Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-09-11

that it causes shortage of several
bushels of standard grade pickles;
the seed forming in large pickles in
jure the growth of the vines, with a
tendency to crooked and nubbin
stock.
''DellverieS should be made as
promptly as possible after picking, as
there is degree of shrinkage by keep
ing, and stale goods are not Satistac-
tory to handle. They need not be
washed off if dirty. Never keep them
over night in sacks or tight packages.
Crates are best to deliver in.
"a good asserting table can be
made by placing boards on wooden
horses about three feet high, enabling
a man TO separate the two sizes of
pickles readily and scrape them into
baskets and boxes with the hands.
This method lightens the work and
is economical"
Divided into Two Grades.
The company has two grades of
cucumbers and two grades of onions.
The first grade of cucumberS includes
those that measure from one to four
inches in length and the second class,
from : ur to five inches. Only green
cucumbers are accepted.
The first grade of onions includes
those which Measure one inch or less
in diameter; the second class, those
which measure from one TO two inches
in diameter.
Seeds Sc!d at Costs.
The company encourages the farmers
to grow cucumbers and onions by
selling seeds at COST 1t costs SO cents
to Sl.50 to plant an acre of cucumbers.
Considering the fact that not much is
lost if the plants should die and that
they grow very fast and yield heavily,
cucumber raising is very profitable.
About twenty pounds of onion seeds
are necessary to cover an acre. Mr..
Wood estimates that oyer 10000
bushels of cucumberS and 5000 bushels
of onions will be marketed at the
factory by the farmers this year.
Raise 10 Per Cent.
There is raise of 10 per cent. in
the price paid at the factory since
last year. First class cucumbers bring
81 per hundred and second class
cucumbers 80 cents. Onions bring
81. 20 per hundred for first class and SO
cents per hundred for second class
Large Patronage.
The majority of the company's
patrons are found at Grand Rapids,
Plover, Amherst, Nelsonville, Vesper,
Arpin. Sherry, Babcock, Rudolph,
Hansen, Pittsville, Nekoosa and Port
Edwards. Farmers drive to the fac
tory from radius of fifteen miles;
those who live farther away ship in
their produce by freight.
III. L. Campbell acts as buyer for
the company at Pittsville; L. L.
Nelson at Amherst Junction; E. A.
Sherman at Plover.
Some Of the Chief Growers.
Ole Evens, of the town of Grand
Rapids, holds the record in the
amount of onions and cucumbers
raised from one acre of land. Thus
far he has received $50 bushels of
onions from one acre and 15O bushels
of cucumberS from another acre.
VIM. Kunda is another successful
grower. He has raised up to date 100
bushels of cucumbers from two acres
Of land.
Among the other principal growers
are the following: f. j. Herschleb,
Herman Lez, John Corner, VIM.
Schacht, Peter Deboer, John Gegey-
ense, Gerret Tenn Pas, Henry Tenn
Pas, VIM. Van Schuur, jacob Tjpkemo,
G. Greeneway, L. Bode, T. Hoene-
weldt, Jacob Weyers, Peter Hassler,
w. H. Cook, Joe Possley, J. H. Multi
nix, Varney & Urban, Naylon Wine
garden, Adam Polinski, Chas. Soergel,
J. l.. Cotey, Dick Venema and John
Van Stedum.