The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-25
FANCY FRUIT PAYS.
The Experience Of Mr.. Huttenhauer at Edge
view Farm, Southern Pines
(southern Pines Free Press.)

(Southern Pines Free Press.)
Edgeview Farm, owned and managed
by John Huttenhauer, is generally con-
coded to be the best example in Southern
Pines of what can be done in the fruit
growing industry on a small acreage. TIC
demonstrate the fairness of this state
ment it is only necessary to quote few
hgures. This farm consists of fourteen
acres. 1t produced this year: $500 15-
pound grape baskets, Tor Georgia peach
baskets), of peaches, which brought from
IS cents to one dollar per casket; 95 four
basket carriers of peaches, which sold for
from $3.50 to $1.75 per carrier. ISL regular
six-basket crates of peaches, which sold
from $1.25 to $3.50 per crate; and 200
crates of Delaware grapes, which sold
from $3.50 to $3.50 per crate; the net
earnings of this IA acres for this season,
over and above all expenses, amounted
to over $500, or, 81 IT dollars per acre.
Last year this same farm earned, over
and above all expenses, $1,000 net, or II
and 81 dollars per acre.
This orchard and vineyard was set out
just eight years ago. In it are 1000 Del
aware grape vines and 1,200 peach trees
in bearing. This fall Mr.. Huttenhaur says
he will put out 1,500 trees of Elberta
peaches, gradually having them take the
place Of Sneeds and one or two other
varieties and also about 1,5OO vines OF
Delaware grapes. This planting, when it
comes in bearing, will almost double the
output OF the farm.
Asked if he believed that fruit raising
was a paying industry here, Mr.. Hut
tenhauer said, Eyes, indeed. l have made
money on this place every year since the
fruit came in bearing, have had four good
crops in five years. All my fancy peaches
this season, when they arrived in good
condition sold at a figure that averaged
a little over 2 cents apiece" On this
point Mr.. Huttenhauer was emphatic, and
continuing, made the following complaint
'But bad handling by the express COM
panies, particularly in loading on this
end, has caused a good many to arrive
in bad condition and l did not make
any money on these. For instance, out OF
one shipment l made last week, consisting
OF 1876 baskets, 20 baskets sold at one dol
lar each and Sc of them brought just about
freight. These Sc. was notified by York
and Whitney, of Boston, arrived in such
shape as to indicate that they must have
been handled like iron. Half the handles
were broken off, many of the baskets were
burst open, and the fruit badly bruised.
/ believe they were wrecked right here
at the depot before they ever left South
err Pines"
Mr. Huttenhauer says that he has had
some trouble with the San Jose scale,
but not serious. He intends to spray with
a new mixture as soon as through pick
ing and spray in all three times between
now and spring. The curculio has given
him but little trouble, although rainy
weather at the time when the trees
should have been Jared" was response
BILE for a little wormy fruit Close per-
sonal attention and constant care have
made the produce of Edgeview Farm what
it is first class. All peaches, except
Sneeds. are rated as fancy and bring
fancy prices. Many baskets, holding a
good peck, were packed this season, 20
peaches to a basket and sold for 70 cents.
One Elberta peach, picked last week,
weighed a half pound. Mr.. HuttenhaueF
gives his opinion of the fruit growing in
dustry in Southern Pines in a very few
words, based on his own experience. He
says: '"The business is very profitable
if man has a place he can take care
OF himself and do it right