Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-11-24
About Marketing Apples,

corning the quallCy Oh apples soiu III
city markets, and even by the best
dealers. The trouble arises from the
fact that the grading is not done at the
right time, nor at the proper place.
Not one farmer in five knows, or prob
ably cares, what constitutes first.
class marketable apple. The fault
lies with the farmer and with the
country dealer. Apples are gathered
up largely by buyers who go through
the country with teams, in many in
stances barrellng the fruit in the
orchards as it is gathered, and thence
sending it directly to the market.
Every fall class of men. generally
sharp, shrewd fellows, who have all
ways by them a little ready cash, go
into the apple business with active en-
ergy. The point is to make money,
and to make it quickly. Their plan of
operation is to start buyers out over
the country, and to also have a depot
or ware room in the county>seat. There
man is stationed to take care of what
is brougntin by the farmers themselves.
Some attempt is made at sorting, so
far as relates to keeping different
varieties separate, but no attention, at
most not sufficient attention, is paid to
other datails of far more Importance.
In frst,class apples uniformity of
size is desirable; in the next place,
soundness. If an apple be wormy, if
the worm>hole is red and discolored, or
if the fruit is bruised. no matter how
slightly, then it is second class fruit,
and should be classed as such. Wind
fall apples, or those which have been
shaken from the trees should never be
put with fruit which has been care.
fully picked. Apples may appear to
be perfectly sound and yet have lain SC
long under the trees as to be scarcely
rated as second-class fruit. Small fruit
is apt to be hard and green, as we'll as
knotty and wormy, while very large
apples are just as likely to be over
ripe, soft and utterly unfit for Ions
keeping. No light, spongy apples, mol
those in the least specked should bt
packed with first class fruit. A leading
horticulturist has we'll said that if far
mers and fruit-growers were to throw
all small and inferior grades away ant
not use them at all, the increased pric,
their good fruit would command would
more than pay them for their loss
This is true; but it is well known tina
it is not necessary to throw these grade
away. They need not be lost; they
have a use, and can be turned to profit
but not by mixing them in with tina
; which is branded and sold as a first
class article. These grades are valu
able for cider and vinegar making, ant
should be so used. But it seems tina
short-sighted greed impels some farmer
and fruit-growers to put inferior frul
into barrels with the good fruit ant
delude themselves with the idea tina
they are making by the operation. l
the entire crop of an gerhard is second
class it will pay to grade it as such
If, out of yield of 500 bushels, 1O
are frst>class, carefully grade them a
such and let the rest 60 for what the
will bring as second>class fruit. Sobe
thought will convince the farmer tina
his own interest will be advanced b
following at least some of the advic
here given. With the demand tina
: exists for good cider vinegar, and wit
the prices he can obtain for frst.class Q
: even second class fruit, by Garrett
management the orchard can be mad
to pay in the future far better than
) has in the past.-Chicago Tribune.
Nashville American Mr.. T. N
Schleier, of this city, the Photographic
who accompanied General Manager :
w. Thomas and the officials of I'll
Nashville & Chattanooga railroad upo
their tour of inspection over the Spa
ia extension, exhibited at the America
office, yesterday, photographs of tt
bridge over the Caney Fork, and al'
the falls of that stream and the su
! rounding country owned by Hon. A;
Faulkner. The photographs are III