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AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL. 
April. 1900. 
closed packages bo subject to Inspection l«y 
flic government Inspector. 
4. That provision lie math for Inspection 
not only at the ocean ports of export, hut 
nNo »r the <*«pio-f of shipper*. Hi local 
points of shipment* )u the c.i.e of car In's 
f. That for local inspection n rmsonahlr 
senle of charges !«• made of the shipper m- 
noressnry to the <iuinre as to any tree that 
grows. 
THE BEN DAVIS APPLE. 
The Ben riHvlt apple trmy Iip ilic most 
regular and ]>roliflc hearer on eni'lli, the 
fluent apple to limit at. anil flu: best ki'Pp- 
e. of all till- apples vrotTU or known, but 
questing such Inspection gauged n,.-enrdlug „ij oiuih 11 I* Aid Inferior apple, in- 
to the number of carloads to be li.specb d rij-loi In lei Mire, m flavor, and In all the 
fl. That lu such latter rase 1 lie inspector 
shall apply some distinctive tnapcfltloa 
brnml to ahow that tlic package*! hove been 
Inspected and found I" l"' honestly parked 
7 . That the name of both packer nod 
shipper be required to hr placed on iMtvIi 
package. 
Standard Barrels and Packages. 
The Nova Scotia Emit Grower* en- 
dorsed the iitiovc resolution. and then gave 
their views mi packages. 
The Cnnaflliiu povr-rtinmd ban passed 
tin' foiinwiug act. giving rnumla a uniform 
apple barrel, and It Is to lie regretted that 
It Is not of the aiimt dimensions ns thp 
standard barrel adopted by the Knifed 
States, ntnl that It doe* nut apply to po- 
toeg and other vegetable? shipped In bat- 
ivls. Our worthy vice president n«* thl* 
business In hand, and will, I hope, sue 
card In having the act amended Mils year. 
November 18. Section of Act 2. — On and 
after the 1 st day of .Inly, 100ft, Section 18 
of the Weights and Mcanur-s Art shall he 
repented, and the following "hall be *nl>- 
stltiltcd therefor: 
“Ih. All apples packed in Canada for min 
by the barrel shall lip packed cither In 
cylindrical veneer harr-b having nil Inside 
• Piiiueter or 18 loohr-. and one. third and 
E7 Inches from head in head inside ineaaurr 
nr in court strong ha ml- or aoianwn d vnind 
27 Inches between flip hruds Inside meat 
Tire, nnrt having a heart .llametpr of 17 
inches anil a middle diameter of 19 indie 
Keutlab for a cooking, buhing or dessert 
apple. It 1 -: pun by hi texture and tuucy 
in flavor. 1' sells on tie looks. Nt-vv toil; 
Ha rmcr. 
Yes; It 1% the same old story we hull'd 80 
..ear- ago, |mt every year till* wonderful 
a/ipl- 1 - metre extensively grown nud tuar- 
Urteil. In spile or all abuse It out grows 
lill'l out sell* score* of wbnt UP' mltcd hot- 
ter apples TIi,. great mistake frequently 
made Is trying to use thn Ron Pin In before 
it Is ripe. 11 ninv iippcftr to | n - ruddy (or 11*0 
In the fall, while lu fart II is not gene rally 
ripe until I'ehniary Mnrch or April. If 
properly cooked It makes -.uue ..r excel 
font qualMy. The Ron I'avls and E.lberta 
bea> h have <-ntni* In -lav, -RilHnr. 
Peaches and Plums. 
.1. A. Yager, in discussing plums, report 
ed that lie bad not found the European va- 
rictlea pioiltnblc. They were not linrdy in 
extreme winters like that of ’98-'90, and 
1 In- birds hod a special l'omluess for I hem. 
Of Ijiiertcan plum* ho hml grown atnmi 
■ji.ki bVftbala nnmuilly. Ills crop of 'P7 sold 
f..r S), that oi I'S for *1.81. nml Pit for 
<1.24 per bushel, single hop* in 1 »n orchard 
have ii.tted sr. nunually lb- would plant 
lv Soto with Wyant, would also plum 
Stoddard, Wolf. Ilaw In vc, KotOM Garden, 
Wild Ouoac, Miner, and In flip paalirn 
itiuiiih L of the si a lb 1 'oilawaiamio, llu> 
lull. 1 not being hardy In wc«torti counth-w, 
Hi* method of gathering was to spread a 
canvas under the tree mol nfb 1 dosing tile 
opening shake nlT Iho plums TllCfif were 
f I vi-ii .-.oiled and graded by In >y and packed 
and slilpped In peck bnsluts. A* Ids mar- 
ket up I" (Ida lime Inis been close at home 
lie found II ndvisjible not to gather iho 
rltlhis until they well- ripe enoilch to sllllke 
off The . 1 were 1 h en ready ror liiinu'dlnte 
use. If. however, compelled (o ship a 
HiriBldernhlp di-tnncc to market they would 
then need to he picked and packed before 
Hilly ripe. Mi- Fin r| ley used Ihe same 
method nf gnl herl up dud marketing plums 
in hall bushel boxes. 
BEST PLDMS AND CHERRIES FOR 
NEBRASKA. 
I’u I'l.v Richmond, Montmorency mil Eng- 
liM. Mon-lln cherries wore rrcomuiended 
by W II Hnlri- id the winter UiceUng of 
the Nelir.i «lm state hortieidhmil socl- 
For family use would add H.ve 
Inoisr Put object* to it lor cotnilier- 
''itil purpose, a* the flesh Is leu 
dor and the fruit m jfifl.v that It 
rt-icv not carry a- well and as far ns oilier 
varieties. Borne discussion follow ml rc- 
n.rt M,eh last named barrels -i.nll be sutH- aardiug the different varieties „r n„. r aln . 
1 ih nil v hooped wllli n lining hoop between ily nf Montmorency. IndU-nting that tier.- 
I.n‘ll»' , * 1,nt, ‘ h " " wr l *“' ruml ' v,n ' ft'" 8 uncertainty whether the large 
MonUBoii-ncy nr the Montmorency Or 
call*. 
f..t’*nle P o7« l,rrinM W, 'r r ' r • dlnairc was tin- variety grown hv ' those 
X/bv’ the , n-S nil " r , 'l XI "n 1,1 ">•* Reunion*. I. I. hoped 
r rr* 1 ? 4 r : 
f n? 
fereil or exposed for »olc or pocked." 
QUINCE TREES SHOULD BE F’RUNKD. 
Till* exeeJlcid article, for wldrti vim 
would like 1o giv.- credit did we but know 
He source. Is worth tb> attention of nulnc 
growers: 
One or the reason? why quince tree* do 
nrt produce more fruit is because they are 
"" P runpl5 , properly TlsuiUy there 1 * about 
every neglccied quince tr. ,■ a number or 
r» . . " ". nr ' '■ |,l " T frn "' tli« base ..f 
he trunk or from Injured rouls near the 
vec hew. should lie removed and tin 
icMf ‘ Vi ! v ' ,Ur th » tou* l» in 
har ns there will he |c» of 
pronts starting ,,p I |„. n when tl„- tree 
he Ch , r0 '!"T' lo remove 
n ihe . , n, t P ' "h '» a thicket 
In the center Rom., of thee may have 
bn* been long neglected 
wtdrt.h , , k 11 * limbs, 
whl. h have been *0 long shaded hv rollngc 
shrmd’b"" ". ,0t " ,, ' v 11,1 - Jl-1 Allthese 
should be cut out. Air nod light art- 
PEACH GROWING TN ALABAMA. 
tine nf Iho growers thus staten hi* views: 
"I 'each gr.nviag with tno h is been purely 
an experiment My tree* have hmi in full 
•"•Ing for two year- 1 am .-o well pleased 
vvuii my Micre.-v that I am putting morn 
land In pcartio- ev.-ry year, ami T hope In 
a few yeurs to make some handsome rtdp- 
mems hv thp carload to northern ami 
western in.'ivkola. My civnte^t success bas 
'"•en with Urn K.lbcrta, but 1 have :| great 
many other varieties coming into bearing 
mxi year. Jlanj any Hint trees will not 
li-i long Imre, but l am satlstled that enre- 
(ul at tent Ion will give jn*t ns successful 
" suit- .18 In any oilier section. I mn nti 
"Id cot I on grower Jiiid my first peartioa 
l’ 111 "ft' a* a side Ivsuc. I have -..Id 
a great many to parties in North Karol I un. 
where | w.c- tohl there laid not 11 seen 
I'ft.' In rival then, They ripen two weeks 
«<urll.-r than in North f.arolimi. inn lauds 
an- '.-rtlle ami prodHee well ( j, m always 
mad t.. *iioyy my orcluird." 
JOS. snips. I'rrsldcnt. 
ESTABLISHED ,8ft, fcDOAIt tt. tltARP.5ec', and Trr... 
Joseph Spies Company 
WHOLESALE 
Foreign and Domestic Fruits 
AND VEGETABLES. 
101 South Water Street, 
Returns made promptly an soon as goods 
c^d« ) d w nC ’ 0al,,Kcheck ,0r net P™- 
cecds We guarantge to protect sliip- 
ptr*’ lutercsts at all times. 
Chicago. 
