The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-02

every CeletertouS substance and TO be
purely vegetable. They do not weak.
en- by their action. but by giving tone
the stomach and bowels, greatly In
vigorate the system Regular size Csc
per box. Sold by George Van Werden
Pharmacy, 32S y. Main street and G.
Gehring's drug store, northeast corner
Topeka and Douglas avenues.
APPLES GO TO Europe TOO
Gold is not the Only Thing That Leaves
America.
Fairport, y. Y, Aug. 1.-Westen New
York has become so well known for its
grape crop that other fruits do not re-
oeive the full credit due them, and
1t may surprise many persons TO learn
that the apple orchards OF chs section
are the most extensive in this country.
More apples are raised here for the Eu-
ropean markets probably than IN any
other similar area of land in the Unit
ed States, and hundreds OF tons OF infe-
rior fruit are fed to the pigs, COWS, and
other farm animals every season. L
was an enormous apple crop that West
ern New York raised in 1891, but there
Is no doubt but that at Will be eclipsed
by that OF 1896. Every orchard IL load
ed with fruit and there are more orch
ards bearing today than ever before in
the history OF the state. Apple-grow-
ing is a profitable industry now that
farmers have harmed to take adyant-
age OF the needs of the European mar
ketS, and New York growers are doing
their best to compete successfully with
the Canadian farmers in tnis respect.
The prices for apples have probably
been more regular during the last doZ-
en- years than for any other fruit, be-
cause Europe has stood ready TO take
all the surplus stocks at good quota
tons. The good market for American
apples IN Germany was pointed our in
a recent report of the United States
consul at Chennitz, Germany. The
average price paid for good American
Baidwins in Germany il STA per bar
TEL, and during times of general search
ty even more. The Germans are very
fond of apples, and their own crop not
only fails TO supply thsTn, but German
apples are Of inferior quality. Ameri-
can exporters OF apples heretofore have
confined their attention chiefly to the
English markets, but if Germany and
the other countries Of Europe are will
ing to pay good prices the American
growers will raise all they need.
The European demand for apples has
created considerable cha nges in the
fruit industry, and old-tirne methods
have gradually been dropped The
OF Europe demand apples Of
good quality, but IN order 20 get them
there they must be OF sound character
and hardy enough to stand exposure
Shippers have found IN the past that
most OF the apples brought TO the city
were unfit for export trade unless re-
packed, sorted. and wrapped. All Of
this costs so much time, labor, and mon
ay that most of the exporters have re-
fused to touch the apples shipped TO
hem Before the fruit reached Europe
half Of il would be specked or totally
ruined. To build up the trade, and to
obviate this difficulty, the exporters
ssued directions TO the growers, and
the farmers have gradually profited by
the hint. In this part of the country
rhe farmer viii have his domestic Or
hard and his European orchard. That
s. in one orchard the apples are in
ended for the nearby markets. and they
consist chiefly OF perish2 bic varieties
which would not stand long voyages.
In the so-cailed European orchard
he varieties are all hardy, and the
'ruit of a firm texture. Here one VIII
Ind Baidwins in abundance, for red APP
lies sell the best abroad; golden rus
cts. beautiful Rhode Island greetings,
he hardy Ben Davis. and che Northern
spy. Other varieties less favorably
,novn in Europe mingle more or less
With the standard kinds. The trees
n the European orchard are shaken
RELY during the growing season, so
les Will drop, and these are gathered
ip for the cider mill or for the farm
nimais. IN this way the apples al
owed 10 ripen are nearly all large and
.erfect-
When the apples are picked they have !
o 60 through a certain process that |
lakes them suitable for the export trade |
hey are ali gathered carefully by hand |
nd spread out on the ground in the |
rcfsard to sweat This takes several !
avs. Then they are carefully sorted |
TO different heaps The first grade |
'ontains only absolutely perfect ap- |
les all large. round, and of an even |
lze. The other grades are sorted out |
and marked as they are |
laced into barrels After the sorting /
sch ample Is wiped dry with a soft |
10th. and placed on a bench for fur
aer moisture on the skin TO evaporate.
, the skin is punctured IN the slightest |
Ne fruit IS rejected. After being w1p-
I rnorouehly. the apples are wrapped |
, tissue paper the same as oranges,
nd then a professional packer places
lem in the tiouble-headei barrels in /
lyers. They are packed 50 snUgly and
that they cannot roG
bout when the barrel is roughly han
led Apples prepared in this way are
lady for immediate shipment 10 Eu-
1ps and farmers who enter into the
usineSs extensively brand each barred
18th q special mark. Exporters soon
sarn 70 trust certain growers, and
hen their apples come to the city they
re not examined. The farmers marx
a guarantees that his fruit is just as
apresented- As shippers cater 10 only
~ best customers abroad. the value OF
lis mark can be aupraciate ted
In nearly all OF the apple orchards
IgS and CHECKERS are turned loose. as
stead OF injuCing the trees they do
lnEs.dsr~a6le good % them. The fowls
u up the g-uoS and worms 50 persist
lily that the tres ara kept in a thrift
: condition, and csse piss devour the
isecrS IN the fruit that the chickens
annot reach On a te<1-ac-e anna
rove half Il dozen or a Sozen pIgs car
: raisec without much additional ex-
snse There is also considerable pro-
. from cider and vinegar.
OUR Boy WONT LIVE A MONTH ,
50 Mr. Gilman Brown OF 81 NH 81
luth Gardner, Mass. was told by r.
sctors- his son had Lung trouble
flowing Typhoid Malaria. and h.
.eat three hundred and Sevsrtv-sva ]
liars with doctors, who finally rsvs 1
n Up, saying: Your boy won't live
month" He tried Dr.. Kings Nex
scoys-y and q few bottles rss-,ras {.