The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-08-02
Sales Manager of Yakima Valley
Fruit Growers Association
Making Up Instructions
FRUIT WILL COMMAND
MUCH BETTER PRICES
Condition Under Which the Pro-
duct Is Prepared for Market
Will Determine Its Suitability
and Price With Consumer


Yakima Valley Fruit Growers assoc
citation is preparing and sending out
instructions to members of the or
ganization as to picking and packing
fruit There are a number of points
that he emphasizes as being very i'm
portant to the producer of fruit in
getting all there is out of the pro-
duct by preparing it In the very best
way and most attractive manner. The
Yakima valley has the fruit and will
always command attention and price
when picked and packed in the right
manner.
What Mr.. Wait has to say is not
Of course. new to most of the grow
ers. but there are many in the BUSH
ness who have gone into it from
other walks OF life. and they are
glad to receive the instructions
Pick and Pack Fruit Cool
All fruit should be picked in the
cool Of the morning OF the evening.
but If that is impossible and the fruit
has to be picked In the middle of the
day. II should be left out over night
to cool off before packing and ship
pinA.
Peaches should be Of good color
and maturity, sound, with no worms
This covers all varieties, from 1896.
1884. 60-72 and 1850. The bottom
and top layers should consist or the
same number and size; sides of boxes
sprung, and each box to be stamped
with standard rubber stamp. The
Triumph, Imperials, Alexander and st.
John come under the 9S-105 classih-
cation; while the Triumph, Alexan
der, Hales Early, Early Crawford and
Hulls Late Free. AKA three tier are
packed in crates.
Plums should be free from worms,
bruise or defect. All varieties are
'paCked AKA and 5x5, in crates of four
baskets. two or three tier to the bas-
ket. every tier being uniformly num-
bered. Climax, Wilckson and Kelsey
must be packed not smaller than Ski
for top two tiers. Each crate is to be
stamped with standard stamp.
For apricots the grading will be
governed practically by the same rules
as applied 20 plums.
Ncatncss and Uniformity
Neatness and uniformity should
mark all pears marketed, and these
must be free from worms. bruise or
defect. and packed to weigh not less
than. fifty pounds in the four-tier
pack. No pear should measure less
than 2 e inches in diameter, while in
the five-ticr, no less than 215 inches.
Half boxes may be packed with not
less than three tier no pear less than
"a inches in diameter, to weigh not
less than 25 pounds to the half box.
The covers Of boxes should be
sprung Each box to be marked with
standard stamp.
Grapes should be fully matured.
carefully picked, properly trimmed
and wilted at least "a hours before
packing.
Appearance Counts
In picking pears, cafe should be
taken not to take those less than u
or "a inches in diameter. with sugar
enough to carry; then they ripen in
stead of whitening. An indication
that the pear is i'm condition Is that
1t has taken on light green color.
Italian prunes and plums. as well as
pears. should be carefully picked win
stem on, and should retain all their
bloom. The bloom on the plum,
grape or prune is worth 25 cents a
crate extra. Fruit is bought on its
looks. Any time consumer likes the
looks Of the fruit and buys it on that
account and usually pays better prices
for it because It is what he wants.
Leaving the stem on preserves the
fruit and makes a good even pack
easier.
Peaches should be picked hard,
green and carefully graded as to
quality and evenly sized, the various
sizes to be plainly stenciled on the
end of the box. TOO much care can
not be taken, says Mr.. Wait. IN pur-
ting marks and stencils on plainly
and neatly. Attractive labels are also
important, the appearance of the
pack often times adding 10 to Is per
cent to the value.
Good, st.ong boxes are also essen
tial said Mr. Wait. Five penny ce-
ment nails should be used in making
peach, pear and prune crates, the tops
to be put on with six penny straight
nails which will admit Of frequent
opening Of the blk without splitting
the covers. The material, Of course,
should be new and clean