The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-22

20 supply them. bat German apples are
OF inferior quality. American exporters
of apples hsretofore have confined their
attention chiefly 20 the English markets.
but II Germany and the other countries
% Europe arc willing 20 pay good prices
tho American growers wiN raise al they
need
The European demand for spHles has
created considerable change IN the fruit
Industry. and oia-tirne methods have grad
uslly been dropped The markets OF E1-
rops demand apples OF good quality. bat
in order ta get them there thew must be
cf 4 sound character. and hardy enough
to stand exposure. shippers have found n
the past THAI most OF the apples Brought
20 the city were unfit for export trade
unless repaeked sorted AMI wrapped.
Al OF this costs SO much time. labor and
money that most % The exporters have
refused 20 touch the apples shipped 20
them. Before the fru5t reached Europe haif
o. &C would be Epeycked or totally ruined,
To halla un the trade, and 20 ebviate this
difficulty. the exporters Issued directions
% The growers. and tie farmers have
gradually prodted b. the hint. In this
part 81 TIE country tia farmer viii have
his domestic orchard ana his European
orchard That Is, In one orchard the az
risx are Intended for the nearby markets.
ART they consist chiefly % psrfshaa.s
varieties which would nct stand long
xov.st<sx N the So-csiled European orchaT
he varieties are 81 hardy. and the fruit
o. a arsn texture, Here enc will ira Bad
~ins in abundance, for red aeqles sell TIA
hsst abroad. Eoiden russets heaatH1l
Rhode Island greetings. TIE hardy Ben
rav}a ana che Northern SPY. 0ther varfe-
ties less favarahly kneNu in Europe gnlnEle
mars o. less wtth the standard kinds. TIE
trees III The European orchard are shak-
en freely during the Growing season, 40
that al immature and w0rus~safeu apples
VIII sror, ara these are gathered ID for
ire csser MN o. for ths farm animals
In thls way the spr.es allowed 70 riPen
srN nearly ali large ard perfect
Whhn fhe APPLES are nEckes thsy havs
- 60 tArouxh certain process that sBakes
theri snitaal@ Tor tiae export trade. They
ara al wathery3 carefully ~ haas, and
spreaa cat Ga the Ercln& 81 the or.hard %
swraf Thts tAkNS several aATs- Then they
-. carefully sorted TITO 6lfeTent heaps.
wna srst sra3s contains Only AfsesaIe&y
re~feet a0rsss. al large. TouDt ard o. an
even size The other grades arc sorted oas
m,s>e~sInetv. anS marked IS fhey ars
-,ts-eF syto - barrels After shs sorting.
ss~h anrle L. wlpes DRY w1th soft cloih
sm4 n3S~rs or q beach for Further moist
ssr~ On the sk4n - T&peTste- X tie skin
"a eunrtaret sn tee slightest the fTlat s.
referta1 After Being zire1 tnovcaK by.
tie arrles are wrapped - tissue pap@<
TIA sN-is a. oranges. ard thsn profess
sarai "a -ker places them n re double
hessss hsrre1s So LAYERS -. &rs nacke3
50 saaxsy sna svsfeFna ttcs~T tsas thsy
cannot roll aeo8t Shen tie barre Is Toaks
Is hzna1Ns. Aapies presaTss n lbs wAy
a. reasv fs~ immediate snspz1@1e % ~
ress art thsA fsrwaera no enter trta TIE
Assssasxs extensively orass esrh barre.
With = s1sc5As mars ksxg0Tte~% SSa3 learn
- trrsst certain kro~ers. ard wbsz tseir
aeasnS ea7a~ - - city tnsr sve ~ ex-