The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-07-25
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Now that the fruit season is about
opening we feel called upon to say a
few words upon the subject indicated
by the heading of this article. We shall
have plenty Of fruit of all kinds in
their season, and prices will rule low
probably lower than ever before in
this State. This being the case, it be
comes the fruit growers-to study the
situation in the light of former expert
ence. We venture the assertion that
Ne experience of eight out OF cvery
ten fruit growers in the State is that
they have not made as much off their
fruit as they could have done by pur-
suing a different course. They have
undertaken to market all their fruit
greens
To accomplish this they have not
assorted it properly in the first place.
They have allowed the well grown, fine
appearing, and fine favored samples to
be packed In the same boxes with the
inferior samples--small IN size, and in
sipid in flavor. The result has been that
they have had to buy more boxes, and to
accept a lower price for all fruit.
Their expenses have thus been decreas-
ed Now every fruit grower should
understand that consumers are willing
to pay good price for a good article,
and none of them want poor article.
1t is better for the grower to feed all
his interior fruit to the hogs, and get
rid of it in the shape of pork, than at
tempt to palm it off for man to eat in
any shape. Then sort all the fruit
well, and sell only that which will be
sought for. and will command a good
price. Having determined upon this
policy, the next thing is the packing
Honesty is the best pol-cy in all
kinds of business. Let the fruit be
uniform at the bottom of the box and
all through it from top to bottom.
When grower follows this course he
will soon find that his fruit will soon
make for itself aud him name, aud
will be sought after. fla family will
want another. If dealer gets con.
signment he will want another, and if
another dealer observes the manner of
the sorting and packing in his neigh
boris warehouse or store he will be-
come competitor for the handling of
that growers fruit. If dealer hand
les and sells it this year he will want
to handle and sell it next year, and so
on. Growers who pursue this course
will find that they will not only make
more money out of the good fruit they
sell than they would out of all of it if
packed and sold together. the inferior
with the superior, but they will fnd
that that reserved for fattening hogs
will be clear gain or net profit.
Then again, do not attempt to sell
only the good fruit, the finely grown
and finely favored, and to cut and dry
or preserve the small and insipid to
sell as dried or canned fruit. 1t does
not add anything to the quality or
flavor of fruit to dry or to can it, 1t
is insipid in green state, it will be in
sipid, and more insipid in a dried or
canned state. Poor fruit will be poor
fruit 10 any shape it can be put. The
best way is to grow no poor fruit; TO
have none but the best varieties aud
then prune the trees and thin out the
fruit, so that it will develop fully in
size and quality. This is the only
profitable mode of conducting the
fruit business, not only in this State
but in every State or country. The
sooner all fruit growers realize the
truth of this proposition and act upon
it, the sooner the fruit growing bust.
ness will become generally satisfactory
and proftitable.-FSacrame Record
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