The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-02-10
Markets for Fruit.

II was thought, ten or fifteen years
ago, that land owners had set out rs
many apple trees as the markets OF the
country would warrant, and even then,
while many OF the orchards were young,
an abundant sea on gave such n sur.
plus that large quantit cs rotted and
went TO waste. Since then n foreign
market has taken in over 400, 900 bar
rols II fresh apples. and the export OF
e~yapora,od fruit Is about 5000, 900
pounds, or 5000 tons. Canning is con.
fined mostly to other fruits. Although
tho value OF second-rato apples for
feeding domestic animals was well.
known TO some farmers many years ago.
they ARC still permitted TO waste in
largo q antilles 10y th SO who do not
feed thor animals enough sucoulent
food in late autumn and thr ugh win.
ter The market for good fresh fruit,
after the regular demand In III = coun-
try. and in all the different countries of
Europe, shall have been fully supplied,
may still leave n largo remn' ndcr. and
here tho evaporation will como In and
9 nsume vast quantities. Nearly one.
half the year n W passes with c nsum.
crs In this c untry when they cannot
obtain fresh apples in market, or when
farmers n @ do titutc II them; and to
I'LL this long vacancy. eyaporated fruit
Is destined TO furnish vast sup
plies, to say nothing OF the extern
sivc demand which may DO created in
Europe by judicious introduction. Ono
OF the most latal drawbacks. h viewer.
10 n successful foreign market. Is send
ing POI or defective fruit with the at
tempt b. pass Il oil rs good IN quality.
A few n rupulous shippers are
enough TO faint the whole market with
their bad rcpuiati n, and II IL were
possible. there Is no rcas n why rs great
n penalty 81, uld not be imposed upon
such frauds rs for passing counterfeit
m ney. FIR the harm extends In agrcat-
or nr less degree 10 the VIII 10 trade.
which is mt the case with bad money.
We trust that the energy OF the large
class OF n rnble dealers and fruit
growers will find n full remedy for this
wrong. and when the greatly increased
markets which tho future is destined {
opcn shall be accessible On us. ( geth.
or with the home use which may DO
made for large surplus crops, in the
manufacture Of Jelly. vinegar. mo.
l%asscs. and fer the food OF d.
nestle animals. there will be little
danger of having too many apples.
The lesson which these facts suggest
win. therefore. DO, for those who have
the land for good orchards and who can
procure the trees. TO plant without hest.
tatlon. They must however. bear In
mind that merely planting Is only tho
beginning Of orchard work. Intelligent
cultivation and proper management in
successive years will be ALSO utcly cs-
s%cntial, aud no more should be set out
than can receive the best care.
Before passing entirely from this sub
jecl a .cw words may be useful as 10
the best way TO SO IRE and Use surplus
windtalls or wormy fruit for feeding
cows, sheep. pigs and horses, In late
antamn and in winter. a moderate
quantity 81 which. IN connection with
dry fodder. contributes 10 the health
and thrift OF these animals They should
not be thrown In heaps on the cellar bot
tom. where decaying ones will become
MIXED through the whole, and the later
supplies be more rotten than sound.
There arc always two conditions with
such apples. those which will decay
soon. and those which will keep weeks
or months, and these are mixed together.
The eye will not distinguish the long
keepers at first but time only will show.
II they are placed whore they can be
seen. The best arran cement. therefore.
Is TO provide a series Of narrow shelves.
extending all around the walls. and all
through the interior. with passages " de
enough 10 deposit and take ont the
fruit These shelves may be Of rough
boards, with space enough between one
and the next above TO sec and select
The shelves around the walls should
not be than q foot and q half wide.
and they may have \ foot space between
them. Those in the interior mar be
two aud q half feet wide, as the attend.
ant can pass on both $ des. The apples
: plsced shallow on these shelves. and
tho attendant passes along daily with
his basket and lakes those which show
sgns Of decay After . little practice
he does II rapidly. Tbs will save them
from spo ling BY Fottinu IN quantit c4
BY tbs management We have kept Az.
ples Into June. which were not supposed
70 b. long-keepers; The whole secret
hs'nt q remove he declaring ones A.
fnst A. they appeared. and V retaln
1hoss Which wsre the bs~s ke>p>rs. ana
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