Evening journal., 1899-10-06
ENDOF SUMMER FRUITS
Killing Frosts Make Luxuries
OF Fruits and Vegetables.
WHAT THE FALL SEASON BRINGS


LOUPHs, WHICH ARE NOW GONE.
ICE AND KILLING ERosTs IN
THE COUNTRY.
Heavy frosts for the past two or
three days have already had a marked
effect on the vegetables from nearby
farms and truck patches. Farmers
coming to town tell Of killing" frost,
and even of ice-encrusted bitches and
frozen mud along the roads.
While this state of weather. means
to the city dwellers little more than
warm blankets and fires, for the farmer
it means that their Summer work is
over and that parts Of crops still on
the vines are total losses. In house
holds. where money is plentiful, this
condition Of things does not trouble, as
fresh vegetables Of almost any
kind may be had all the year round,
but to the majority, who cannot af-
ford to pay the extravagant prices ask
ed for these luxuries, the first killing
frosts mean the end of many things
which have been enjoyed throughout
the Summer. The effects Of the frosts
are already felt in the local markets.
Tomatoes, which have been so plenti-
full this season that farmers and truck
men could scarcely get enough out OF
them to pay for the picking, will be
out Of the market in a few days, as to-
mato plants are among the first to sue
lcumb and give up life when cold
weather approaches.
Egg plants, which have also been
plentiful, will no longer be sent to
market in such large quantities, as
they do not ripen after the first frost,
and the stock on hand will soon be ex-
hausted.
Salad and string beans must also give
way to the frost king, although salad
has become such a favorite vegetable
that it is raised in hot houses for the
early and late markets.
Green corn still remains in quanti-
ties sufficiently large. and no great
increase will be made in its price, but
even the '1ate corn" is considered
fiabout at its end when the first frost
arrives.
Watermelons, which lined the pro
duce districts and markets but a shori
p time ago, have almost disappeared
only an occasional melon being founC
e here and there. Cantaloupes have en-
\ tirely gone, and not one can be founC
= anywhere.
S Plums, except the California varie
. ties, have also taken their departure, al
have currants and other small fruits
d Berries, of course. disappeared months
: ago.
= In the place of melons are to be seeI
piles Of pumpkins, which require the
= sharp touch of frost before they attair
If the sweetness which goes TO make VI
!. the glory of the pumpkin pie.
n Grapes were never more plentiful
4. nor better than they are now, and tn
cost is low.
Pears are practically gone except TO
10 the few varieties, chiefly the KeiffeI
a which, to be good for eating, must b
~ carefully hidden away and allowed {
,e ripen in the dark. These come late an
At keep we'll, and they, along with al
"a other varieties. we're especially plentl
IN lful this year.
d. Celery from nearby points is plenti
70 full and in excellent condition.
Le As for apples, there are more of theI
N than the dealers know what to do will
n. Fine, large fruit it is, too, and at sue
extremely low prices that the cor
sumer is the only one benefited by th
k big crop.
h The staple vegetables, potatoes, cal
~ bage, onions, turnips and the like, al
es now in market for the Winter, an
re there will be a steady supply from no
les on with prices getting better for Il
growers and dealers as the first rush
on the new crop is over. Just now IL
cd men in the commission districts al
a offering as fine white potatoes as ev
~, ~ came into market for from fifty
lat sixty cents a bushel.
i'm THE CHANGING OF THE SEASOl
ms ms Sweet potatoes, to one who knoV
MI nothing about the qualities which NAL
them marketable are delight to q
eye, both in quantity and size. B
their size is against them. Housekee
H ers do not want big sweet potatoes, al
lay therefore the finest are cheap, viii
~ ~ seconds" are sold as rapidly as tn
he arrive.
ted The finest vegetables and fruits
'rty the world are grown in the Unit
States and right within reach Of I
local markets. All the year round w
mington markets are kept bright a
- lfresb-loolrine from the gardens of {