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AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
December, rooo. 
tin- finger* nnd examine It elosely. plrklng 
our every wounded or efflefced lterry. Then 
lay the bunch,** no) more than two deep 
in shallow box- • that can he tottde a* 
light a® possible, ) lie tn-sl grade or irriip, 
baskets in the seven to ten pound »l/r» 
<in' of ten near!} tilth t. If theft' eon he 
nlita Inert they tn«T he used to advantage 
They nlinuld ttn-n Vie set In a cool, dry 
collar which should he free from mold nlul 
with no vinegar In il and no vtnorur 
vtint** that are *n common aronml drrnytnl 
fruit and melons In the fall the •’Ollnr 
■ honld he ventilated tv turn the ont-hle nit 
is cooler than within. fftnl should have 
lime In It. The one day of cynosure nf 
ter picking Is for (tie pllni'”" of PHicJtPtl 
ln«r the skins and stems. Tin cxnniinnl hm 
of the hunches Is to remote all broken 
herrles that would start fermentation In 
this way if the work he e/iiefidlj done 
Concord* can lw> Vent four to ' ten week® 
The crapes wlccled should he only these 
tlnil have been grown mi high crated or 
mi Well drained soil-. Thr Agawam nnd 
Nlngnrn are among the best keeper* The 
rteln ware is also a pond keeper: so. Inn, 
Is t he Wilder. Hie \uan.ini, however Is 
nhoul the lies I for general purpose*. We 
have kept it and the IiePmare imPI 
Chrlfdmas. TTnfortunatel.v however, the 
crapes Hint keep Pest are not ns a olns* 
hardy and need eoverlmr etrr.r winter to 
make It certain that the vines will endure 
the severe weather AoplM keep best when 
enrefitlly selected Hud picked wlthoul BItv 
•imlsins. rince them in lirrel at <>mc 
nml fill it. Selei | only ihese that me even 
in their condition a« n«irfird« maturity. 
Keep out all that are prenialnvelv ripe and 
all that are overgreen, Head the barrel 
on ticht at onee, so ,«« to ion Ire it an near 
l\ ilir-tlelit ns possible Put tn a lot of 
l ay in the wagon and hind the Parrels to 
» sheil on the north of „ t,„rn „ r 
some plaee Hint will give similar oomp- 
Iioiis ns to temporal uve Clive (lie l.nriei- 
Iho coolest place 111 tin shed, cover them 
uilh liny or straw deeply tn keep outside 
•air from gening nt them, imt if the „i,t 
'ide air get* fooler than within, let 
cnotiL-h cold air to keep up a healthy von- 
nintion. TCppp f >ir • iV,r»r« u h n t »ri * |) n , 
part of the ham next the shed. Keep tin- 
apple barrels here tin 111 Ynyembwr when 
hnrd f reccing weather may he eynfetM 
biking rare to avoid allowing the,,, to 
freeze keep them out as late us ,,o«*||,le 
then remove them to the eellnr nr sttlt 
^ Examine a few' Par 
■ els and If neeownry to g 0 over them <lo 
so. lint If they have born nmpprlr 
od When thev were nlaegfl , lnrr „,.. 
mill al) specked nnd overripe frillt hit" 
mi Cin"' 11 ' n ' , ,*" r ""K »«• 1 ‘oe.loit 
mill holiday work Then it will „ 
rood plan to go orrr them and *,, r t them 
artor which head the Parrels np t g|,i 
• saln nud earn thr-m over until Frtuo 
I .nl T I !" 1 *" r " r lli.-t can 
II ‘ -'"'‘"1 a* tin .t,, re |, ,.,o ( .n„ rit fm 
Kv Vhe , em t' ;, n’ f " " , * 1 ' "" 
t 
. " ir s' * pi ng apples can t-e 
IP tie r'o nn ' There l« 
' V,, no ''* r "' na ‘‘ 111 1- ched to 1, am, It 
will prevent a great of loBx ’nud 
Fair Oaks. 
Son are ItipTe-teit In I ’oltrofOln, of 
Wlil'l'. Who IS not': 'on have prnliuhl) 
erit.'i lalne.l the wish If Opt iP'ltlliMv tie- 
hope of siitnr daj ncipilrltiB In t.hnt hind 
nt f*ati“hUif nnd (lowei *. far from »miw. 
bllutnrd and sunstroke, a borne, where 
nnd"r jotir Own tine and fig-tree »oitr 
life might run its rnutsi- m Imppy Imtir* 
ttwnj Itnt you h:ne roll perhaps, that il 
(k Pin a day dream to lie discouraged is 
a dissipation dnugcrims to husdifc** Fur 
httsincss your business— I* lar from gl<>- 
tlioi* ( aliform a anil oil it- Mioirsi, is de- 
pendent the happiness and welfare of ntP- 
and halites, nr mother and ulster. Is it tint 
so? 
Ah' lull Slipposi thill the dretllil could 
become a renUtJ ! Suppose that I Imt lei 
rlblc nuinsler ’'business'' might oven assist 
In lln* grenl Inuixfortnatlnri; suppose that 
-a m \ neat ion, pleasant aiel profitable. 
• coild I-' found in t.'od'.H ou ii coiintn 
ulierc mere existence is a plisi'ore, and a 
rhaemilip homo made I here tor the ivlfe 
-ml halite* Would yop grjJ \o need to 
speak, Vnur facr fttrtiNboB ’JUttlcleiil an 
suer. 
VA e liave a tnodesl lxiokli't which shall 
• •pell for yon the gate to the promised 
land 'Yop remember that the mouse 
onee tesi'ited hl« umgnanlinoiis friend the 
mlghiy lion A If shall |«U volt ltnw you 
lirtume posse,-, -d of tin- botue an ni 
tcneiive iii Mim dream*, imt f. ( r more 
'linmiliig In th, reality I nr the home It 
.dfeex you. under (Ilf eloitillc*.-. skies of 
l'air ' 'a Us, tile etthurPnn ri-ldeuc,, dlstrlcr 
-r Sn- ram, nto in the heart or Culirrmtln. 
while sheltered hv magQinmtt ook» and 
looking a* far at- the eye cm reach, over 
plriiireiuptP - wells of orchards ,,f orange 
olive ana all kinds of dee Id mm* fruits,’ 
and vineyard, * of Flume, |,,knv. wt offer* 
all Hie . ouverm niVs pf a developed mid 
'■I' led emiii.iunllv, In tine te.ldem es tin 
<|'| piped under pressure In the door, edu- 
e.i'lonjil fat'll Hies, postal delivery, mibur- 
imii ii.itim nnli'iitloxi with n large rit\. . t. 
Il *lmll toll y mi he.iv money put into -md, 
a tiiiiiie maj vet he made to pay a* a bind, 
ness In re-ti, lent, and In a few year* main 
t.im the ,vir<. nml babies a* well. Will vou 
r-.-id it eii ref uily, consider II thoughtfully 
investigate thoroughly? Tl,pn remain In a 
l'"id ot snow ami .torrn if v , M i think hear 
and can! 
it mny he premtieil that this Itooklet 
l'air foil ''' a "‘Vi ' hcni> , " nd *' """'Iii' 
V ', irr "“ ini'ed hlg', 
be loo '! t al, . r ° r " l! ‘ l«nd may 
I id . Nenher" n rallfurntn a. ,, much 
I'd pnvelume, I* sal 
l * . "l 1 • ’ll, some or all of the*, 
tJistuiv aut/n;,'! Bull eoaAjtimm ami , n 
fruit r Ulhlt •- . remoteness from marl el 
“ Srr 10 " , 1 "^ "f <va„., and w„ 
life ' ,',f *nVml'!r f TOlIHlUIUll.* 
, f 1 " 1 " eonyi iil.-n, ,'s ami 
” l f« ellltiP';. To overcome *ueh <l|*ad 
not economy when, for about the same 
amount of money, they can secure a place 
smaller in acreage, but more profitable in 
revenue nnd free from all disadvantages 
referred to In thi*. a* In other lunlter**. 
the , liottghl fill piir,'ha*et earefnlly i, in- 
siders ijmiHty; tint lowest pile, -I, ill Hies, • 
,lti.v« of naiipiitirlua, I* seldom the l>e*t or 
Ml,' mo,*t 
iuir little hook. then, i* written not only 
for (IIP man of wultli Who doslre. to ere.-t 
a t'altforuln home In llte llildal id deligiit- 
r til sitmitt art Inge, hilt -is "ell for the mail 
"l locate means who. while having his 
tveallhli't' friend- ilesire for mp-Ii a In, me. 
liHJ»l regard 11 t* an linuMutntlble luvury 
unless II Will, ill a ifieastue, pay f,»r IlKi'lf 
and tnstlf.v him in ulUniutelv h'uving his 
present eonllnhig nr/JVipalioti I lie man 
with timih-t means can. with lii'fllps nnd 
energy make and maintain at J'oir Oaks 
in all ra, the Itome us readily as ,, mil- 
lionaire A uil h» can breathe the attac air 
tin, I Just as iDlleh of It. If yoU think yon 
have not the means tn-co**, ary to *>>cur<> a 
home In l air ,)al(*. will, u- -dating the 
plreumstnnt'i's. Perhaps we en.i nml a 
" l.t. And la either ease semi >im It) ,. cuts 
to pay postage ami mailing, and we ,\i|l 
semi toil tills booklet which will ,<>ll you 
-II nboiit l'air Oaks amt what ran be done 
tliere. The hooklef will he au oinaimiit 
to your table also Addres. American 
•Tidi and Vt'selabk* Jonrnitl, 713 Ma-onlc 
Temple. , ’li lea go 
CAUFORNIA FRUIT NOTES 
hAILKOADING CA1.IF0KNIA FRUIT K AST 
I he umreioepl ,,f ('aljforni.'i'. wililer fruit 
i "'"dart* tu t'lii, 'Ugo nml otlipr r, uteri, uair- 
ke, is „„ i„ enrm-t. The Suiitn IV ’he 
‘ ‘""hern I'aelflc am] other direetlj tot>- ■ ic,| 
hm- sn* putting the finishing toil, 'he* t,, the 
pre,’, .ration.* for handling U,e trnflie which 
proml*,'*. to !„• the heaviest ever origimillng 
iii rlii- Sr«ri\ 
I'll, Snntit I’,* nml the Southern I'm itie 
h-’M I, mil „r nri , huildiitg hundred.* u r r<- 
fngei "tot • tor Use in handling this winter's 
"I’fornln business. The forme, road v. ill 
"'"'I'', "mrtfgnlly all of the fruit for Chi- 
'I-'Wh. the .Southern IV, He having a 
’ooo'.ruly on the husini'ss to the noutli.Tn 
st-veut, live per cut of California . deddu 
” 111 skiiu- d from the di.trlct 
s'- , * n '' l n “ llua ,|f "oventy mile* of 
• 1 rnmetiio. i|, 9 output ,,t oranges, gr„pe : . 
,r it.irTt ” 0 'l Chiengo 
" " 'k.d Hie prior* on the.*,, 
wium ''’ nii"' ^'" l «»*uophi»I«» 1„« ,his 
io„,.'.,',,i 'S93n r p“„ds ot 1 :' 1 :;::;, 
from «1* and one half „ f | at(l) 
1’AI KKMO OLIVES, 
I, .mV?” "!.n •*'■“'«» I" - k’tge 
»' 't * with 0 , 1 , 1 , dulleolly they he 
w"i or 1 :;;;'?; 1 ' ^ ti«* 
,|U . " '.'"inpanie* linmlling olives 
ke ’Iced to thelr e.Meem,., L'upntdriM tor 
n- t,, lev, "eek* trying to pickle (he 
l‘"ler„ o ," rl, ' "‘ I' iO’gerald. 
* ""‘I he has charge of three 
lh i, tall Vie "" 
isf* Rfss vr^si-trs; 
asi Az n k 

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