. Greening's fruit growers' guide : complete in four departments. Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Monroe Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 14 GREENING'S FRUIT GROWERS' GUIDE. advent and introduction of a class of plums that can safely be shipped to distant markets, namely, the Japan sorts. "We have kept " Burbank " and " Wickson " plums on shelves in the office for 30 days during- very warm weather. Pick before g-etting- soft. Ship or sell promptly. Use a strong, stiff Climax basket, either one-fifth or quarter bushel. If shi
. Greening's fruit growers' guide : complete in four departments. Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Monroe Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 14 GREENING'S FRUIT GROWERS' GUIDE. advent and introduction of a class of plums that can safely be shipped to distant markets, namely, the Japan sorts. "We have kept " Burbank " and " Wickson " plums on shelves in the office for 30 days during- very warm weather. Pick before g-etting- soft. Ship or sell promptly. Use a strong, stiff Climax basket, either one-fifth or quarter bushel. If shipped in large baskets, they rarely ever reach their destination in good condition. Unless there is a through freight line affording quick transportation, we would advise shipping by express. Marketing Peaches.—The peach busi- ness has undergone somewhat of a revolu- tion the past 8 or 10 years. Ten years ago early sorts were considered the most profit- able ; lately early sorts have not only proven a failure in market but in many cases it would have paid the grower to let them rot on the trees rather than to have shipped them. We write thus to impress the reader with the importance of planting varieties that are firm, and good shippers. Such as Banner, New Prolific, Smock, etc. Those having early soft kinds, should arrange to dispose of them at home, as they rarely reach the market in condition to pay baskets and freight, and generally are the means of pulling- the market down. Rather feed to the hogs than ship such fruit. Grading and Packing. We wish that we were able to put it down in words strong enough so that it would be fully understood by growers of peaches, how important it is, that the grad- ing- and packing is done straig-ht and care- fully ; also that the fruit should average evenly throughout the package in size and quality. How many growers curse the com- mission merchant, when they are often to blame themselves. Few realize that failures in fruit growing- are of
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