The record-union., 1893-02-14

colonial industry. The first full cargo OF
bananas was brought to the United States
IN 1871. Now from eight to ten million
Dunches arrive annually. The Canary
ISLANDS are shipping tomatoes to London.
here Mr.. Bailey's remarks are opposite:
Il need not tell the older men in this
audience that there has been progress in
the methods of handling fruits. When
they were boys, apples and even peaches
were taken to market loose in a wagon
Dox. We have all seen the development
Oh the special package industry, begin
ming nrst with rough bushel baskets or
rude crates, then a better made and
smaller package which was to be returned
TO the consignor, and finally the trim and
tasty gift packages of the present day. l
am sorry TO say that some regions have
not yet reached this latter stage of devel-
opment, but their failure to do so only
makes the contrast stronger of those who
have reached it. Quick transportation
and methods of refrigeration have tied
the ends of the earth together"
Saying nothing of fresh fruit considered
as luxury, its enormous dietetic import
ance lends a profound significance to
these changes that have been brought
about In the variety, abundance and
cheapness of the supply. Now that the
worlds industrial centers are assured
cheap breadstutf independent of the har-
vest IN any single zone, perhaps fruit,
next to pure milk, is the most efficient
/ factor in its dietary. a few days ago a
Southern newspaper collated some sta
tlstics of the new orchards in that section,
number of them exceeding 100000 trees
each. 1t seems that the United States are
to take the place as an exporter of fruit
parallel to that long since achieved in the
export of flour and cotton. The chief
competitor will be the Southern hemis-
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disaster should overtake the crops of the
opposite hemispheres in the same calen-
dar year. In other words, nothing seems
less probable thad that any leading va
riety of Christendom's fruit food should
be cut off even for a single season.-NeW
York Sun.
TWO STYLES OF MARKETING.
This morning / met two farmers de-
hvering their butter in a large city mar
ket, writes New Yorker to the COlI7;t1'y
Gentleman. One had long sleigh, to
whose runners the mud of last spring
still chung. The harness was stranger
to oil or backing, and the stains from
poorly cleaned stables were easily noted
on the horses sides. The straw in the
bottom of the sleigh was musty and
dusty, and the butter jars and bags of APP
pies bore witness TO the fact. The farmer,
whom L know to be worth more than
$4,000 and out of debt, wore an old bat
tered derby hat and six days stubby
beard. he probably shaves every Sun
day morning.) A faded brown overcoat
with greasy collar hung Imply over his
shoulders, and pair of dirty blue over
alls and old felt boots completed the out
tit. The apples which he had were in
part fine, but contained enough wormy
and unsound ones to make them beg sale
at 90 cents per bushel. He asked only q
for hT1t ic a.
and of even size; still they went for IS
cents on the general market. The poor
fellow was somewhat discouraged because
his turkeys brought only Is cents dressed,
and he thought it would not pay him to
try to raise any next year.
What was the trouble? Simply this /:
My friend could not, or rather thought he
could not, take time to clean up his sleigh,
harness, team and himself, and he lost a
big days wages by it. He has become so
accustomed to being slipshod that he does
not notice how it looks-or smells either.
Tor that matter.
l have been watching the other farmer
for some time. He bought large farm
some three years ago, and, l thought,
went into debt pretty heavily, but he had
a good trade in warranted fresh" eggs at
about ten cents above the market price.
He bought few Jerseys and Jersey
grades and began taking butter contracts,
first at twenty-five cents a pound the
year round, then he renewed them at
thirty cents, and year ago he advanced
his price to thirty-five cents. The trade
kept increasing, and instead of the nice,
clean buggy, drawn by a pair of sleek
door, 1 have lately seen large surrev-
like wagon, drawn by huge gray horse.
In the fall the apples, potatoes, turnips
and other truck were brought in in the
lumber wagon, and it must have been
washed between every trip, for both it,
the harness. and team were always clean.
Sometimes the owner and sometimes the
hired man made the deliveries, but they
were always dressed neatly and were as
clean as men can be when handling pro-
duce. Each person to whom a delivery
was made felt proud to have their winter
supply of produce brought to them IN
such style, and the young man profited
by it.
1t is not necessary for man to wear
white shirt and broadcloth to sell his pro-
duce in, but if he wants to get the most
out of his business he must be neat about
his person, put his produce up in attract
i've form, keep his team and wagon clean
and not be ashamed OF his business, or
course, reputation has something to do
with prices and the butter, eggs, garden
produce and poultry, but quality and
CledHllIlSSS Will sOOn uldhO lOr you luSL
such reputation for fine farm produce
as the owner of "Gilt-edge FARM has
made for himself.
TRANSPLANTING IN GARDENS
All the operations of the garden should
be done with neatness; no crooked. ir-
regular rows are admissible. After plants
in the seed-beds have obtained their sec
ond leaves and made an inch or two of
growth, they should be moved to the
garden beds or border. This should be
done on dull day if possible; if not, the
plants may require shadowing after re-
moval until they become established. In
transplanting in dry weather always give
the plants as they stand in the seed-bed
good soaking with water, and also the
soil to which they are removed, an hour
or SO before removal. In removing dis
turb the roots as little as possible. If the
plants are too thick there is no need of
injuring the roots; and in sowing it is
well to have this in view, and SOW evenly
and thinly. AS soon as the young plants
come up, If too thick, portion should be
removed. A few plants, with long tap
roots, will not bear removal we'll. Tie
larkspurs are difficult, and these and the
peoples and plants with like roots should
be sown where they are to remain. Sweet
peas candytuft and a few flowers of sim
liar character, that do best if sown as
early as the ground can be got ready,
should always be sown where they are to
bloom.-Nick's Floral Guide.
Catarrh in the Head
Is undoubtedly a disease of the blood,
- I'LL IL