The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-02-21
AND MARKETING OF
FRUIT.

By j. S. Carver, in Ogden Examiner
AS distributor and retailer of the
products and goods that you peo-
pie are so vitality interested in, l
! shall not attempt to talk to you along
lines of the proper methods and
standards of growing" and cult
waiting your products. The horticul-
turalists of Utah, and particularly
those of our own vicinity and CONT
guous localities are fast reaching the
stage of ideal perfection in the scien-
ce' of growing, cultivating and pro-
ducing not only the finest and best
qualities Of fruits, such as can be
successfully grown in our territory,
but likewise all other products of the
soil, so that now you can produce
the goods--the best goods of the kind
that the world knows Of The next
point is, and the one that you will
perhaps expect me to talk to you
about, and the one that has proven
of such pinching importance to those
of you who participated in this last
seasons marketing, is How to get
rid of the goods that you have thus
produced in the quantities and quail
tiles that you can grow at a pro-
fitable price, and a price that will
give permanence and stability to an
industry that Utah cannot afford to
allow to stagnate and grow weedy.
Picking the Fruit
have visited the California Or
chards, and | find that the fruit
growers there, that is those of the
larger industries, watch their fruits
carefully during the different stages
Of ripening, they have skilled labor
in the fields and as the fruit ripens
is is carefully picked, packed and
marketed The don't wait until
there is any certain percentage of
the fruit to gather, but they pick it
while the ''pickings' good" and at
the right time. 1t may cost little
more to handle it in this manner, but
they get better results, the fruits
are not allowed to become over-ripe
but are thus cared for during the
very best shipping stage, it is mar
keted gradually as it ripens, the mar
kets are satisfied and not over
crowded with different grades or the
goods.
And while on the subject of pack |
ing our goods, want to say a word |
to you about the grading your fruits.
Heretofore, I believe it has been the
practice in some cases if not gem
orally, to pack your fruits CT diff
ferert grades without regard to size
or number in the box They should |
be graded as to size and the boxes
should be stenciled to show the NAM
Der per box and by whom packed,
thus giving a strong individuality to
your Efforts. and a recognized "sys-
tenn which is always factor in ar
guing the merits Of the article.
How and When to PICK.
Those who are interested in the
picking Of oyr fresh fruits should be
educated when and how to pick the
fluit--to pick it right and at the
right time. Thew should be taught the
results Of mixing green,
partly ripe, and ripe fruit. There
must be uniformity Of quality as well
as size. This is of great Importance,
and ! appreciate that it will be with
no little difficulty that you will edu
cate the fruit pickers and those who
the picking, as to just
what is desired by the markets, what
will be leader, and what will be
powerful advertisement for the fruits
of this district. We are young in the
DuoIu6SS anu LIeIe are MANY IHluSS |
that we have to learn, and many
things that we must impart to those
connected with us in this industry,
to make it the success that others
have reached, and that We can reach
by perseverance and the cooperation
that these meetings are SO fully
bringing about.
Neglected Home Markets.
There has been a great tendency
of our fruit growers to neglect the
local markets, by supplying them
with the inferior qualities of fruits
such as have been culled from the
goods that are considered shipping
stock because of this the local dis
tributor and the Utah consumer gets
the defective, blemished, over-ripe,