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Show Raspberry Crop Commences B Tim raspberry serasoii will soon b" H n In full niaut, M0Bt or 'tho grower- H eonimuiiccd picking tills weok, and . H iminber uf small shlpmonts wei Bj iiiadij. Noxt weok tho picking will b Bj "l Us hi'Jjjht and every jvallablo bo H a"d girl In this vicinity will bo presso H Into son lc, Tho crop Is about up t stiindnrd, but bocaumi of the greall liiiieiiseil aercago the yield will prob Br nbl) 1ii :ti) per cont greater than lam Jear n VN(,it t g piobiiblu thn H "iirlond Hhlpini'iitA will bo coniim ncn' H Many oliorrlos havo been marketed m koiiis, K0K um-iond shipments tu Jiiu St UiuIh market. Thoso who wer ortuiiiito enougli to market tUroug1 no State Fruit Growers' Assoclatio "live received satisfactory prices. i "Hue eases those who went Into Hi -"rendy glutted lne.il market had ! nirt.pl as low as I cents per pound Hie nsboelatlon In ItiBlstiiu; on th ehorrleH being packed In Drst-clns "t'lIoi. as the dealers are making "Ifferoneo or :t cents per pound be ,ween thnHi) that are ( veuly packed ulh all Hih stems out or sight am m thcao tlmt uto thrown in tho boxc promlseuously. riw association has isBued a circular on packing cherries, or which thofollowln, is an extract ; All cherries must be picked with tho Btcms on and packed at least three days before they aie ripe. Ux-prcsa Ux-prcsa curs containing our cherries and berries are rrom two to llvo days in transit. Failure to pack good, sound rrult means arrival at destination In a worthless condition to the buyer, and n loss to tlio grower "Tho ton-pound box must hato eight pound not weight or chcirics in each box nnd tho weight must nppear on one end of the box. Stamp tho end of each box with your grower's stamp, tho variety and the stamp "S lbs. Net.' "All sweet and sour cherries not packed in tho ten-pound box will be packed In double deck crates or twonty-four pint cups. All cups should bo well filled. Slump tho end or each crato with tho grower's stomp, tlio variety or cherry and the stamp 'twenty-four pints,' Owing to local markets being glutted glut-ted with cherries, all managers are authoilzed to lefusc cherries not packed according l0 the above Instructions." |
