The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-08-19

II was because of the difficulty Of obtaining
apples that had been packed with extreme care
that many large buyers-particularly those buy.
Ing for foreign markets;-some years ago In
augurated the practice Of buying the apples
on the trees and themselves attending to the
picking and shipment. The plan has proven so
satisfactory to both growers and buyers that 1t
has been paid for the fruit ION the trees" In
single orchard. OF course. the grower does not
get as large a lump sum as he would for the
packed apples, but his net return Is as great or
greater and he saves himself no end Of trouble
and worry and controversy. The apple buyer
who purchases an apple crop on the trees in
this fashion may bring in his own expert pick
ers to harvest the fruit or he may merely EN-.
ploy the labor In the neighborhood
1t is sometimes declared that considerable
portion of the American people has to put up
with what are. in effect second-grade apples,
while the proudest products Of our orchards go
scooting past our doors enroute to castles and
hotels and mansions beyond the Atlantic. OF
course. this is true only in a measure I'm
mense quantities Of all the high-priced varieties
Of American apples are consumed right here at
home although 1t may be admitted that the bulk
Of the supply for the populous eastern cities
comes from the orchards Of New York. New
England and other districts that are close at
hand. But, by the way. 1t may be added that
the apple,growing industry in New England is
taking great brace" as regards the quality
Of the fruit produced. Stony hisides, particu-
larly in Connecticut, are. under the advanced
methods of cultivation. being made to yield
heavy crops of huge. delicious apples and II this
sort Of thing keeps on the time Is coming when
New England apples will vie in the markets of
the world with the prize specimens from the
west coast
noticeable characteristic Of the American
apple growing industry in all sections Of the
country is found in the immense numbers Of
people who are entering the field. There seems
to be something Of a general mania to take up
fruit raising which exceeds in extent the STAN
pede Of few years ago to get into the poultry
raising business. good many Of the newcom-
ers have had little experience in fruit raising.
or indeed In farming of any sort and those who
arc laboring. as many Of them are, under the
delusion that fruit-raising ID an easy money"
proposition requiring neither experience nor
hard work, would seem doomed to q rude
awakening On the other hand many Of the
men who have lately taken up apple raising az
serious business are shrewd business men Of
energy and determination who will win out In
the end. even II they do stumble . few times at
FIRST. What II more, . number Of them have
the capital back Of them to stick at the game
and this IL important inssmuch AZ the apple IN
dustry IL liable to prove . waiting game.-not
only with young trees which have not reached
tho DosA ih8 oSe8O out oAsC " 0SAn0 OAs1hs win
mature orchards when late frost or other In
suspicious conditions may ruin crop and allow
the grower no chance for prcnt until full
year hence.
Some OF the apple growers have sxprsssst
fear within the past year or two that this Inn
mense influx Of apple producers viii serve to
in time glut the market and force down prfcs2
The bestposted authorities. however. take lit
tie stock In any dire predictions IN this direc-
ton. They point out that not only 10 apple CON
sumption bound to have . natural increase pro
portionats to the growth IN the population Of the
country. but moro signincant still h the CIR.
cumstance that the American people are learn
ing to make Dors extensive uss of this suprsme
" hsalthful fuit, serving II n variety Of new
forms which win make the fSuit what q ought
to bs.--a staple On every An1srioan table