Middletown transcript., 1911-11-25

market in the best way so as to bring the
higheet prices. He said the apple growing
industry had passed through stages,
LIST 60 years ago when fine apples grew
plentifully and required but little care;
then after number OF years came the I'd
period when fungi, insects, tbs scale and
all sorts o. pests began to attack the fruit.
and finally ruined it SO that farmers quit
trying to raise apples any more, so i'll
were the results in quantity and worse yet
in quality.
| 81 Then came the present stage in the
growth of apples, when an ever increasing
demand for fine applds had arisen, after
the grower by using sprays, and insect
and other pest germicides, had insured a
good, healthy crop once more, with quail.
ties even increased by seed selection, and
formation Of new varieties.
Mr.. 0swold showed how the apples
should be boxsd-not barrelled nor bas.
keted; each apple neatly wrapped in spe.
cially prepared paper and the apples ar.
ranged by twos and threes etc., with ar
tistic display features such as a diagonal
Of red uncovered apples attractiyely show.
ing in the center of the wrapped apples.
He said every box should have an az
tractiVe picture label on one end with a
brand name. This insured the prompt
sale of boxes thus branded which had
been found by test always to contain the
given brand honestly packed throughous
with no topping off, which was a very
poor policy.
Mr.Oswold said the difference between
apples thus attractively packed in boxes
that held just SO many without either
bruising or rolling about, was very great.
Thus peach basket filed with apples
brought so cents while crate or box
holding only 2 times as much brought 81
to 81. 75 for the same apples. He advocated
thinning out the fruit even to so per. r.centl
For you get just as many bushels and
better, bigger apples that bring a much
greater price,"
Put printed circulars in your boxes
describing your fruit and telling how to
use to the best advantage the various va.
rieties, and giving the growers name and
residence, agricultural societies to which
be belongs, and put pad ON top OF the
apples and neatly cover them with paper
folds, to prevent bruising."
At the conclusion of the lectures each
person was given some literature on the
subject which is being distributed free by
the Pennsylvania railroad company under
whose auspices and at whose expense
this campaign of Improved Farming is
being conducted. These pamphlets were
an ITO page book printed with illustra.
tions on the finest stock of heavy glazed
paper called Increasel The Crop Per Acre.
A 81 page book with 81 full page ilIustra.
tions, entitled Earning Possibilities of
the Del, Md. and Va. Peninsula. This
pamphlet is worth lis weight in gold to
any farmer who will accept it as a gift,
and read and practice its teachings.
The book tells the story of low the
railroad company has made ''the desert
rejoice and blossom as the rose'', on the
forlorn A acres of barren land at the Bac.
on station, bought by them in January
1910 for an Experimental Farm" to show
the farmers of the Peninsula what great
things brains could do for q worthless,
barren piece of land.
Again the Company gives four more
smaller books of about l30 pages ''Ths
Orchard Primer" "Orchard DEVELOPMENT
Spraying, Essentials of Soil Fertility"
and "Alfalfa."
Every farmer should have and read
carefully the book on "Soil Fertility"
The company will furnish these books to
all farmers applying forthem.
THE TRANSCRIPT takes great pleasure in
this new departure of the
railroad Company that has for over so
years been drawing fat dividends out of
this Peninsula.
There it delightful qtid pro quo, give
and take, about it that marks q new era
in the company's dealings with the farm.
ers whose toll has proven such a rich
g-anery to the company's Golfers.
While no one pretends this circulation
of. fine literature on farming, these lectures
so usefully bestowed gratis, are exhibit
tions of pure philanthropy-nobody eth
er wants or expects that-oue must admit
that il is at least two sided benefit; for
while it will. of course, greatly increase
in few years tire freight and passenger
income of the Company-as indeed for so
an OUTLAY of trouble and
money it rightly should-it will also
yet more greatly inure to the benefit of
the farmers and all those living on the
Peninsula.
This new policy of the company is as
wise as it is liberal and THE TRANCsRIPT
speaks its commentator of
The praiseworthy scheme.
It has had in the past just occasion to
,riticise the company for its neglect and
unjust treatment OF this important station
the biggest dividend getter
IN the whole Peninsula outside of Will
nington. Now why not extend the same
lew departure of fair play give as well as
axe, to the town and win the grateful
rood will of its people, instead OF the
curses not loud but deep" of former
years? Why not give Middletown at least
be convenences of travel while you are
beauty and magnifcence upon
'ther towns making the company less re-
urns? Do it,gentlemen of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and no one will more
ustily swell the paens of your praise than
HE MIDDLETowN TRANSCRIPT.