Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-09
INSTRUCTIONS FOR =
FRUIT SHIPPERS
Some Rules TO Be Observed by
Those Who Intend TO Ship
Penrs and Other Fruit.

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ers, and at the request of others who
did not see these instructions, we are
repnblisbing the following article
" which appeared in the last weeks is
sue Of the Courier, in the hope that
the fruit shipping may be accomplish
ed with the greatest degree OF ease
and safety.
The Grants Pass Fruit Growers
Association has all arrangements com
pleted for shipments of fruit and melons
for this season. The warehouse of the
gristmill has been rented of H. A.
Corliss and the Association will now
have the exclusive use of large pack
ing room and have the use of siding
where the cars are not kicked about
. every few hours.
Unless a cool spell of weather comes
to hold back the ripening of fruit the
picking of Bartlett pears will commence
on Monday, August IL, and all unpacked
pears must be delivered at the Associa-
TONS warehouse by noon the following
day and packed fruit by 5 p. m. This
is absolutely necessary as the car will
be started for New York that night and
unless there is enough for second
car the pears left over will be shipped
to Portland and take the chances of
low market. The first pears in the
Eastern markets bring the fancy prices
and every day s delay means decrease
in price. Last year picking was begun
on Tuesday morning and owing to the
slowness of the farmers in getting
their pears in the loading of the car was
delayed until Friday, Causing loss of
Csc box on the pears as the drop was
that much in the New York market.
This season the car will be loaded
within 40 hours after picking has begun
and if tits delayed by non-arrival of
pears the late corners will be fined 10c
a box for each day they cause the ear
to be delayed. Pears must not be pick
ed when hot as they will wilt and will
= not stand long shipment. Picking must
begin at daylight and stop so soon as
the heat of the day comes en- ate or
10 O'Clock. The hauling can be done
during the day but the fruit must be
!. CAREFUL covered from the sun and dust
and the boxes kept perfectly clean.
Pears are ready to pick SO soon as the
point of the seed begins to turn brown.
They must not be dropped ever one
inch in the basket or picking sack, as
the very smallest bruise will rot the
pear during the IL days in the car for
New York. Shipment will positively
be refused to growers who handle their
fruit roughly. Don't pick a pear less
than "a inches in diameter, leave the
small ones to grow for the second pick
ing, and only perfect fruit will be re-
ceived. Get extra help so the picking
can all be done in one morning if
possible. Pears will be received in
quantities from one box up and for this
year from any person whether member
OF the Association or not. All desiring
to ship pears through the Association
must notify me at once. All pears
within convenient distance to Grants
pass must be brought to the warehouse
for packing. Growers at a distance
and having so boxes or more will have
packers sent them and they must get
their boxes and paper at once. Small
Iots had better be taken to the neigh
Dor who has a packing crew, but if
not convenient then be brought to the
Association g warehouse. Pears are so
tender and having to be shipped 1000
miles to market they must be hauled
If on a common wagon then put on
high sideboards and fill with hay and
set the boxes on they hay and drive
with the greatest care and walk the
horses. Small lots can be brought in
loose in boxes, but it is best to wrap
each pear in old news or other paper
for if there is any of the pearsat all
bruised the lot will he refused as we
shall take no chances with a bad lot
that will endangerthe sale Of the care
full growers fruit.
This Association is going to attain
the MedfOrd prices for pears and the
Hold River prices for apples and
! growers who will not conform to its
Y rules will have to sell where they can
and get swindled as they have almost
every year or loose their pay entirely
as many of the farmers did last fall