Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10

wild raspberry is better in flavor than
either the Enormous. Gregg or Shaffer. the
common wild strawberry will by far dis
count the Bubach that viii often measure
from two to two and one-half inches in diam
e.er. 0riginators work harder along the
color line and for Slza in fruits than for
quality and flavor.
The readiness with which the Ben Davis
apple sells Is proverbial. and nearly four
tfrhs of the general run Of customers viii
walk past JonathanS and order or purceaSe
barrel of those big. bright, fine looking
red apples" The chief fault in this mat
ter, Is because of popular ignorance with re-
spect TO the quality aud comparative mer-
It's of fruits, and second. because Of an in
herent desire that Is in the race for big
things. Color and the sense of sight PLAYS
a most important part IN the sale and cons
sumption of fruits, and the sight of rosy
checked peaches, fame-colored apples,
black or purpls grapes. the we'll rounded
boxes of Strawberries. raSpberrieS and
blackberrieS. taStefully displayed in the
shop windows. bring water to the mouth
as SoOn-if not Soouer-than the Savory
fumes of ShorthoTn steak playing on the
OltactoTy nerve. of a hungry person from a
kitchen window. The steak Satisfies but
the fine looking fruit. with large size.
leaves too often the feeling with the Gus
toner, that if that IS the way all fruits
taste he will get along with rs little as
possible. use more picked goods and vine
gars for appatizers and toning up the syS-
tenn.
Taking into account these facts decep-
tive color. size without quality. ignorance
oS the quality and comparative value of
fruits rs Il food, together with the fact that
50 large per cent. of fruits reach the con.
sumner in damaged condition and have to
he picked in half-ripe state so they will
handle safely and bear transportation the
fruIt-eatjug public scarcely know what
there is in eating fresh, ripe fruit. Here
is wide field for home and local growers
to furnish fresh. ripe fruit of high quality,
and educate the public to appreciate and
see the heaithfulneSSS of such. High fer
tility and culture, close pruning. dead-ripe
fruit delivered in clean packages will open
and keep full control of any local or city
market. More fruit should be grown and
eaten of the class known rs for the table. y
All those who can should not only grow the
common fruits with high cultivation and
secure flavor with size. but short cut can
be made and few varieties of each class
of fruits of better and higher flavor can be
tested or grown with extra care for home
| or table use. The village garden, the sub,
| urban resident on commodlouS lot or the
farmers can develop their fruit gardens or
this line and discard the consumption Of
unripe or unwhoIesome fruits. The size
and sight of fruit should advertise it Just as
| loudly as the fumes of the steak does the
value of Short-horn cattle as a food, and
the quality of the fruit and its condition
for the palate and stomach should only NJ
properly shown 10y the size and color o
! the fruit Only such fruits should b,
planted and placed before the public il
| open market as will always make the con
sumner want more. But above all. the pub
! lie should seek to inform itself more about
horticultural and vendors of fruit to edu
! cate Duhlic taste.