The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-10-16
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PRACTICAL BENEFITS FOR WORLDS FAIR
STRAWBERRIES
While cold storage greatly proloug,
the life OF the strawberry, its extremely
perishable nature will not permit it,
being kept anything like the length o.
time that apples or stone fruit may bt
kept. Two weeks are considered as the
limit, and this may be only attained on
especially firm varieties. Chief Taylor
is advised that Missouri strawberry
growers are making elaborate prepare
tions for great strawberry exhibit next
year. In Missouri some of the leading
varieties are the Haverland, Bubach
Wartield, Candy and Aroma the last
mentioned probably the favorte. 1t is
large, firm, of high color, possesses a de-
lghtful flavor and as its name indicates
a splendid aroma. 1t is late berry and
is at its best in the latter part of May
Its yield is enormous, many Missouri
growers having harvested as many as
400 crates of n quarts from a single
acre.
Strawberries seen at the Worlds Fair
will be handled with even greater care
than apples. Only the choice fruits will
be selected. The exhibitors are advised
to place on the bottom of the box layer
of cotton and put the berries on this in
layers with cotton between the layers.
This will prevent bleaching and when
placed in cold storage decay will be ar
rested for a remarkable while and the
natural appearance of the berry and its
flavor retained. If the temperature of
the cold storage is kept at the proper
degree, the berry when taken to the
warm air of the exhibit room will last as
long almost as if taken fresh from the
fields.
GRAPE DISPLAY.
New York grape growers have signi-
fed their intention of making a splendid
display of grapes and they hope with
the exposition's refrIgerating advan-
tages to have grapes on exhibition every
day of the fair Catawbas grown in
New York in 1903 will be kept in cold
storage and when the fair opens it is
confidently predicted that they will be
placed on the tables in as perfect con-
dition as they were when cut from the
vines Growers of Concords will have
fresh exhibits every day from the open
ing of the Concord season until the
close of the exposition. Peaches too
are given a new lease on life by
cold storage. Experiments have shown
that the delicious fruit may be kept in
perfect condition for two and three
months. And so it is with plums, cher
ries and many other fruits.
FRUIT BROUGHT GREAT DISTANCE.
Perhaps the most striking example of
the advantages of what cold storage
will accomplish will be shown by an
exhibit that will come all the way from
South Africa to st. Louis Chief lay
Tor has awarded space in the palace of
horticulture to the managers of the
farm of the late Cecil Rhodes in South
Africa. Fresh fruit from that far dis
tant point will be shipped to st. Louis
each week, the fruit being under the
protection of the most approved refrig-
GRAFTON at all times This feat has never
been attempted at any former interna-
tional exposition, but the South African
fruit raisers have experimental and are
sanguine that they can place their fruit
on the tables in as good condition as
can the American fruit growers.
OF course the refrigerating building
will be of Importance to industries other
than horticulture. There will be an
ice making plant of 300 tons daily capa-
city. All modern methods of refrigera
tion will he shown Pines will lead from
the building to other buildings and
cooled brine will be forced through coils
of pipe and the temperature of rooms
reduced many degrees.