The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-28
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-Lumberton an Excellent
Market-Some Choice Sam
nles Sent the Editor.

Market-Some Choice Sam
pies Sent the Editor.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
Please accept these rather poor
samples of our July apples.
Fruit is very inferior this year.
Some of the earlier varieties are
gone and the late apples are not
Tipe yet. Peaches are almost al
failure with us. | suppose sol
bushels have rotted under my
trees since first of June. and
those that did not rot are under
size, knotty, or ruined with
worms.
Our people should either can,
evaporate or preserve all the
fruit possible this year as food
supplies will be high another year
and nice fruit is always accept
able to the inner man. Fruit when
taken in season is one of the
most healthy articles of food.
Our farmers should save the
warts on the farm either for their
tables or for market: that which
is considered worthless now may
be luxury next winter, and ear
" spring. | am aware that
goodly number of our people
save their fruit. but some do not.
We should remember that fruit
is always a good price in the
winter time and that Lumberton
is one Of the best fruit markets
In the State. We heard a drum
mer say only a few years ago
that Lumberton handled more
fruit than any town of it's size in
the State. | suppose he had ref
erence to the retail trade. The
writer we'll remembers when
quite a young man land we are
not old now that the late F. T.
Bond ordered barrel of North
ern apples and that some of our
merchants actually went to Mr..
Bonds place of business to see a
barrel of apples and told him he
would never sell them. But he
did sell them, and at fancy price,
too. am unable to say just
what the fruit trade of Lumber
ton is but l know it is enormous
for a place of it's size.
Now Mr.. Farmer, you have
the fruit, you have the market,
and if you will put your fruit in
nice marketable shape it is bound
to go. Why should we, if live,
wide-awake farmers, allow this
opportunity to go by? Let's gel
busy and save ourapples, peaches
tomatoes, grapes, pears, plums
etc., that go to waste every sum
mer and turn them into dollars
Why allow others to reap this rich
harvest.
We must prune and spray oul
vines and trees, and give then
the care they so richly deserve
Fruit trees are subject to disease
There are certain pests that de
stroy them. Our farmers shoCl'
study the nature of those pests
etc., in order that they may b
controlled. There are remedie
that can be used with good re
suits. Get Mrs. Farmer" inter
ested in taking care of the fruit
if she is not already. Perhap
she needs a Gamer, or she ma
need book of instructions.
may be that you do not give tn
matter the attention you SHOULD
In either case, or both, write you
Congressman and tell him to sen
YOU Farmers Bulletins Nos. Isl
181 and 203.
Well, Mr.. Editor, started OF
to ask you to accept these al
pies, and just look where al
at. But it cannot be helpe
now, 80 please excuse me tn
time. With best wishes for TT
Robesonian and it's many reat
ers. w. 0. B.
Lumberton, N. c., R. F. D.
July q, 1910.
THE samplesMr. Blake brougl
are among the prettiest we hay
ever seen. 1t is a rare thing tn
one sees such fruit except at
TAR, and these samples would a
tract attention at any fair. Tv
or more samples of each XIII
were wrapped separately, wi
tables as follows: June Swee
enlng-Am l not pretty?"-al
they are beauties; "Pippin
Baldwin, am nice for winter
and they look it; 'Iiorse a
ple-you will say tina t | am t
best'-delicious; Gloria Nor
l am the best-take a bite