1045 
7She  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
August  5,  1910. 
■H*.»bA**P0WER 
average  color  for  the  variety,  were  not 
well  graded  as  to  size  and  were  seriously 
blemished  besides.  There  should  be  some 
grade  terra  assigned  to  fruit  that  is  be¬ 
low  average  color  or  is  more  or  less 
blemished.  The  word  “common”  is  sug¬ 
gested.  It  appears  to  serve  to  indicate 
that  the  stock  is  of  ordinary  kind  as 
well  as  any  term  which  might  he  used. 
Where  no  grading  or  selection  according 
to  size  is  attempted  the  package  should 
be  marked  “Unclassified”  as  is  required 
by  law  for  ungraded  apples  i«  the  State 
of  New  York.  Such  marks  as  "Choice.” 
“Select,”  No.  1  and  No.  2  are  often  seen 
upon  packages  of  peaches  and  .as  used 
simply  add  to  number  of  terms  ami  the 
general  confusion. 
Size. — The  size  of  the  fruit  is  'often 
designated  upon  crates  shipped  from 
southern  peach  regions  in  terms  of  the 
actual  number  of  fruits  in  a  crate.  This 
is  a  satisfactory  method  where  a  definite 
pack  is  made.  It  does  not  appear  as 
practical  for  baskets,  however,  and  some 
general  grouping  of  sizes  is  suggested. 
All  fruits  less  than  seven  inches  in  equa¬ 
torial  eireumfeivuce  might  be  designated 
bv  the  term  “Small.”  All  those  from 
seven  to  eight  inches  in  circumference 
as  “Medium.”  and  those  eight  inches  and 
above  marked  “Large.”  These  three 
groups  would  meet  all  the  general  de¬ 
mands  in  basket  fruit.  There  might  be 
cases  where  additional  sizes  would  be  of 
value  in  the  sale  aud  distribution  of  the 
fruit.  Too  many  grades  and  sizes  in¬ 
crease  the  cost  of  packing  and  add  noth¬ 
ing  to  the  selling  price;  in  fact  are  net 
economical  from  any  standpoint.  The 
name  of  the  variety  should  appear  upon 
the  package.  This  is  called  for  under 
any  complete  system  of  grading  and  mar¬ 
keting.  Where  only  a  few  yarieiies  are 
grown  the  name  of  the  variety  is  olten 
printed  upon  the  crate  or  basket  labels 
but  where  a  considerable  number  of  var¬ 
ieties  are  produced  it  is  commonly  best 
to  have  rubber  stamps  to  indicate .  this 
point.  Economic  harvesting,  grading 
packing  and  marking  depends  _  upon 
growing  a  limited  number  of  varieties. 
i  HOFFMAN’S 
r  Seed  Wheat 
Commercial  Fruit  Culture 
Picking,  Packing  and  Shipping  Peaches  a  moment  to  secure  one.  The  surface  of 
the  table  may  or  may  not  be  divided  into 
Part  IV.  two-foot  sections  to  provide  for  different 
Packtvp  Tartfs _ V  well  arranged  grades.  .A.  sliclf  for  lioldiu^  picking  lias- 
1ACKIAG  J. miles.  A  well  auanBeci  ket)^while  one  iB  jading  is  suggested  for 
table  is  a  necessity  for  easy  and  rapid  thc  kack  of  the  table  as  illustrated 
sorting  aud  packiug  of  peaches.  The  m  diagram.  It  is  especially  important 
fruit  is  occasionally  assorted  from  one  that  the  table  be  at  a  height  of  about  ?>4 
,  ,  .  .  .  .  m.  .  to  ob  inches  so  that  the  packers  will  not 
basket  to  another  upon  the  ground.  This  £aye  to  stoop.  It  should  be  raised  or 
makes  it  necessary  for  the  graders  or  lowered  until  it  is  at  a  comfortable  work- 
packers  to  stoop  over  or  crouch  down  and  ing  height  for  the  men  who  are  to  do  thc 
they  soon  become  tired.  A  proper  pack-  packing. 
mg  table  requires  a  minimum  of  energy  Chapes  of  Peaches.— The  grading  of 
1  ,  ,  ,  apples  for  sale  has  become  more  or  less 
and  encourages  packers  to  do  rapid  work,  standardized  in  the  various  States  but 
A  table  suitable  for  the  packing  of  peach-  peaches  have  been  almost  completely  over- 
es  in  crates  needs  to  he  somewhat  differ-  looked.  There  is  some  confusion  as  to 
'  „t  from  the  (»,e  commool,-  «wwWt  for  '*'<  TlfrX 
boxed  apples.  The  apple  box  is  packed  size  the  principal  factor  iu  deter? 
from  the  end  and  does  not  contain  a  slat  mining  grade  when  in  fact  color,  quality 
WS>  40,000  bushels  grown 
on  1,232  acres  in  the 
Kgr  Lancaster  County  Seed 
Wheat  Belt. 
8  Six  kinds  reliable,  hardy. 
prolific — the  choice  of  sixty 
varieties — that  came  under 
our  observation  during  17 
years  of  Seed  Wheat  pro- 
YKKg  duction. 
[£He>  Graded  through  three 
modern  cleaners  — the 
Wmaf  “Wolf,"  the  "Mowe,”  the 
JtBgt  "Clipper.”  Free  of  smut, 
rye,  cockle,  chess,  garlic. 
Prices  are  just.  Tt  will 
cost  you  20  cents  to  80  cents 
per  acre  to  change  seed, 
flHy  including  bags,  and  in  most 
cases  freight. 
pQ&W  Seed  must  please  you.  If 
it  don’t  you  return  it  at  our 
expense  for  freight  and  we 
return  your  money. 
The  head  of  wheat  shown 
here  is  "Leap’s  Prolific.” 
ThisN-ariety  is  yielding  .is 
■  to  48  bushels  per  acre.  We 
mt  would  like  to  send  you  a 
E  sample  with  "Hovfman’s 
W  Wheat  Catai.oc." — both 
free,  if  you  tell  where  you 
saw  our  advertisement. 
A.  H.  HOFFMAN,  Inc. 
Landisville,  Lancaster  Co., 
PENNSYLVANIA 
GRADE  YOUR  FRUIT 
Gef  a  Britton  Fruit  Grader 
ltdoesthe  work  of  4  men,  and 
does  it  better.  2  to  S  sizes. 
Does  not  injure  fruit.  Capacity  8(1  to 
10  bbls  per  hour.  I  ngenious  principle. 
Send  /or  Catalogue  and  prices 
BRITTON  GRADER  CO. 
720  C.  of  C.  Bldg.  Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Diagram  of  Convenient  Packing  Table.  Fig.  416 
aud  tills.  The  empty  tills  and  the  center 
slat  or  divider  should  be  placed  in  posi¬ 
tion  in  the  crates  when  they  arc  first 
nailed  together.  The  crate  covers  should 
be  stacked  together  near  the  nailing  press 
or  where  the  packed  crates  are  to  be 
finely  nailed  for  shipment.  The  tills  could 
he  placed  in  the  crates  as  each  one  is 
required  for  packing  but  this  leads  to  de¬ 
lays.  One  should  do  everything  possible 
to  eliminate  labor  at  the  time  the  crop 
is  being  shipped  and  crates  should  be  set 
up  and  supplied  with  tills  ready  for  pack¬ 
ing  before  the  season  begins.  A  good 
parking  table  must  therefore  provide  a 
shelf  where  it  will  be  convenient  for  the 
packer  to  place  the  three  top  tills  and  the 
center  slat  of  each  crate  while  the  three 
bottom  tills  are  being  packed. 
A  Good  Type  of  Table. — The  diagram 
and  freedom  from  blemishes  are  evoti 
more  important  than  size.  We  may  well 
consider  these  matters  more  in  detail.  A 
very  large  peach  is  <>f  little  value  if  it  is 
Spotted  and  blotched  with  scab  and 
brown  Tot.  If  it  is  seriously  marked 
with  curculio  scars  iis  sale  will  be  slow 
except-  at  a  low  price. 
Importance  of  Color. — Poor  color  for 
the  variety  commonly  indicates  low 
quality  and  even  aside  from  this  fact 
high  height  color  is  a  necessity  for  rapid 
sales  at  good  prices.  The  consumer  will 
often  buy  such  fruit  when  poorly  colored 
or  blemished  fruit  will  not:  even  attract 
his  attention.  Fruit  that  is  to  be  classed 
as  “Fancy”  should  certainly  be  mature, 
well  colored  for  the  variety  and  free  from 
blemishes  that  affect  either  its  appearance 
or  quality.  It  is  evident  that  we  may 
Increase  your  ! 
crop  yields  SO  lo  , 
4k  75%  by  applying 
HB  $1.25  worth  per  , 
acre  lo  t lie  soil  I 
"  direct.  Leading 
Agricultural  Experi¬ 
ment  Stations  confirm  I 
i Ins,  ns  out  Irce  Book¬ 
let  shows  Address. 
THE  FARMERS  GROUNPlOCK  PHOSPHATE  C0.tew|s|ll. 
Add  50  to  10055  V 
to  thc  productive  J 
capacity  of  your 
manure  by  apply-  M 
ing  only  20c  t 
worth  to  each  Ion 
of  manure. 
Northern  Nut  Growers*  Association, 
seventh  annual  convention,  National 
Museum,  Washington,  D.  C.,  Sept.  <8-9. 
New  York  State  Fair,  Syracuse,  N. 
Sept.  11 -l(i.  „  .  „  „ 
National  Dairy  Show,  Springfield, 
Mass.,  Oct.  12-21. 
Farmers’  National  Congress,  tlnrty- 
s'xtli  annual  session,  Indainapolis,  Ind., 
Oct.  17-20.  _  . 
New  Hampshire  Horticulture  Society, 
Keene,  N.  II.,  Oct,  25:27. 
New  England  Fruit  Show  and  \  er- 
mont  State  Horticultural  Society,  punt 
meeting  City  Hull,  Montpelier,  Yr.,  Nov. 
13-1S. 
Indiana  Apple  Show,  West  Baden, 
Nov.  14-20. 
Paterson,  N.  .1.,  Poultry  Association, 
annual  show.  Paterson,  N.  .1.,  Nov.  21- 
25;  Dr.  Gilbert  Johnson,  secretary- 
treasurer. 
Maine  State  Poultry  Show,  Portland, 
Dec.  12-15. 
Write  lor  tree  Booklet 
telling  all  about  *f. 
APPLE  BARRELS 
oughly  seasoned  stock.  Robt.  Gillies,  Medina.  N.Y 
LESS  THAN 
WHOLESALE 
Ext  inordinary  hip  values.  Now  tested  m-ieaucd  seed, 
quality  guaranteed.  Sold  subject  your  approval,  Lowest 
prices  cu  Alsike,  Blue  u i euv,  Clover,  Alfalfa  mid  mixed 
grass  and  all  field  seeds.  SmivpjrH,  prices  and  hip  valu¬ 
able  profit-sharing  Seed  Guide  Free.  Ammucan  Muti'au 
Sr kd  Co..  Dept.  3H,  tSrd  and  Roby  St.,  Chicago,  111, 
,2*4-  Read'* Vermont.  New  variety, 
' ° 1  sown  Sept  L'Oth,  average 
Wi  ill’ lore nv  G  A.  HOD,  Charlotte,  VI. 
“For  the  Land’s  Sake,  use  Bowker’s 
Fertilizers;  they  enrich  the  earth  and 
those  who  till  it.” — Adv. 
Potted  Strawberries 
Planted  now'  will  produce,  a  full  crop 
nextyeur.  Our  Mid-summer  Catalogue 
offers  best  varieties  and  gives  direc¬ 
tions  for  growing-.  Also  offers  sea¬ 
sonable  Weeds  and  Plants  of  all  kinds. 
Alfalfa,  Crimson  Clover,  Vetch 
Best  grades.  Write  for  Leaflets  and 
price  of  seed. 
HENRY  A.  DREER 
714-716  Chestnut  St.  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
AT  MONEY 
SAVING  PRICES 
Sizes  Medium  and  Above;  Economical  lor  Crate  Packing.  Fig.  417 
have  peaches  that  are  small,  medium  or 
large  and  yet  he  perfect  as  to  color, 
quality  and  freedom  from  blemishes.  It 
appears  sensible  to  grade  such  fruit  as 
“fancy'’  and  note  the  s  zo  in  some  defin¬ 
ite  term.  Both  dealer  and  consumer  then 
know  just.  what,  to  expect.  Size  and  free¬ 
dom  from  blemishes  are  qualities  that 
may  readily  be  judged  and  classified,  but 
high  and  bright  color  for  the  variety  of¬ 
fers  an  opportunity  for  much  difference 
of  opinion.  It  really  requires  practical 
handling  of  considerable  quantities  of 
fruit  to  be  a  good  judge  of  color  of  the 
Various  varieties.  However,  one  can  at¬ 
tain  experience  rapidly  by  noting  the  col¬ 
or  of  the  fruit  of  any  one  variety  as  it  is 
offered  for  sale  in  the  large  markets,  since, 
all  variations  in  color  are  usually  rep¬ 
resented. 
Grades  and  Marks. — It  has  hern  a 
common  practice  to  mark  packages  of 
t  ouches  "Extra  Fancy"  when  they  are 
exceptionally  well  colored  for  the  variety 
and  are  free  from  blemishes.  This  ap¬ 
pears  to  be  good  practice.  The  writer 
has  purchased  peaches  marked  "Extra 
Fancy,”  however,  that  were  much  below 
of  a  good  packing  table  is  here  shown.  A 
table  12  feet  long  of  this  type  will  pro¬ 
vide  space  for  about  five  packers.  The 
top  of  the  table  should  not  exceed  24 
inches  in  width  since  one  cannot  reach 
all  of  the  fruit  if  it  is  much  wider.  The 
shelf  along  the  side  of  the  table  supports 
the  crates  while  they  are  bring  packed. 
It  should  'be  about  IT  inches  below  the 
rim  of  the  table  so  that  the  edge  of  each 
crate  will  be  on  about  the  same  level  as 
the  top  of  the  table.  The  top  of  the 
table  should  be  well  paddt  d  to  prevent 
the  bruising  of  the  fruit  and  this  in¬ 
cludes  the  rim  which  should  be  about 
three  inches  high.  Too  low  a  rim  allows 
the  fruit  to  roll  off  and  too  high  a  rim 
interferes  with  rapid  packing.  The  shelf 
for  holding  the  tills  and  slats  of  the 
crates  while  the  bottom  layers  are  being 
packed  is  placed  about.  20  inches  above 
the  top  of  the  table.  It  will  be  noted  in 
the  diagram  that  a  second  shelf  is  pro¬ 
vided  below  the  one  that  supports  the 
crates.  This  is  for  extra  tills  since  a 
packer  occasionally  finds  a  poor  till  in  a 
crate,  and  if  a  supply  of  good  ones  is 
placed  just  below  his  crate  it  takes  only 
POT  GROWN  STRAWBERRY  PLANTS 
for  August  and  Fall  planting  that  will  bear  fruit 
next , I  min  Thirty  leading  varieties.  Send  for  free 
catalogue,  lied  liank  Nurseries,  Red  Bank,  N.  J. 
Cabbage,  Beets,  Celery  Plants  itrooo- 
per  10.000 .  Tomato  Plants — $150  per  1,000.  Sweet 
Potato  and  Pepper  Plants— Shad  per  1.000.  Canli- 
ilower  Plants— £3.50  per  LOOU.  J.  C  SCHMIDT,  Bristol, Pa. 
CT,a  X^-ynSJ/j  6  TO  8  H.  P.  ENGINE 
H. U ENGINE' V/  /  \  W  AND  INSIIAGE  $?Gfl 
ONLY  $135  CUTTER  - 
1ITCT  TUTNir  OF  IT  -A  tS-inrb  ux\*>xlturti  cutter,  with  frnyid- 
JUM  IrlliilV  Uf  11*  j„#  iuhli*.  BWmcf  r»ffi,.  ond  mounted  on 
whrels  lot  the  low  not  «rtw  <»i  i2UO.  And  tliu  Hruvi-DuU  eagine, 
tin?  niiMt  r.lmpld,  duJuUlo  utnl  powerful  engine  for  Id.  «|*0  rvrr  of¬ 
fered.  WORD& doApriho  thl*  r  ntfinor  you  wont  to  see  it  vyJ  K 
U  pour  jin  mi:  •  ••  ;  you  went  To  nee  it  9ulo  By  side  ■  : 
riivrineK.  nnd  thru  wiUeh  f omits,  THE  ENGINE  WILL  DO  IT'S 
OWN  Yalkinc.  and  talk  in  words  you  WILL  UNDER. 
STAND.  YOU  WILL  CALL  IT  THE  WONDER  ENGINE.  CaOlcR 
fiv.-  on  r«*atwat.  Thl*  catalog  means  money  siwintf  for  YOU.  liot 
it  now  today. 
R.  CONSOLIDATED  GASOLINE  ENGINE  CO. 
202  Fulton  Street  •  •  -  New  York  City 
Builds  Worn  Out  Soil.  Has 
higher  protein  content  than  alfalfa. 
Writ-?  for  in*t>A  ?and  information. 
E.  Barton,  Bo*  29,  Falmoutb,  Ky. 
By  Mail  or  Express  Prepaid,  finding:  Yrtrlelles  tU  lilt  ACL.  OKI.- 
F,1(VT,  C.U'MI'TtOWKIl  lMdSl'8.  bitnri*  or  nmtll  lots  lit  rensoti* 
itliic  First  class  plants  nnd  safe  delivery  guaranteed. 
“The  Joynt  Brand”  Pure  Unleached  Hardwood  Ashes 
Tim  host  Potash  fertiliser.  The  best,  cheapest  and 
most  lasting  fertilizer.  They  solve  tint  fertiliznr 
problem,  (’nrrespondoin-e  invited.  References, 
lump's  or  Brad  Street's  or  Batik  of  Hamilton,  Luck¬ 
now,  Out.  Address.  JOHN  JOYNT,  Lucknow  Out., Canada 
For  August  and  Full  (dunting.  Runner  nnd  Pot-grown  plunU 
Hint .will  hear  fruit  next  an  minor.  AUu  It  iSPMI-  ltUY,  RUCK- 
i>L»tuv  riiANis,  null  tuk:i:s,  ok.yami:ntal  jkms. 
Sit  HUItS.  L\i  ( « t  loauc/rtc. 
Harry  L.  Squires,  Remsenburg,  N.  Y. 
Rnneinn  Pilhiw  Rvp  Rank  grower.  Oruat  yielder 
nussian  i  itkuo riye  $1 3!l  pei.  Fi„e  for  0vehur. 
cover.  CLOVERDALE  FARM,  Charlotte,  ><.Y 
MAMMOTH  WHITE  RYE  6,000  Ifiisiiels line  Seed  Wlieat. 
Sam  pies  and  catalog  free.  W.  N.  SCARF  F,  Box  D,  New  Carlisle,  0. 
