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Title: Eastern fruit
Identifier: easternfruit01phil (find matches)
Year: 1912 (1910s)
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Subjects: Fruit-culture; Farm life; Country life
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Eastrn Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Penn State University
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^ tm — EASTERN PRUIT ! EASTERN FK UIT pleasing effect and relieves monoto- ny. In the artificial adornment of grrounds by means of plants, nature is our best instructor. From her we learn the uses of grass, tlowers, vines and trees, and how to combine them to the best advantage. The develop- ment of sul)urbnn lile has now reach- ed that stage where more and more attention is being siven to aesthetic gardening. •The Commuters," like aJl good Americans, also love fruit, but strange to say. a very small proportion are raising it even for their own needs, and fruit to-day is regarded as a lux- ury in the country same as in the city. Fruit culture has grown to be a specialty. With the growth of the commercial fruit interests of the United States the home garden has been lost sight of. Time was when the successful amateur grower on the home garden was considered the ex- l>ert. His was the finest fruit and no- body asked the cost. To-day these gar- dens while still as numerous are overshadowed by the orchards where fruit is grown for commercial pur- poses. The home garden is always, however, the forerunner of commer- cial development and even in regions not so favored as the vicinity of Philadelphia the enthusiastic amateur MR. WALTER TAKES AN IN- TERESTING WINTER TRIP Trip To Berlin Mil., Ar.d Sea lord, Del. As many (luestious were asked me from Holland, which only could be answered by a personal visit to the above named places and as some more money was laying in New York from Holland to be invested in the York Imperial Orchard Co.. at Sea- ford. I decided the 8th of last month to dfhiy the trip, however, not beina; perhaps the most favorable time for nursery and orchard inspection, not any longer. Fortuna was with me; at headquar- ters in Philadelpnia, going there to tell about my projected trip. I met Mr. Orlando Harrison from Berlin. Md., who had to be in town in cnti
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Wt'll planned approach to farm Imus. ti.ar Tounsenl. Dt-lawaj is to be found, and his influence is far reaching. We will hear from him later on. and month by month ptiblish a few fruit notes for the benefit of the grower and his boys. This time on strawberries. Strawberries. The strawberry plants you set out this spring should be from strong, young plants that were not stunted with last season's drouth, healthy crowns from vigorous runners. Try the Gaudy and Klondike Strawberry plants inherit the char- acteristics of their immediate parents Have the strawberry bed where the winds are not the dryest. Strawberries are one of the quick- nection with the contract he obtained , for the City Parks- here. He offered me to go with him that afternoon to Berlin and as he had three Hollanders In his employe, I could obtain there ^ any Information 1 wanted. After sending a wire to inform them of our arrival, we left Broad Streei I Station at about four o'clock. j Luck would, that Mr. Townsend President of the Baltimore Trust Co.. at Selbyville. the Trustee for tht Bondholders in the York Imp. Orchard Co.. came with the same train from New York, and approaching our des-, tination more and more, the car tilled j with people, the one knowing the; other, until the whole rompany seem ed one happy family, enough for ni' "S^ tSB^^^^trnW »t9nm»i*t n -.*». i' .>«V-' iH A home bed of »trawt>erries adds wnu .i» rfully llMlll ;ittiiiitions in Jnii est money crops—fourteen months from planting to the cash. Land intended for strawberries should be well subdued for a year or so before planting. Do not plant straw- berries on the s.ime land an old bed grew on. till it has been ctiltivated in other crops for two or three years. The matted row is the only practical commercial system. This system un- doubtedly produces the finer berries. The hill system is suitable for ear- dens. When planting by the matted- row system, put the plants in rows three to four feet apart, and fifteen to twenty-four inches apart in the rows. Allow them to runner all sum- mer, and by fall you will have a thick row. A cutter on the cultivator will clip the ends of runners that grow v.ider than 12 or 15 inches Raspberries. The raspberry sucrce(l>. on all kinds of soil. Plant in early spring, stock grown previous season, and cut back to six inches. Rows six feet apart and plants three to four feet apart in the rows. Tie the plants to stakes. Apply commercial fertilizer time of first hoeing. to see that only men of a square deal could receive such cordial reception. Al)out nine o'clock we arrived at Berlin and it was not long to find out. that the boys were disturbed In tlieir daiiriuK lesson, not a very pleas- ant thing for young men. hut a most favorable condition for me. as In this mood they should not likely flatter conditions, about which 1 wanted to l)e Informed. They returned again to the place where a young man's heart is beatinp quieker, while I was agreeing at thai moment particularly with the lines o! By?-on that- All human history attests That happiness for man—the hungry sinner! — Since we ate appl«?s. much depends on dinner. Antl after having satisfied all our wants, we talked together until late in the night. One and all admiration ^or their Chief, and about which they were most astonished was. that large sums were checked before an order was filled. Such confidence shown in I Orlando Harrison did beat even the Old World. Many a firm in Holland, who were visited personally by him two years ago, was named, in case 1 wanted to verify their statements. They had to work hard, but tliey did it with pleasure lor the man, wlio knows how to impress every one of His personal importance in connec- tion with the nursery. Hard work and plenty of it done with pleasure is what Edison recommends for liappi ness and that night the boys had cer- tainly an Edisonian sleep of only about four or five hours. Next day was given to the inspec- tion of the premises, perhaps with more justice to be called "tree fac- tory," and the nursery. Being conducted through the former by the Chief himself, it was a pleas- ure to see how orders were given in a commanding tone but with kind- ness, not the least detail escaping his attention; a general, who oversees the whole, but does not neglect the de- tails, the only way to victory. No wonder that I would see many negroes in this state, which is not very far from the Southern States. A well-known fact about these always happy creatures, who live only from day to day, yes many only from hour to hour so to say, is, that one of them in 20 days does alt»ne far less work than 20 of them in a bunch in one day, because they love company. Of this fact advantage is taken by let- ting them always work in groups over which a foreman is placed, who is not only there to see that the work i.s done quickly and well, but vvho. by his own example, has to show them : how. Through his talent to get the best out of every man, by kind but firm treatment he produces cheaply and by his knowledge of things, he also buys cheaply, but as he does not mind to make e.v))enses when neces- sary and giving only the best he has, he sells at top prices. In this way. with order reigning everywhere, suc- ' cess is bound to i)e the result and lucky the person, who is associated i!i an enterprise, in which such a man takes the lead! ! .lust to give here an idea of the extent of the nursery, it took u.s three hours in a buggy to see only a part of it. I was conducted there by one of my cotintrymen. who expressed several times his astonishment to see the trees here prowing so beautifully straight without the necessity of bind- ing them up. The young apple trees and mature apple orchards naturally attracted my attention most. And like the sculp- tor, prefers the nude, so was I glad to see the trees without their foliage, as anv defect, if there was any, would have shown up the quicker in this condition. The trunk and branches as smooth as if they had just had their Saturday's scrub, just coming out of their bath, with perfect limbs and so placed that light and air will produce the best fruit, that jtiicy. hardy and crisp apple, which was from the beginning the hlKRest of all temptations. In Mr. Archie Hardesty. Secretary and Treasurer of the York Imp. Or chard Co., Mr. Harrison has an active Chef de Bureau, a man of business- like ways: was it otherwise, there could hardly be harmony between him and his master. Two hours by train brought me to Seaford. and through the kindness of Mr. T>acey Tv. Hardesty. an Inspec- tion of the orchard could still be made before dinner, where I found things better than could have been expected: the trees had made a won- derful erowth and several plants stood closer together in rows, in case that the unexpected may happen and some of the young trees have to be replaced. Tiie cowpeas had done their summer work well and the stables and the house of the over- seer looked neat, from which his little daughter greeted us kindly. Shipping facilities at Seaford are ideal as the Nantlcoke river running to the Chesapeake Bay is a deep wa- ter permitting the freight ships for Baltimore and Florida to come in the heart of the town and apples can easily be shipped if necessity de- mands direct to the old country. The whole evening was available to get better acquainted with Mr. Hardesty. the manager of the or chard, a young, ambitious man of 26 ra son of a rlergyman). who has seen the conditions about apple growing In the West and left a good situation In New York City, because that place was too small for him. With the con- stant advice of Mr. Harrison, he will make these 150 acres a model or- chard. He has the future before him and it is his aim to make this or- chard pay and pay big, by means of plenty of choice fruit, to show the East that its reputation as an apple country is returning to the profit of the bondholders. With these three men of ciean repu- tation at the head of this enterprise, success is bound to follow. L. G. WALTER. NEW JERSEY CALLERS. Among those who called on the editor of Eastern Fruit during the apple show at the Commonwealth Building—and subscribed for the paper—were the following Jerseymen: W. F. Davis, Absecon; John S. Con- roy, James J. Correy, Ezra B. Master and Elmer E. Anderson, of Burling- ton. These gentlemen are officers and directors of the newly formed New Jersey Fruit and Produce Com- pany, of Glassboro, that is planting 500 acres in fruit, mostly apples and raspberries. The apples include prin- cipally Stayman's Winesap, Grimes' Golden Winesap, Wealthy, Rome Beauty, Henry Clay and Yellow Trans- i)arent. David E. Cooper, a large fruit grower, of Marlton. was another caller. A "PROGRESSIVE" FARMERS CLUB Ai Price, Maryland, there has been organized a Progressive Farmers Clul). The charter members numbers tnlrty- five. They have started a creamery, which is one of the several industries (he club pioposes to establish. The object of the club is to study farming industries, improve farm land, and instruct farmers in the placing of their crops on the market in better shape. A NEW FRUIT FIRM. Two well known fruit men, Thomas Smart and Thomas M. J. Mulkeen, opened an office on January 1st under the firm name of Smart & Mul- keen, at 216 Walnut street. These gentlemen were formerly connected with the California Fruit Growers' Exchange, one of them as district manager for twelve years, the latter as assistant for seven years, and they naturally feel competent to give intelligent and correct service to parties entrusting goods to their hands. They will handle deciduous fruits and vegetables, attend auction sales, Issue a dally market letter giv- ing details of sales with their impres- sions of the otitlook, etc. They pro- pose to keep thoroughly up-to-date and to always be able to advise their clients in regard to all market condi tlons. These gentlemen come among us with the best of credentials. They invite correspondence and they adver- tise in "Eastern Fruit." A New Bride at the Red Apple Farm. Mr. J. Leonard Soper gave his Kent County. Delaware, friends the slip early in February, and according to the "State News" was married at Newark on the first day of the month to Miss Mary H. Heresman, almost In the shadow of his alma mater. Delaware College. After a trip to Philadelphia and W^ashlngton the young couple went to their future home, the Red Apple Farm, now the most famouse fruit farm in Delaware. which on the same day was vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Soper. parents of the bridegroom, who will reside In the town of Magnolia. We extend our congratulations. Apple Condition! in Philadelphia. There are many apples handled in this city. It Is quite likely that figures will show that Philadelphia leads In . many grades. Among the most com- petent to discuss the matter Is .John Baker, of :^n.3 North Front street, who besides appreciating "Eastern Fruit" with an advertisement, promises to write some of the information he has gathered in years for these columns. Fruit growers who use Scalime— and those who are up-to-date and do not are few—should mention Eastern Fruit when they write. DELAWARE TO GROW BIG APPLES Apples the Coming Crop, With Peaches, Strawberries, Melons and Vegetables in Enormous Quantities. The same natural advantages that liave made Delaware famous for oth- er fruits and vegetables are operative to-day to produce plentiful crops of big red finely flavored apples. Not alone is the location of Dela- ware influential for the agriculture of the State, but the conformation of the land is such that it favors all lines of farming that can be done in the temperate States. On either side of the peninsula are great rivers and bays, which act as balance wheels in modifying the climate, so that even tender vegetables and fruits may be grown with more certainty than they can on the same latitudes inland. Its chief advantage, however, is that it commands the markets within a ra- dius of .500 miles. Within 24 hours of j)acking .,.'».noo,000 people, one third the population of North America, can cnioy fresh fruit and vegetables from Delaware orchards an-l fields. The soil varies in character all the berry rush they bring a good price. They are shipped in refrigerator cars to all of the eastern part of the Unit- ed States and into Canada, and in ail this territory at this season they very nearly monopolize the apple market. Delaware has the market for early apples almost to itself, because fur- ther south those early varieties do not thrive, while in Delaware they succeed to a degree that leaves noth- ing to be desired. The late varieties also grow to perfection and of these there are many kinds of large size, beautiful in color, of the best quality, I that will keep all through the winter, so that they can be held for the high- est prices of the year. The picture reproduced below was taken in the 4-year-old orchard of F. M. Soper & Son, last August. The young trees were many of them load- ed with fine apples, the average yield being more than a bushel to a tree. Mr. Soper is a great believer in cul- tivation and keeps the soil thoroughly worked. Apple growing is increasing in Del- aware. The recent ofiicial report of the State Hoard of Agriculture reads as follows: "In 1S90 there were 340,- »J48 apple trees of bearing age in the state: in I'JOO this number had become .567,618, an increase of G6 per cent: and it is certain that there is now a pie trees of bearing age in tlie state; in 1900 tiiis numlier had l>econio rj67,- 018, an increase of 66 per cent.; and it is certain that there is now n red clay sub-soil. In fact, most of the wheat and corn land and hay land is good orchard land where it is well drained and high enough. As to varieties, the varieties for Delaware at the present time range about as follows; First, Stayman's Winesap; second. Mammoth Black Twig; third, Rome Beauty; fourth, Nero; fifth, York Imperial; sixth, Ben Davis; seventh, Gano; eighth, Nick- ajack; ninth, Grimes Golden; tenth, Jonathan; eleventh, Stark; twelfth, Delicious. As to the early varieties, I would name Yellow Transparent, William's Early Red and Red Astrachan; the first named one is the best. Now as to the time of ripening, it is generally known by most everyone that Yellow Transparent frequently bears a few apples in the nursery at two years old, and it begins to bear in an orchard from the time they are planted, giving a few apples, un- less they are fertilized extra heavy and cultivated, but they will give quite a fev/ apples at four or five years of age. The Ben Davis will give fruit at four years old, the Stayman's Wine- sap will give from a peck to a bushel at four years, somethimes even more. Some of the other varieties do not .ome into iiearing quite so early, but the varieties that 1 have mentioned eome into bearing earlier on the Ipniii«.vl%unia a-iO Keat F^i^tate KiiHdinir, riiiludeliihia. I'a. >-3S *c .3^ -n ^*z .. ^-

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