The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-02
SMALL ]. FRUIT DAY
Horticulturists Of State Spend Day
in Discussing Problems of
Small Fruit Growers.
Methods of Packing Barrels Con-
sidered Too Large for Apples
The Best Advertising.

Small Fruits were discussed this
| morning at the sopening session of the
thirtysixth annual meeting Of the Min
nesota State Horticultural Society at
! Plymouth Congrega tiona1 church, One
hundred and fifty members were present.
The report of the committee on Fruit
Packages was read by Chairman r. A.
Wright of Eureka 1t urged that all
fruit be packed honestly in clean, new
/ packages. Secondhand boxes, he said,
had been prohibited by legal enactment
in some states. Such packages were like
| ~ to make the fruit ;unWho1esonae. Stray
berries. currants. ETC., should be packed
in crates holding sixteen to twenty
boxes A raspberry crate should hold
twenty-four boxes. a crate OF piums3 four
boxes. Instead Of barrels for apples the
committee recommended the standard
apple box used in California and British
Columbia. This box Is 1076x111z inches
and contains one full bushel. The boxes
are packed tightly, so that they cannot
be bruised by jolting. =,
Strawberries for the Farmer" said
Professor William Robertson, of the state
nouncements. The grower should sedu-
varieties: The Splendid, the Bederwood,
the War6eld, the Lovett and the Cres-
cent. They should be planted eighteen
inches apart in rows that are four feet
apart AS soon as winter has well begun
the plants should be ''rlulched' to the
depth of a foot with clean wheat straw.
In the spring part only of the mulching
should be raked off, leaving a liberal sup
ply upon the vines. The straw so re-
aimed prevents the growth OF weeds and
Will keep the berry bed clean.
White Talks Advertising 4. I'll.
The daily newspapers, especially the 10
cal newspapers, are the best medium for
advertising, in the opinion of Frank B.
White, an advertising expert from Chi
cago. His subject was .t'Practical Adver-
Using for Fruit Growers He declared
that the grower could not take too much
care in packing his fruit with entire
honesty and in the most attractive fashion.
Then he should announce, through news
paper advertisements. what he had to- sell:
He should also fix the price himself and
not let others fix it for him. But in adj
dition to newspaper advertisements he
should prepare a 'bool1let'' or circular.
This he should send at once to every in
quirer attracted by the newspaper an
nouncements. The growers should sedu-
lousy seek the business of each inquirer.
Then his business would expand in end
less chain fashion. ~. .-, 49,.
In an informal discussion just before the
noon adjournment, A. J. Phillips Of West
Salem. Wis, called upon the horticulture
lists to raise fruit for their children's sake.
Mr.. Phillips had taught school, and he no
t1ced that pupils that lived on meat were
| always more quarrelsome than those that
absorbed sweetness with their hourly ap-
pie. .p->. =: -.
Apples on Exhibition K
| Such peacemaking apples were to be
seen this morning in a room adjoining the
Plymouth lecture room at the annual ex-
! hibition of the horticultural society. APP
| pies made most Of the exhibition. although
a few grapes were shown: Many Of the
apples could not be surpassed in size OF
| beauty by the product: Of any eastern
! state. 49, z: - S7f..r 49,. q
The apple was considered from ter
7 points, of view by as many. speakers this
afternoon. The horticulturists will finally
adjourn Friday. s'S..,,. * ~; -
| T. H.. The Woman's Auxiliary. D.
Mrs. c, NJ Loring will give a morning
| reception to- morrow to the members OF
the Woman's Auxiliary Of the Minnesota
| Horticultural society and to the wives of
! the society members. The hours will be
| from 10 to II and there will be short
speeches by Miss Margaret j. Evans