New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30
THE APPLE FIEND"iAGAIN.
HIS LATEST EXPERIENCE WITH BARREL OF
APPLES-THE OUTLOOK NOT ALTO
GETHER GLOOMY.

The "apple hend" who talked for the benefit of The
Tribunes readers last met again in lower
Broadway yesterday afternoon. His face
what pensive expression and he looked though life
was not all roses and sunshine with him.
Yes" he said in response TO greeting and Qucs
ton, IL remember what told you during the summer
about capacity appleeater. and my fear that
the winter would prove a hard one for account
of the scarcity Of my favOre fruit and the consequent
high prices My appetite for apples has not dlmn-
shed but have been compelled to put check
rein. to spcak upon It, Instead of fifteen twenty
apples day, In which have revelled in other
seasons, have my supply down to about half that
number. You met me at o favorable time. because
am Just prepared to give you information about
the contents of barrel of apples that not every one
may know.
al bought fine barrel Of apples the other day. and
there isn't much about that barrel that haven't found
In the first place. made the who sold II 10
open both ends. That is wise thing 10 do.
Usually they open only the top OF the barrel which is
in reality the bottom since II is the end in which tho
first apples put when the barrel was filed At
the other end technically known the bottom, the
apples have to be forced down in order to get the end
Of the barrel in place, and Of them necessarily
somewhat crushed In the process. Not only did the
dealer in my open both ends. but he Clipped a
piece out OF the side of the barrel in order TO give
glimpse of its contents there. l that they
pay SO much, felt that was not getting so bad
bargain when I handed Sc % and ordered tho
apples sent home.
snow let me give you another point. # You
don't intend to overhaul barrel OF apples soon
after you buy il, it is always advisa
BILE to open II at the bottom. The best
hut Is always at the top, which, as have said,
tains the apples first put in | intended to do the
Overhaung act however and so began at the best
end. How many apples do you suppose there were
in that barreli There by actual count 207.
In spite of my careful inspection several Of them
were already well stricken with decay. so that they
were of little value. About twenty had TO be thrown
out this account Then although at all the points
where 1 had seen them the apples were large and
fine, it proved that considerable number of small
ones packed away in the middle. | don't object
to that at all provided the small ones well
rpened and well favored, for the truth Is that YOU
buy a good deal less air when you buy barrel Of
small apples than when You get the largest there
to be had. on the whole. my barrel turned out
chusetts who managed to I'LL barrel with l04
apples. of the Northern spy variety. They have
been sockdologers indeed Still, think II all OF ,nine
had been large the largest, the record Of The
broken
i have never known finer favored apples than
those In the barrel have been telling You about The
only thing have TO regret Is that they nearly
1t is considered almost henous crime TO spoil good
apple by cooking IL. told you last summer that
expected should have TO pay $40 barrel before the
winter haven't got TO that point yet. but
suppose IL Is not very remote. However, when !
think that obtained nearly 300 apples for average
price OF oI1y little over cents apiece, it doesn't
even in season when the apple crop is a total
failure