Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-24
OF THE SAME MIND
The Fruit Men Unite with the
Farmers Club.
IN ASKING FOR CITY MARKET
They Favor the River for . Site-A Vast
Amount Of Produce Sold in
Grand Rapids.


A large numher Of members OF the
Grand River Valley Horticultural So
ciety were at the meeting yesterday
afternoon and ready to discuss the
sVsrienes Of Fruits and Vegetables to
Nan. for Home Use and for Market"
President j. A. Pearce was IN the
chair, and called npon Fred Brown to
tell his views upon the subject. Mr.
Brown had found that the "Cumber-
land" strawberries had paid him best.
He cultivated them with horse, and
did not allow five or elk plants to groS
together. Care gwen the plants one
year would tell adyantageously on the
next years growth.
Mr.. Manley said that the Crescents
and Sharpiess strawberries gave the
best satisfaction. lie has never paid
any attention to fertllizing Strawberries.
|. r. Richardson OF Georgetown said
he had had very good success IN raising
peaches. Early Crawfords lad given
nim q better crop than any other, some
of them having measured l0a inches.
Early Crawfords had brought him over
two dollars bushel. while for the later
peaches he had received less than one
dollar bushel. He intends this year
TO experiment with the Wheatland and
the Globs peach. For red raspberriee,
he had chosen the Cuthbert, and Tor
black. he had planted the Wilton. Ap-
pie crops he had found TO vary from
year to year, but he thought the North
ern Spies and Baldwins were as reliable
as any.
Mr.. Bennett of Walker intends to set
several new varieties OF berries this
season. He will plant all the Park
Earlies he can get. He would recon-
mend the following five varieties OF
strawberries: Crescent, Haverllnd, War
field, Beder Wood and Crawford. He
believed in planting the berries that
would bring IN most. He doesn't care
about the quality Of berry but he does
want what will sell. Park Earle should
never be planted to fertilize other varl-
eties,-it is too late for that. The Beder
Wood is an. excellent fertilizer for the
Crawford and Wartield.
New Varieties Favored.
Mr.. Saylor thought it would be well
10 get rid of great many OF the old
varieties and set some of the new. An
objection to the early Crawford is that
they are ripe when other varieties are
ripe. Early peaches have always
brought him more money than the late
varieties.
Sherman L. Bailey urged the canse
of the Worlds fair. He knew that the
committee intended to ask some Of the
gentlemen present to show the fair
the largest strawberries, the largest ap-
pies, the largest peaches and so on that
can be raised in the world. The horti-
cultural men of Grand River valley
must do Just as well for their exhibit as
the furniture men are going to do. =
G.. X. Munson recommended, when
asked as to the best kinds OF grapes to
raise. the Worden, Niagara, Concord
and Brighton.
j. A. Pearce then read n paper on
''The Necessities for q City Market"
He said: "The idea that the producer
is the only one to be benefited by
market IS an erroneous one. 1t would
be greatly to the benefit to the people
of Grand Rapids to make market
facilities so great IN the city that pro-
ducers could afford TO come from a
great distance. At present there are
absolutely no facilities. The pros
perity of place depends largely on
what is bought end sold there. The
demand for market here Is certainly
very great, situated as the city Is IN the
midst of such fertile valley.
vast Amount of Produs
"Somc idea OF the amount of busi-
ness done here can be seen from the
fact that forty acres devoted to gram
farming would send from SIX to ten
loads to market. The same ground put
into fruit would send from fifty to one
hundred loads. Ten acres of celery
would send from one hundred to two
hundred loads. 1t is claimed that some
of the frui: growers of this valley con-
template building side tracks TO Mus
kegon and making that their center
| market. in view of the factthat Muske-
gon is going to spend 100000 III i'm
proving the wagon roads there.
The best place for market il one
that calls for grsa. judgment. 1t would
seem that the bridge project - the hest
one at present. II would tend to con-
solidate the interests OF the east and
west sides, II would not interfere with
| any other business, and. it would cost
nothing but the improvements
Give us a commodious and convenient
market place where the buyer and seller
can find each other, and we will GEN.
tralize an amount OF produces here SO
large that you will not be able TO re-
ceivc il"
speaks . Good Word.
Mr.. Wide ssid gooI word for the
present Grand Rapids market. He
thought II was the grsndest, freest IN
the worid--s'just like the west In
cities where regular market was held,
much trouble WAS experienced with 10
hcemen, market restrictions and rules.
Fred Brown told CT his experience ~
trying o. sell on tile street market. Tie
bad often lest his customers and dam
aged nis load to the amount of four or
| FIVE dollars by being ordered To move
on by a policeman 20 make room FOR
the NATL wagon or ice wagon.
Mr.. Graham Thought the tiefo had
| gone by when a better location could
lie found fer the market than on the
| river. lie undersiood that some pr.
vate parties had already begun to do
something in this 'hse.
II was thought ty snoe OF the mem
befs that the gfocefYmen aud eonsmis-
ston men we're the ssptahlins blocks Io
| the securing of a market place.
Ga, X. Nausun moved to appniat a
COMMITTEES 80 three tn enquire into
| whst ssesess either elites had had N
establishing markets. and get ssgnefs to
. petition fof a market ia ttls ely
Sir. HessaeHe nsassa 10 substitute
| fof The resolution thai =. y. nsiis. =
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