The Marshall republican., 1912-11-08
Ozark Apples at 4oc Each

forty cents each on the m nu cards
of a few exclusive hotels In New
York City this winter, which Is
about the price of a bushel OF
apples on the general marke..
with the prospect OF an unu-u'l-
iy large crop Of apples In all Sec
tons of the United States this
year. A. T. Nelson & Son, who
own an orchard cover g one hund
red ares at Lebanon, Mo-, decided
early in the season that something
unusual would have to be done to
realize n good profit on their crop
SO Mr.. Nelson went to New York
City during the middle of the sum
mer to look into the situation
there.
He believed that a fanny packed
apple would bring good prices and
he contracted with a commission
man of That city to furnish six
thousand apples packed In indivi-
dual boxes fo- fifteen cents each,
Z. o. b. Leblnon. He also contract
ed To cell one thousand boxes con
tain ng twelve apples, each for
fifty cents a tox Mt Lebanon The
individual box pack and the fancy
box pack are an experiment to
lind out Just how mach money
people sre willing TO pay for ex-
elusive supplies. The commission
n has Sc, the prise OF the in
dividual box packed apples at for
~ eents each and the fancy fam
uy box ut 81. whieh Is eight and
one-third cents each for the APP
pie With the pasteboard box
thrown in
The menu cards will advertise
these apples a. follows: Nelson
4 Son Ben Davis apple in indi-
vidu1l box. 500 On tueceeding
lines will appsar the same word
ing with the exception OF the var
iety OF apple. which will include
Gano. Willow Twig. Minkler and
ingram.
The guest will order the variety
he desires, which will be served in
the sealed box with a silver knife
60 cut the seal. The consumer
will cut the seal and remove the
apple from the box, which will be
returned TO the waiter with the
usual tip for service. The con-
opens the box so that no
mans fingers will have contamin-
mated the apple before II reaches
the final purchaser. for the apples
are picked and packed by young
women
Each apple for the individual
box pick must have at least two
perfect leaves attached 10 thu stem
Young women with shears cut
the selected apples from the tree
and place them on a cloth-coverI
cd table for inspection. II any Of
the leaves fall from the stem or
the APPLE Is not perfe:t In color,
conformation, size and condition,
II is thrown out. Apples which
pass muster are dipped In a solu-
ton which closes the pores OF the
apple and leaves, causing the APP
pie TO retain its original flavor and
the leaves to keep their natural
color. After the solution has dried
the apples n carefully packed In
soft tissue paper so that the ap-
pie Is covered but the leaves re-
main outside. Each apple Is pack
ed In its box as 1t Is wrapped
and the top Is sealed Each APP
pie must be three and a half in
ches in diameter and not more
than a quarter OF an inch larger.
Twelve boxes are packed in a
carton, each box having printed
on its top the name OF grower
and name Of variety contained.
The name OF the grower also Is
printed ON the top OF the carton.
Six cartons make a case for ship
ping.
The fancy family boxes contain
twelve standard apples of a var
iety, each carefully wrapped in
soft tissue. paper and placed in
individual spaces in the box. But
the apples do not have any leaves
attached and are not dipped In the
solution, the presc ription for
which was made up by a Chicago
chemist and is known only to him
and TO Mr. Nelson and his son.
The name o; the grower Is print
ed a~rtistlcaily ON the cover of the
box and the name OF the variety
is placed on with a rubber stamp
Six boxes make a case, the same