Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-04-22
Of Interest to
Apple Growers

SPOKANE, Apill L i'-ooLHS VI inc
important incidental causes for the
low prices received by northwestern
apple growers this year which the
growers themselves can and should
correct in the future, viewed from the
standpoint of a man whose duty it
has been to inspect shipments at the
principal gateways to the east, were
given by Sam G. Campbell of Hood
River upon his return from Omaha.
Large apples from young trees, no
matter what variety, should not be
included in the same shipment with
those from older trees, because they
do not keep as well and the result
usually is that when the car is in
spected upon arrival at the market
the buyer finds the apples from the
young trees going to pieces or begin
ming to do so and bases his price for
the whole car on them" stated Mr..
Campbell. The best way for the
grower to avoid trouble is, in picking,
to keep the large apples from the
young trees entirely separate from
those grown on the older trees. He
should never pack them in the same
boxes, and should keep the boxes sep
arate.
Moreover, the grower, in packing,
ghnI1l in r. nNpantinnG
eliminate all of the apples which
he finds bruised or defective, because
the fellow at the other end knows just
as well what constitutes good fruit
as the grower does, and, the way the
luck seems to run, the buyer, in in
specting a car, is more often liable to
open a bad box than good one, and
the price for the good stock suffers
in consequence. This, to my knowl-
edge, happened many times during
the past season.
"An essential feature of loading
the fruit-few growers apparently
realize how essentials that in
every car there should be a manifest
showing the tier sizes, which should
be absolutely correct. Time is valu-
able at the market end, and frequent
ly buyer turns down car, refusing
to accept it or demanding a rebate
because the manifest is not right and
his confidence in the shipment is de-
stroyed by that unfortunate fact.
cite this because of specific cases
which came to my attention.
" 1t is poor business to include al
inferior variety along with a good va
riety in the same car, and just as dis
astrous to the grower to ship G grad,
with extra fancy. In every case wher
possible a car should be limited to
separate variety and grade. Some
times there is a market for nike
cars, but not often. compared to tn
number OF such cars that we're sen
rolling to market this season.
"The opinion prevails among
great many people-even growers
that when fruit goes into storage
keeps indefinitely. but it does no
There is a limit to the life of an
apple in storage. and shippers shoul
endeavor to move their stock out c
storage in time for the fruit to reac
consumers in the best condition
Mixing varieties on the part of tn
growers sometimes prevents thi
even If the shipper is on the alert
For illustration, Winesaps, Spit;
enbergs, Rome Beauties, NEWTON
Pippins, Winter Bananas, Ganos, BE
Davis, Blacl. Dess. Delicious and JoI
athans keep well in storage, viii
Stayman Winesaps, Wagners, BlaC
Twigs and York Imperials are lab
to take on an early scald in storaf
which becomes particularly motto
able shortly after being taken out an
starts a quick decay. If the grove
put these and similar varieties in sto
age they must watch them careful
and remove them before they beg
to show evidence of storage scald."