Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-01-09
SOUTHERN :: FARM :: NOTES.
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ALWAYS however. is 70 make the fruit
look as attractive as possible. because
on that depends the chances OF sales.
especially II the market happens 30 be
crowded with fruit Really the work
begins away back before the orchard
is set in choosing varieties that Will do
well with the conditions you propose
and attention YOU are able 10 give
them. varieties which are popular in
the markets you propose TO enter.
II We 20 into any OF the different
shipping sections we find that the /
growers use and the markets seem TO /
demand different styles OF packages |
and packing. For instance. We ind |
all California. Oregon aud Idaho |
peaches and plums put mp I'm boxes. l |
think these boxes are Intended 10 hold
ten pounds OF fruit In Michigan the
use small baskets OF various sizes hold
/ ing from twelve TO twenty-five pounds
OF fruit. and they will also load large
quantity Of bushel and half bushel bas-
Kets This last style and the five
/ eighths baskets used i'm Maryland and
/ Delaware have the merit OF being Very
easy 20 pack. In fact 1 think they are
mostly filed up direct from the trees
10y the pickers and hauled TO the cars
without going TO the peach shed az AL
In this section and with our markets
IL is probable that the common SiX-bas-
. ket crate is the most satisfactory pack
age we can use. but I'm Mississippi and
Texas they prefer dat crate with four
baskets.
But the packing and the handling OF
them is very much the same.
You will need packing shed as well
= located as YOU can get it with regard
4, TO your roads. outlets. etc. and should
> be as large and convenient as YOU can
get g. II YOU have amy considerable
q acreage in orchard. This is best on ac-
p. count OF having plenty of room on The
p ground for working and setting the
p, baskets OF fruit. as IL sometimes hap
, pens that we have several hundred
Il. baskets of fruit rushed i'm under cover
- 60 avoid rain or n the packing gets he
, hind for any reason. Then. again. 10 Is
D., very handy 10 have several days sup
ii ply or crates az hand anu made mp Doe
!, forchand II possible These can b
IN stored overhead and brought down a
y, needed Also order a good supply o
u picking baskets and then double Oh
!, order. as you Will sometimes nee
~ them TO keep things from bein
,s checked by complaints OF "no ba'
IN kets"
". AS for the actual packing. cam onl
- say that the idea is 10 get the basket
~ nicely rounded mp So that they VIII ju'
~ be right when the lid is nailed down q
I, them. Always Try TO have all oil
~, peaches on the top OF the crate SO Ia.
oo they will not shake about and tnereh
,v- bruise both themselves and the fru
~. they touch. Also get an average peat
~ in color and appearance ON top Of q
o-o crate and i'm practice We soon get
,,,. the habit or using fruit of finest coli
49,, and appearance for this purpose. Ia
go die the fruit carefully. have all WACO
,o6 with springs. also with covers 10 ke
,as OF sunshine and dust in fair wealth
49, and rain when we have showers.
u, As 10 shipping. we DO not do VIII
ds We want 20 90 generally, but what 4
can DO. In small quantities unie
on You can load with some one and ID
io, make up a car load. you viii have
r. use express and such service as "a
,v choose 10 give you as local freights
.av- too slow. II you can load cars the
ntv frigerotor people Will likely be on ha
the 10 arrange the placing Of The fruit
con the cars.
81 AS TO the selling. can emily give
inc general advice 20 sell as quick as y
: in can and be as sure as you can TO
, q, your money. Get IL. II possible. bef
J M the fruit leaves your possession. uni
fact YOU know YOU are dealing with relia
the and honest people.