The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
Profits from the Orchard.

Ii Is quite certain, says the New York
World, that much is yet to be learned in
orchard management to make it uniformly
profitable. If there were any doubt on this
subject an observation of the manner in
which its products are often gathered and
marketed would be sufficient to dispel it.
Many defective apples, as we'll as better
windfalls, that would make excellent vine
gar if put to that use, are allowed to waste
and rot When cider is made too little care
is exercised in excluding decayed fruit and
also as to the time and manner in which 1t
is made, so that the article produced is not
of the best and will not command remu-
nerative price.
Again, in picking the fruit from the
trees, ladders are handled so roughly, or
limbs shaken by clumsy or careless climb
ers, that many Of the best of the apples are
knocked off aid bruised by the fall. None
but the most careful hands should be al
lowed to gather the fruit from the trees. 1t
oughtto be remembered that an apple bruised
in the basket at the pick ing, means rotten
apple in the barrel, causing not only its own
loss. but an additional one, by inducing
tact.
Il careful man ought also to do all the
barreling When full basket is received
an empty one should be handed to the
picker and the apples be lifted by the hands
out of the basket and carefully laid, not
dropped, into their places in the barrel.
Face two rows stem down against the head
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opened for sale or use. The others may be
laid in indiscriminately but carefully until
the barrel is full
A gentle shaking is allowable, Just
enough to better settle the fruit in place
then the head should be pressed in by the
use of an apple press. Just how much
pressure may be applied must be left to the
judgment of the operator, but it is quite as
likely to be too little as too much. At this
stage bruise from the pressure of the head
will not cause rot as it would were the pres
sure not still continued upon it, by which the
germs of decay seem to be prevented
from entering the bruised spot, as they
would if it were more freely exposed to the
atmosphere. Whatever may be the reason,
it is quite we'll established that a pressure
that prevents any movement of the apples
when the package Is handled, even if it oc-
GASEOUS bruises to few, is necessary to good
keeping when barreled.
While selection of fair and slightly ap-
pies is allowable and expected for the head,
to he shown to the buyer, these should not
be so much better than the average as to be
disappointing when examined lower down,
but all should be merchantable and up to
the standard that is claimed by them. In
packing apples for sale it is advised to make
first and second qualities, and where there
is portion of unusually large fruit even a
third may be made to advantage, for uni
formity in size adds much to the appear
ance. More money will lie obtained for a
crop properly graded and each sold on its
merits than if all were packed indiscrimi-
nately without regard to size. In general,
packing in the orchard at the time of the
picking will be found the best; but circum-
stances alter cases SO much that no fixed rule
will apply alike to all