The daily sentinel., 1907-10-29

middle of a box Chandler is dead
sure to open that very box and to
pick out that very apple the first
break he makes and that means a
long downward" mark on the box.
And why not have the box marked
down" at this end of the line rather
than at the other end where there
are experts just as vigilant as Mr..
Chandler, and their mark down"
means a whole car generally and a
loss of a customer.
The quality of fruit displayed In
eastern markets in boxes coming
from the Grand Valley ds the greatest
advertisement we can have and we
cannot AFFORD to have anything less
than the best we can grow shipped
out. / was in Denver a few years
ago about peach time and as usual
went to Market street where the large
commission houses display fruit by
the car load. l saw an open box
of peaches of quality that the hogs
would turn up their noses at and
when l looked up the grower and
the locality grown l was mortified
to find that 1t came from Palisade,
Colo, and that grower is now one
of the most prominent In that local
ity. l will wager that the single
box cost us the sale of many hun
dreds of boxes of peaches. 1t will
be better to dig hole III the ground
and bury all culls and inferior fruit
and ship none but the very finest.
1t is mistake to advertise the
large number of boxes on single
tree, rather let us brag of the fewer
boxes and those of a high color and
perfect shape and skin. 1t will
take nerve to do the work necessary
but 1t can be done and it must be
done II we would secure good money
every year. | have advocated this
policy for many years and have al
ways hoped to be able to try the ex-
pertinent did not thin enough
this year. but | have not shipped
the inferior fruit. If possible to keep
1t out of the boxes, and next year
l am going to pull Off every apple
which will possible touch another
apple before 1t is grown and colored
and there are several things / have
this season that will be of
benefit along this line that will be
discussed III other articles. but one
thing Is certain, the growers OF the
Grand Valley can not afford to dis
pense with the services of w. s. |
Chandler or some other equally |
inspector. We are on the
right track and can not AFFORD to side
step III the least.
Recently | sent a box of Jonathan
apples to New York City. The re- |
cipient was told by the grocer that |
such fruit only came onto that mar
ket after the New York stock had |
been sold and then 1t was very high |
in price. Indeed 1t must be when |
the wholesale man in New York can |
pay $3.50 and $500 for box to us /
growers and then add the freight. |
commission and storage charges. III
want more of that good New York /
money and am going to have 1t.
1 believe the time is coming when |
the majority of orchards will be less |
than ten acres and the owner will |
personally see to the details of get /
ting the fruit right. A careless
picker can spoil many boxes and 1t
is crime to spoil such fancy |
thing as a red apple after 1t has es-
capped the frost. the worms and the |
elements. A single specked apple |
placed in box by a careless packer |
will spoil that box at New York City |
after all costs have been made. There
fore We want still more rigid in
spection, even to the opening Of every
single box.
AT the Pueblo fair ! met a gentle
man by the name of Harrison, whose
home is at Heston, England, and he
was connected with the Merrivale
Nurseries. He had been to Grand
Junction, and Palisade and was SO
captivated with the country that he
said he should surely move here II
his family did not object too strenu-
ously. He had stopped of at Pueb-
10 on purpose to see our fruit dis
play and was as satisfied as IL he
had furnished some of the plates. A
friend had purchased a tract of land
under the stub ditch and Mr.. Har-
rison anticipated taking an interest
and helping to develop 1t. In a short
conversation he said our people sure
ly did not realize their good for
tune in living in country where such
flavor and color were possible and
insisted that If we realize II we would
take more paii.s with our fruit. Our
soil was capable of growing great
things and all 1t needed was person
al attention aid high state OF cul-