Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-01-30

State Horticultural Inspector ].
r. Field read a very inter esting
paper at the recent meeting of the
state association, in which he tells
what he saw on visit to several
eastern apple markets, and from
knowledge gained there as well as
experience as grower he recon-
mends the proper trees to plant.
The paper read as follows:
1t has been my privilege and
good fortune to be able to visit the
eastern fruit markets within the
last two months, spending few
days in Washington, D. c., New
Yerk city and Chicago. also
made a brief visit at Kansas City.
The points which | particularly
wished TO look into was the general
popularity of the western box ap-
pies, and last but not least the
standing of our Idaho apples as
compared with those of the adjoin-
ing states of Washington, Oregon
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from Idaho which are especially
desired by the eastern consumer.
gathered this information by
visiting the commission houses
where our apples are offered and
then the fancy groceries and fruit
stores where the fruits are finally
offered to the consumer.
At this season of the year the
only fruit from Idaho was the ap-
pie, as the season for the prune,
our leading fruit, had gone by. II
is, however, hardly necessary tc
say that it is now universally &C
knowledged that the Idaho Italian
prunc is superior IN keeping quail
ity, appearance TO those grown in
any other section. In the produc'
ton of Italian prunes we can claim
unchallenged supremacy.
l may safely say that the western
box apples have captured the fame,
apple trade of the east. In M
case did the handler for the fame,
trade, either wholesaler or retailer
desire anything else if they coult
secure the box apples at price a
all in comparison with barrel ap
plies. BY this mean three time
as much per bushel for box apple
as they would give for eastern bar
relied fruit. Let the significant
of this remark come home to you
three times as much for wester
apples as for the eastern. Their
must be reason for this. TIL
reason is not hard to find. l
Idaho, in a properly cared for or
chard, the grower should be able
pack three fourths of the crop /
the fancy grade. In the east, Will
it is possible to produce some ar
pies as fine as ours, it is not pos
sibie to produce but a small pc
cent that are high grade. There
fore, it is probably economical Il
the eastern grower TO follow tt
present methods of packing. Viii
with us, we grade very closely an
pack uniform apples IN each be
with proper distinguishing mari
upon the package, that the consun
er may always depend absolute
upon every box being just as repr'
sented.
Among western apples four
Idaho apples ranking with tho
from any other state, and in
equal demand at equal price
Fancy Idaho apples were only e
celled in price obtained by ii
Spitzenburg from Oregon. 10 Il
Oregon Spitzenburg we shall ha
to award the palm of being t
highest priced apple in the ma
kets, speaking generally and not
a few particular boxes.
| visited the largest cold stora
house in New York in compa
with one of the large dealers
that city, and saw there apples
all varieties, from all sections
the west and | can unhcsitatins
say that Idaho fruit was the pc
of any and superior to the ma.
portion.
While found many variet
in the market, only few VIZ
really desired and had aga
thoroughly impressed upon
mind the necessity OF growi
only those kinds which are p
ticularily desirable here. l
Jonathan. Grimes Golden, Ro
Beauty and Winesap are the OF
Idaho varieties whose reputat'
is ests blished and other variet