Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-13

DIsCUssTNa T1R PACKING AND
lfAh6ETfGG or FhUIT.
He Ask for B4oIycr Freight Rates
Tnnt 10 share in shs "Proiecti1n
PrUJsCr'--y what Was DOnc at the
Meeting in NHilie-d.

MILFORD M foh 6.--The Kent county
Farmers Institute met in Doraey's Hall
yesterday afternoon VITA President j. A.
Fulton in the chnit, About 200 of the
representative citizens Of the county in
oladipg member of well-known farmers
OF CednlOreek hundrerd were present. The
following new npmss were enrolled as
members Garrett L. Hynson, W. II.
Macon, w. Il. Phillips, q. b. Taylor, B.
Hydorn, Jehn Davis T. A. Webb, O. |
g. BRrkfr, DR.. N. Pratt, George W.
holmes, Theodore Townsend and W.
Richardson.
MIR. j. j. Rosa read paper on "The |
proper packing and marketing OF our
frpit.n HIS explsined the proper wsy Of |
packing asparagus, berries and peaches
said berries should be ehipped in new
crates ard baskets and shcnd not be
torpsd off, that il, placed with the stanas
doWD. lie recommended stem be left
on the berry from one-quarter to one-half
inoh in length, as they would stand up
one day longer md presented freBher
appearance. In regard to the shipment
Of peaches he said they should bo cutied
pna only the best ones shipped, as they
would bripg better price than with the
culls in, and By putting in eulls the sale
OF all the fruit would pa Affected.
The discussion Of the paper Was opened
by j. Il. Brown. Hs indorsed The use of
new c-ates and baskets and said they
wpuld make three trips per seuson and at
their present low prices they could well
Gff nd to try the experiment.
B. +. 3. W0odAli recommended the
leaving OF long stoms on berrisB, espec-
inlly Shsrplass, ard said he had shipped
. his fruit to Hartford, Conn, and had
rrsizsd on an average 10 cents by SO
d0nf (leayirg The stems on).
Captain CharleH Rice suggested the use
Of iong b.shets in shipping small fruit.
A. w. Sley ynnker Chi .oted to the long
BASKETS, because You don't get thsm
back.
Oharles Barker had used tho long
basket and found them we'll liked except
in Pnilado!p phis, where the fat ones were
preferred, but uither were satisfactory.
DIR. Pratt thought market could be
found by personal investigation. In some
OF the larger sections 1t is not known that
eReot potatoes are grown in such quanyi-
ties in this vicinity, and the speaker
wanted to have some way of informing
fne country and thereby find market.
w. 2. CUraa said the institute cannot
DO Gny better thing than to settle the
question and not leave it to the curbstone
lnenipulators.
Charles y. Barker said in the northern
marhets sweet potatoes brought from
81 SO to 81 40 per bushel thst only SO
cents could be got for them ct our home
markets. He wanted to know who made
The profit. Ii surely was not the farmer.
Mr.. Fulton said not half was done TINT
could ba done ss to the finding suitable
market for peaches and ci ed asl instance
that came under bis notice last season.
There IL no communication with Greens'
hurg, Pa. a large town of western Penn
Eyi7ania, but FREUD of his from an ad-
joining county came to Dover and
bought car load Of peaches at 81 60
per basket and after paying all expenses
cleared $l00. IL communication could
be had with Gome Of the amaller cities q
good market could bs found.
A. N. Bfown said cnlliug or asserting
WAS OF ss nuch impaf ance as the market.
He stated that Mr.. Hale OF Hartford, had
sold II 0Gn baskets at fIom 81 80 20 S3 so,
whils Delaware fruie only brought from
rs cents 80 $3.50. One Delaware farmer
received 40 per cent more TO his fruit than
any other grower FOR the simple reason
that he shipped only irbt-class frnit. The
Polk Rureau Of information and Distribu.
tion hGd found good markets and Mr..
Brown argued thar this institute ought to
do the same The ives. will take o!re oil
ire own market.
The Rev. j. y. Willis thought the firms
with the best iiasnciGl basking wers moi
always tho mot profitable to ship to at
some OF tne smRlier merchants secured
better priess 'ur q sir goods. He would
mover shtp his il he could and o market
ut home. lie kneR some firms who
make advances and get profits very muof
to tho disadvantage ot tbs growers.
great many adyen ueers have drIfted iatt
tho commission bus;nass on small capital
end the commission nerc!lautg, thkaE q
in ayerag wsro net Il honest as farm
ers. The farmers Ara not fairly treated
hspce the Rpirtt 10 sell at home. II W,
Enuat snip, have Il committee to LOOK u.
tile most reliable merchants.
Mr CorFa said the city papers wer
making run of tho farmers because tho,
thought peaches were killed., and If Auci
Yves the cGso lie wanted to know what wa
thB use OF hunting up now markets an
more city men. He Thought they wer
only Distributing agencies for th
sgbGrban towus aud + gteat daRl OF til
profits is taken fof oArtAge.
Charles Barker thought the farmer
ehould combine aud stand togatbei
they could bape bnye.s ouma and max
their purchases direct.
Mr. 'YUcdal! baiieVean market nt hom
should he encouraged Half tho farmer
did not know how TO pIck frIit an
tnere Wors 500 farmers ia sussex count
who ought to come here grd learn. Il
is slways careful in pacGing Lls fruit ~
realizes u handsome profit.
Charles Barker thought commiRsio
men were &c honest "a farmers, and tx
1armer vino complained the most sent OF
the worat frGit. ia his experiences he hG
always boPu well treated.
w. Il. PAiitips said he would trus. con
mission men and would not get cheatf
as ofton as Dy farmers.
w. 2. 0oEgA favored law TO comp,
producers TO aort their fruit properl
Tho fruit exchange has that pawor.
,. Or. Ptatt asked why inspectors shoul
not be appointed by tie STATE.
@ j. q. Brown had nothing to c9mpis
Of commission uisn. The fault lay, sai
ho, rather wlts tho giovsrs Aa aiws.
got good pficss for good fruit. III
Fguit Exchange made $i0100u Tor Il
peach growers tho tirst year, but til;
failed to support it, aa il cost one ce
per basket to ssll through The cxobang
The exchange got rs cents more ID
year fox its f:uit than these who so
outside.
]. j. Rosa objected TO the stateme
that freight charges did not matter
that the service was good. He thoug
the freight tariff IVES generally unrssso
able.