The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-02-28
J. L. Dumas Is Suggesting a Basis
for Work to American
Pathological Society
THINKS FIFTY VARIETIES
ENOUGH FOR COMMERCE
Thinks Also That Growers of
Northwest Should Get Together
and Have Their Pack and Box
Made Standard

Growers Of apples in the north
state college. who lectured in North
Yakima Monday in connection with
the state college institute. should
arouse themselves over the LaFcan
apple box bill. Il believe" said Mr.
Dumas 'in a standard package but
I think we should get together and
fight to have our standard adopted. 1t
it too bad that we had not got In first
with our own bill. as that would have
given us a fighting advantage. but we
must get together on the proposition.
1t is useless to oppose the adoption OF
Il standard. The thing to do is to
have our standard made general
Asked whether the uncertainty as
to the package arising from the fact
that the LaFean bill is now before
the country, would delay in any way
the manufacture of packages for the
current year. Mr.. Dumas said that he
did not know what attitude the box
factory people would take but he did
know that uncertainty Is always a dis
turbing element and unsatisfactory in
Il business way.
Recommendations Made
Appended hereto Is Il table of rec
concentrations made by Mr.. Dumas
to the American Pathological society
with reference to the standardizing of
apples. In the past every apple has
been recognized for which recognition
was asked The result is that there
are 3l9 different kinds of commercial
apples recognized in this country.
Mr.. Dumas thinks the list should he
reduced to fifty. He has prepared e,
list of forty and left ten blank spaces
for the addition of ten more. He has
grouped his apples In groups of five,
naming four of each group and leav-
ing the lifth to be flied in by Il con-
census of opinion. The groups start
with the apples which first ripen and
run down to those which are the best
keepers.
No Perfect Apples
Provision Is made for the dctermi-
nation of appearance, for the size Of
the fruit to be marketed and there is
rating determining the merit OF the
! respective apples. 1t will be noted that
no opple is rated as perfect. that be-
ing an ideal which the producers have
yet to attain to, according to Mr.. Du-
mas. The standardization will deter
mine the smallest and largest num-
| Der OF each accredited variety which
| should be packed and 1t is expected
| that this phase of the work Will call
| forth some criticism. The report 1f
| Mr.. Dumas however, is to be publish
ed in various fruit journals. is to hp
| submitted to every association OF
! growers in the United States, to the
| buyers and to all others Interested IN
, GLIDING the nurserymen and the final
| criticisms made and the suggestions
| offered.
| Stamping of Boxes
| Every box Of apples, according 10
| Mr. Dumas. should be stamped with
! the name OF the apple and the num-
! Der of apples I'm the box. 1t should
! also show what month or season the
| apple is AZ its best for consumption.
| Mr. Dumas spoke OF being in storage
! houses in which at Christmas time
| Arkansas Blacks were taken out for
! sale and Jonathans were being held.
1t Is expected that the report final
| ~ adopted by the American pomolos-
| zeal society will be made official Its
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