The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-06

Horticultural Observation
The authorities that have charge 81
the work for the erection Of buildings
Oh thu exposition grounds at Paris
have adopted a novel method Of pro-
tecting he shade and ornamental
trees one strong objection against
the use 4 certain parts OF the grounds
at Paris sas that there were valuable
trees in the way that would apparent
~ have to be sacrificed when the exca-
ystions for the foundations Of the
buildings were made. But the French
men thought cut a scheme and put il
INTO operation. Around the roots OF
each tree they built a wooden tank,
enclosing both roots and dirt The
trees were thus boxed up, but in suen
liberal proportions that they went
right on growing as IL nothing had
happened. Derricks and tackI-ng
were arranged and the boxes. trees
and all, were lifted high above the
heads Of the laborers and kept there
till the work was done. After the
foundations we're in place the trees
were dropped back into place and the
boxing removed.
The apple market is in a somewhat
unsettled condition. owing largely 70
the atmospheric conditions at harvest
time The warm, moist weather II
some parts Of the apple belt affected
the fall and early winter varieties. The
fruit at picking time appeared sound.
but soon began to rot. Some Of the
old stand-bys even began TO rot on
the trees. The result is that this class
OF apples has arrived in the market
In condition that may be denomi-
mated doubtful" Nevertheless. these
apples have been rushed into cold
storage, although some OF the buyers
declare they know the apples are not
ut to be put into the storage houses
/ They say that it is either that or put
ting them upon a weak market and
force sales that would make the mar
ket still weaker 1t is, however. feared
that when these apples are taken out
OF cold storage they will be so soft
that they will have to be disposed Of
at an enormous sacrifice We hear
that number of cars of Redstreaks
were sold out to peddlers at go cents
per bushel. The peddlers we're the
only ones that would handle them even
at that low price They took them
knowing that they could get rid OF
them in a few hours. whereas the
grocers knew that they would have to
hold them for days. The better apples
are being held back as much as pos
sible for two reasons; one Of which is
that the fruit men believe that the
market for irst-class apples is to take
a jump. and the other the realization
that it is necessary for the present
holders TO get rid Of their short-keep-
ing varieties.
More and more the English market
is coming to depend on American ap-
pies. by which We mean apples from
the United States and Canada. This
year the apple crop of England is re-
ported decidedly short, and what ap-
pies there are there, are Of the fall
varieties, and will not at all stand in
the way Of the sale of winter apples.
Added to that, they are reported to be
not keeping we'll This means that
they will be used up by the time win
I ter sets in. Germany, Belgium and
Holland have good crops and France
has fair crop. Reports from abroad
would seem to indicate that If there is
any surplus on the continent that can
be shipped to England it will consist
mostly OF fall and not Of winter ap-
pies. Americans are not very likely
to make large shipments Of fall apples.
and so our apple trade with Great
Britain should not be affected. Unfor-
tunately for our own part in the trade
the American apple crop is not so
d.. large that we are in a position to NIL
the English market very full Of good
apples. We fear the tendency will be
to send forward other than the best
fruit, as the best is likely to be kept at
home by the high prices. The moral
OF the situation is that more winter
varieties should be planted in this
country. There are large areas Of
hiIly land that is good principally for
the growing of apples. such as some
Of the WORKOUT farms from New York
and Pennsylvania eastward. We
should have such a large supply OF
late winter apples that We viii always
be in shape to hold what foreign mar
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