Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-09-30
MARKETING APPLES
't"O CAesES OF TRADE TO BE
>cONelDERED IN PICKING AND
MARKETING FRUIT.
N.%oreetin9 Subject Discussed BY Nm.
~ Alderman, Professor Of Hortl
culture, West Virginia
:: a., UnlVeralty. =


In marketing apples there ere two
great classes Of trade which must be
conaidered. One OF these supplies the
fruit stands and the family tables with
fancy. high quality dessert fruits. The
other supplies the groceries, hotels
and restaurants with cooking arples-
These two classes demand an altogcth-
er different kind OF fruit with different
packages and different prices. The
we'll Informed orchardist knows theeo
awo Glasses and divides his fruit iato
two lots 80 that he may sell TO Adyan:
&age In both markets.
Fer tho first class he knows that no
must produce the best 57ult he Is able
to grow, His varieties must be those
THAT stand for high quality ana attrgo
Mtve appearance such az Grimes, iona.
Rh6n, Staylnan Winesap, Mcintosh and
Spy. His orchard must be cultivated
and sprayed, his fruit thinncd and
carefully picked and packed SO that II
VIII reach It's destination without
mark or blemish.
As q carrier for this kind OF fruit
the box Is rapidly coming into use II
makes neat, attractive package Of
tconvenicAt size and adapts itself most
readily to skillful and careful packing
obviously Il is not package In which
ono should put any second class fruit
or varieties not fit for eating out OF
hand, because 1t is more expensive to
peck than the barrel and must be sold
for fancy price. 1t is q temptation
to pack highly cOlored fruits Of the
Ben Davis type In boxes and attempt
10 sell them to innocent buyers as high
quality apples, but this IS short sight
ed policy for the prices we get In the
future VIII depend largely upon either
our reputation or our notoricty III the
marhct.
I Tho boxes aro made In two sizes 50
'As to adapt Themselves to all shapes
and sizos OF fruits. The "Standnrh"
box ~ loAx11M-1s1 inches, while
the "Spectal' is 10x11x20 inches III
1Hade measurement The ends are
made Of one piece OF wood " inch IN
Ahlckness, the sides are also one piece
wood R inch In thickness, while tho
tops and bottoms Are Of two pieces i
inch thick.
TO enter into tho details OF the Dac?.-
ing methods is impossible OK this tin1o
>hssoause Of hack Of space, but during
Gsie Iionth o. S4yt9lnher the College
EN Agriculture Will ccLd,t3t packing
schools in localities where grJuegs
are anxious 70 try boz packing
10 M cv-rio
'&or fancy fruit tho barrcl is also an
excellent package for that great bulk
fof fruit known as cooking apples
These are purchased in quaatities and
FOR relatively smaller price than the
DESSERT fruits. hence they must be put
UP IN larger packages and at less cx-
pense. For this purpose tho burroI
will probably never be displaced.
{ Although attractiveness is not 90
vital factor in the selling Of barreled
fruit as it is in boxed fruit, stu ex-
perience teaches US that Il Is woll
worth while to exercise some pains to
make the barrel as neat and attractive
: as possible. A clean and tidy barrel
always indicates @ careful packer and
presupposes good fruit and an honest
pack. The face" end Of barret is
always opened for inspection and this
should be packed with care. If tho
fruit is tender or very ripe an excel
''sior pad should first be placed in the
bottom Of the barrel. Lacking this, q
corrugated paper pad Is the next best
thing. II an extra fancy touch is do
slider cheap circle OF fancy, white
paper may be placed next TO the cush-
ion. On this lay the "faccrs" which
have been selected. These should be
of uniform and medium size, well col
ored and perfect specimens. Place
them stem doWnwarGS in concontric
circles SO arranged that the last apple
will just fill the space in the center
without having to select an extra large
or small fruit. One large apple on tho
face will spoil the looks Of al the
other medium sized ones. one layer