s.
have always been fairIv dealt Nv ~ 80 I
Barler-I have ALWAYS been satisfied
nth nv dealings IN Oh;capo 80 = o
Hull-Let us hear both Sides in th;s mat.
or. What right has anv one to ' exnect
.ir dealing from another. unless he himsslfl
calls fairly /? You put up box Of neaches . n
looks finely. every, crack il lined WITH =
andsomc peaches You send them IA
maj, to sell for Won. You have
heated in putting up those peaches: thew
re not what they seem to be. and now Won !,
amt YOUR Commission mar 10 chat his :"
nstomers. and still exnect him t. he honest
, you. 3fs a l1'i-9 :
Barler-Now. snnnose Won had two
'hich would you put on the ton of your
asket 2 hE 50 .-s5g 20 " si7l.l. = 81 49,