Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-11

| In preparation. He will also see that
| demand is fixed and not easily changed.
| and that II is better to follow the de-
mand than to try and create desire
| for something new.
ApricOts were abundant In this mar
| ket on May 81. They were fine in
flavor, In fact superior to any coming
| from other states. They We're highly
colored and OF good, size. They were
sold as nectarines and Tor hall vi what
tncy should have brought. The ship
pers did not state what they were and
the commission man did not know.
Peaches came into this market on
May the 9th. They were OF new va
riety, white with a red blush and fair
in quality. They were fully ripe. The
name OF the grower and place from
whence they were shipped had been
erased, as is always done by commits
sion men. The Alexander, and peaches
of that type. came Into market on May
2S and were on sale until July 8. This
peach supplied every demand of this
market during that time, and IL Is the
only time this market has been fully
supplied. Early Rivers, Crawfords'
Early and Amelia came In order named
but In moderate supply. The Chinese
Cling was credit to the peach family
this year and Its descendants show up
in fine form at all times. The liberia
Is the best peach put on sale here with
the Globe n good second.
At this time there are no good peach
es In Fort Worth market, and there Is
fair demand for such fruit There are
many varieties rlpenlng at this season,
Of excellent quality, but they are not
sufficiently known among the people.
The Caddo Chief was the first plum
to appear In this market. The wild
Goose plum has been the market plum
this year. Nlne-tenths of the plums
an1A bar W. VIVA
The Japan plums were more abund-
ant this year than ever. They are, as
a rule. large and fine flavor but are
not sufficiently known to sell well.
They are pulled too green, and as CON
sumers do not know when they are
ripe by their looks often green plum
Is eaten and that is about all of the
Japan plum he ever knows
Apples have been abundant in this
market and of Texas growing They
have been good, as rule, but In most
cases show neglect in growing and
shipping. Growing apples in Texas
without spraying will not do. 1t will
not do any where else now. As soon
as the same methods OF care prevail
In Texas as In most states the quality
OF our apples will much improve. An
pies are gathered and shipped in the
very poorest possible condition
Grapes have been abundant In this
market. The white Tokay came in
from Southwest Texas the last of June.
The same grape Is now on sale here
from California. The American grapes
grown in Texas have been excellent
this year as well as abundant
The Dallas blackberry has held It's
own and Is still q favorite. one of the
very best berries to be had is the Aus
tin imported dewberry
There is never an over production of
such berries, and the market is all
ways good.
The lie Comte pear has held this
market so far and continues to hold.
a few boxes of Bartletts from Cali
forni1 came In some time since, but
the Leconte was too much for them.
The Leconte comes from all over Tex
as, and when ripe eats fairly well.
There have been some few other Texas
pears on sale, but the bulk has been
Leconte.
The Transcendant crab apple has
been the only one Of value in this mar
ket' and 1t has fully performed the
mission OF such apples.
The above indicates the fruit sold
In this market as grown in Texas. The
varieties named are not the best by
any means, but IL shows the people
have not kept pace with the advance
ment of Texas horticulture The idea
OF this market being out of good
ridiculous,
Again, the grading of fruit Is not
praeticed in Texas, and both large and
small specimens appear In the same
lot. Perfect and injured and Inferior
specimens come together. 1t Is proper
TO say that If the fruits shipped to this
market Is a fair index of TINT shInned
out OF the state there is great neces-
sity for work in getting before the
people the best varieties to grow and
the best modes Of marketing. Al lensi |
one half Of the profits Of this crop is |
thrown away by shipping fruit not fit
Tor market There Is always good
demand for the best. Texas grows Inc |
best and the man In Texas who does |
not grow and ship and market the hest |
Is doing his special Industry an injury |
and losing money for himself.