The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-05-12
Shipping specked Apples.


There is an abundance of good fruit
That goes to waste only because it
rots, or starts to rot, before it gets
mellow enough to use.
There is kind of prejudice against
~specked apples"-and in many
cases justly, too, and in some cases
unjustly.
III those who own and sell the fruit
could have just understanding with
those who use it, there could be much
or this mellow, specked fruit saved
to the advantage Of both parties. A
number Of years ago l had occasion
to sell basket of very ripe apples,
that were considerably specked. to a
family of good people Cor 1 tried to)
but they were returned with the
word that they want sound apples:
they said that these are too rotten. :"
l took the spelling apples back and
sent In basket of very sound ap-
ples-but those that were rejected
were better than the sound lot. were
really worth more-in fact, they were
worth as much as any basket full Of
sweet apples that l have seen in the
town of Winston at any time.
During the summer some apples,
many Of them (and various other
fruits, too), are apt to get a little
specked before they get we'll ripened.
1t is right to sell apples that get a
little specked, provided we can have
fair understanding with those who
want to use ripe fruit. The NEST of
the varieties of summer apples fail
to get we'll ripened if they are gath
cred from the tree before they get
little specked
Now, even in October. nearly every
variety OF apples that we have hang
Ing on the trees are rotting badly,
and those that are starting to rot
are much better favored than the
sound ones.
1 used to drive to Winston Selling
fruit" but the roads are being made
better, much better Gall OF which I
most approve Off, but with these
smooth roads the horseless horse
frightening machines are being run
out-and instead Of driving" to
Winston, as We used to be glad to
do, We ship off the apples by rail.
When we ship out the apples to
friends unseen we (who are we'll
acquainted with the excellent quali-
ties of a "specked" apple) can't be
there in person to receive the "bas-
ket" back and change the lot, or,
rather say 'cut the specks out and
then your fruit will be all right"
Really, the thing to do is to have an
understanding and sell the fruit at
whatever it is worth-however the
'specks." In this month apples are
being handled both for present use
and also for long keeping. If sound
apples are ordered, or bargained for
one has no right to include any
specked apples-but if they are in
tended for present use, and in this
the parties having an understanding,
those who use the fruit can do we'll
by being patient. and economical
enough to use some of the specked
apples.
However the above. the editors
and those Who read, will please allow
it to be said tat while it is the case
that nearly all our apples, here in the
low grounds, are gone or are about
to be "specked" and gone, there are
many fine sound apples hanging on
the trees in the mountains Of this
State-and considering the great cli-
mate of our mountains, that is so
we'll adapted to the growing of win
ter apples, there should be many
more cultivated orchards.-W. F.
Grabs. Stokes County. N. c., in the
Progressive Farmer.