Show horticulture mr I 1 editor aitor 11 I 1 living been asked tu to write a short article with regard to the necessity of packing our fruit proper 4 ly iv ind and the effect t of the pack upon the market I 1 submit the following to my iny mind this is one of th most important questions confroy conf confronting roZ tire fruit growers of the state of utah at the present time men inden of experience in the fruit business who have traveled over the united states front from one end to the other are unanimous in their statement that the soil ind and climate of utah is ideal for fruit growing arid and that thai the color arid and flavor of our fruit I 1 is A the best but they are equally as uns un S in their statement that owe our pack is poor this subject received a great deal of attention at the sessions of the state horticultural society held in salt lake aik e city last week arid and as there was a good tion there from all parts of the state I 1 believe clieve li much much poll good will re rc rei i suit stilt from it at the calse of fit the convention one of our citizens a fruit grower roberi of consider considerable ahle experience turned to rite me ind and said it seems strange branle that nearly every speaker refers to our poor pack we certainly certain lv cant be so far behind other oilier states wa way may not ilk bi a far behind other states in his matter as is sonic some peoli may ic represent present but where nian many ti ii ditc i to in the same verdict there must be c some cause for it if weare vc often encouraged by tl these iese same saine parti telling us its that we are improving rii on our ohr pack I 1 he be that xe a to do improve front from year to to year hut but it if we as growers and shippers understood more there is to lie be gained by ly grading rading lz packing g and gablin labeling our fruit we would be more careful and put our fruit up ill m much better shape i 3 the fruit gro growers ers of hood river oregon hac haa e established an ill able aba for their pack 0 on n agelo as q a it result k it the they get f fronc rona r to per bodmore box more to for r their apples than c edo do prof northrup in his talk to the growers at our cur late county co mention told us its that the same came grade of apples w lien proper 1 ly packed would sell for 1 l x per box more on oil the eastern market than when packed as we are arc accustomed to packing them thein arid and it costs but loc per box more lore than we c pay to bavei them poor poorly 1 Y packed I 1 have 1 a I letter from W 1 I 11 blod gast e st wholesale dealer in fruit and produce in tile east who handled 12 or 15 car loads io ads of our peaches pe itches last season T alic 1 ley x write rite as fol follows aws two cars of your peaches sold today one for the other for there was a car from norfolk fruk association at paona that averaged this a association seems to realize what tire lie trade wants in a pack better than alian most of them their boxes are all well filled you notice from froia a this our pea peaches clies sold well but tire norfolk association got per case more than we be cause of their pack it cost just as much to deliver a poorly packed case of peaches at the other oilier end as it does a good oil oni ind and the was a clear gain which arient about per basliel more to the alie grower because of a 1 I good pack I 1 will not attempt to say am tiling about the lie method of packing cr ot our ir peaches at this time but think it would be well for us its to establish uniform grade and unite our efforts in getting ettin out a better pack this corning coming season if we could establish a packing school for a week weck or ten tell days das arid and have experts show us its just liow how to grade and pack our fruit to the best advantage I 1 think many many L growers arid and shippers could vcr very profitably put in their lime at lucli bucl a school GEO CEO XV WATKINS |