Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-04-17

seldom require DelDR tuihne" O"N
Il has a nsbit Of shedding all superfiu'
ous fruit. But not so with the petite
We cannot over estimate the necessity
for using every means Of raising the
largest fruit possible. 1 expect after
vigorous pruning, thinning and cu'tl-
walton Of my petite prunes, TO grade
10 six sizes, and feed the two smallest
sizes to the pigs.
Tue expenses Of drying freight, etc.
is as great on small prunes az on large
ones, and the price very much lower
Prunes weighing As 10 the pound, are
worth Sc at home. Prunes half that
Size are worth but % per pound.
should the yield be large this SET SOD,
my dryer would be overtaxed. Iustei d
of building another, shall dry the
largest, grading out the smaller. A
new dryer would be needed, only for
the smaller slzes, and would not pay
at present prices.
have had some experience In hand
ling new graded pruDes the past win
ter and fod that there is great loss
through overdrying the small sizes.
when not graded before drying. A lot
of, say five cars Of dried prunes, prop
erly graded before drying, that will run
equal quantities Of the five sizes-55,
e5, rs, S5 and 95. will, If dried I'm
graded, run about 55, s., 70, 95 and lO5.
This would entail loss Of 4c pound
on the Two cars Of smallest sizes, and
probably on the three smallest sizss-a
loss Of $3.50 to $720. Hence, those who
have any quantity of prunes cannot
afford to dry them ungraded.
Again, one lot OF 1900 pounds that /
purchased and shipped, 1 found to have
been made up from two different or
ohards, owned by the same man. From
one orchard the prunes were gathered
when ripe. From the more distant
orchard they we're gathered before
they were sufficiently ripe. All were
run through the same grader, after
dying. The unripe lot weighed 10 to
the pound less than the other.
n In the discussion II was shown that
fruit thoroughly ripe will weigh out 10
per cent heaYler than when dried be
fore they are perfectly ripe. 1t did not
pay to dry prunes before they were
graded--the Italian making not over
two grades. Mr.. Jory said that the
large grower could proftably do hli
own packing for market, but thai
small growers could do better TO put II
ia bins until sold, when II could be
could be sacked or boxed by the pur-
chaser. Mr.. Cottle said that fruit let
drop from the tree would run the high
est average In size when dried AL6
would be found more profitable in the
long run than the first shaken of trees
What will we do with our pruneI
when once in the bin? Mr.. ShepharC
said there should be central ware
houses. concerted effort; We must cen
trallzs the produce and grade anC
pack evenly Tor the market The ten
denoy Of the Jobber was 10 put bis owl
brand upon the market. They vii
not buy small lots OF Tom, Dick ans
Harry, but no must pat up only on
brand of prunss for this whole locality
Mr. HhephaTds paper brought Oh
much valuable discussion.
Mf Lloyd Reynolds next read
, paper on the mistakes of Hortioul
turs," lie isa young man who hA
put IN some yeap Of practical applies
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