Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-03-08
NETTING oF PoNolo0lcAl SOCIETY

nEtIiNo OF PONOAO0lNNN oONlt
At CORNISH.
Mr.. &. r.. wb..lrr. ChssisrVllle. 90.
msmbsr ot the lBoard of Agticuliur,
spokc on
NAENIttNG Tgrtr
In which b. t,.ok the ground that II wa'
for the Interest ~ thr grower to 80 pre-
pare ~. fruit for mtrkrt a.t to establish
= rypuistiou i"r quality, sui at All time.
80 that the quality Nss .gu,relv main
tains,i 10 Cousiirrshl" extent, h'
All. Milne hsdrui1ycit the reputation oi
producing .om. ot the h.st fruit knosn
ia the trade, aud II the qu,lliv ,an b" ~.
li.zI upon, dealrr. aui consumers viii
NOT hsggls Over th. pficsl som" state
.a,i.tirs have adopted rule. to guide Ia
IN. m iitrf ~ p,,king, Aui ot lhr .iI' oi
pacAtg~. The hrgv.t fruit grower Ia
TankHn County ne. only new barrels,
mad. b, him--lf, With siaNcs sui head
ing uic-ly planet, sui giving a nice al
pcaranc- t. the Iackagv.
Mr.. EdNard Tcakr ot foriland, repre-
s.niatl,e ot The Engli.h firm ui j. Z.
Iluughton A ~on, fnlluNrd Mr. Nhcrler /.
paper. With remarks CA
NAINE TRUtt. ~ IuI INGLi.ii N,RArr.
lie was i,iru.d a. with close aiirn.
tlou, a. "a. sghjert matter l. onc 81
great inter-.i a. the fruit grosrr. ~ the
state at large, aud esVcci,lly 80 to many
Who we're pry.-ut 40 The m~"tiug ",
claim. that Maine I. growing some oi
the tc.t shipping fruit Ia the Worli. ant
that "a. English market wants, ani vii
han lle, large quantiti'.. ot such fruit, q.
ha. l.cn shown by the fact that already
20 a.. past wear. crop over one ani ,
quarter million barrel. have heyn shipped
over, ant pricy. haN" bs~n, ihuugl'
low, vet steadily maintained. Nsiue
Ming. are the mo.i popular fruit Ia ihsl
market aud gosd sound Maine BsldNin'
arr always In drmiui ani the len Davis
tin Ill. sell. We wouli Mt rcc,m-
mend th. shippin. - fall fruit nor that
af the miscellaneous sort. or those oi
Inferior quality. Fruit .houll be packed
a. s,.,I ,iean barrels, and aiNav- sold
higher Nh~n - put up. la reply to =
uur.tlnn a. 10 th" adNi.Ahllity oi huNlng
nsW hsrfel. ~ a considerably higher
pricr, 80 u.ing clean fnur barrels AZ ih'
prIc,. Tor shich they usutlly c'n hc o''
i.in.,l. DE- .fitrl u wpuli no. be- var
r.ntsi Ia incur the larger eNprn.e, -
th~ clean fiuur barrel. NcTc quite .'ii'-
factory.
Following the Instructive remark. oi
Mr. P-.kr. Mr.. T. VI. Morrill, of New
Gloucester. "a extensive purchaser and
.hlpI.sr of apples, Nas c,llei cut anu
.I,aL- a som. length on the for"isu
market and IT, requirements. \ r.irt'
cue. Na. IN lie to the package r'pnlr.i'
snl h. .tats,l that in hi. experience lh'
fiour barrel. had given brtier Satisfaction
than the cheap neN cssk. that had be"n
msds for this express purp"ss ln some
.s,tiou. of the state. ia rri"trncr u,
defective packing and bad sorting oi
fruit, the responsibility Ia the IN 'iter
"a. lald of 10 the growers and that
Nheu they would come up, he cltlm'-i.
and de- tai. work reliably. they would
grt b,tier price. for their fruit.
The placing II the responsibility OF
defective sorting on the grower. dii not
meet the sppro, al II some of IA" grow
.rs present, aud the rvtort was male
that much 10 the sorting done hy ia"
huyrr. Themselves put In m're Inferior
fruit, than Nheu the Nofk wss done bi
the iorin.r. IL any improvement Ia this
dirr,tian I. ever reached. the buyrr'
must improve their prcilccs, aud fe'
aulr. IA. same better NoTS Of other'.