Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 19, 1911, Page 5

From Grand Rapids Herald-Review. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1911. + f From Easter to the End of Summer FROM NOW ON, as far as the weather is concerned, you are going to be able to wear fairly summery clothes. It’s up to you to say whether they will be extremely smart or exceptionally common in style. If you will be careful to purchase “Miller- Made” you will be gratified with their attractive style, their fine quality and their possibilities for saving money. Many times this summer you are going to be thrown into company where you must necessarily be dressed in clever style and good taste. Why not wear a ‘‘Miller-Made” suit; take no chance on not being up to the scratch. — ~ HERY HUGHES & C “THE STORE OF QUALITY” WHY THE FARMERS SHOULD ORGANIZE As far as possible these cucumbers should be picked early in the day, put up in the boxes and shipped the same day by express, so that they will arrive on the market the follow- ing morning. There are several different good varieties of pickling cucumbers and these can be shipped in bushel bas- kets. HEAD LETTUCE. It has been proven that head let- tuce can be grown around the Head of Lake Superior to surpass in quali- ty and yield per acre perhaps any other section of the United States, excepting some sections in Maryland, where it has been grown extensively for the past ten years, Thousands of cars have been shipped out from Baltimore and nearby loading sta- tions to all parts of the United Stat- es. The possibilities are just as great here, for at the season when head lettuec in this section is ready for market, it is cleaned up in every other large growing section in the United States. Care should be taken in packing this for market, for if it is packed loosely it will shift in the box, bruise the leaves and arrive almost invariably in bad condition. The writer would advise shipping so that it will arrive on the market in fresh fine condition. SWEET CORN. The writer has found that white corn sells to better advantage on this market than the yellow brand, known as the Golden Bantum. The latter variety is a good producer and the corn is delicious in sweetness and very tender, but the trade here have had no experience with it and prefer to sell a white corn. This product sold on the Duluth market last season at from five to fourteen cents per dozen. All of the early shipments brought from 10 to 14c, but later in the season the market was heavily supplied and prices de- clined to as low as 5c per dozen. We have found that the best way to only bring top market price when it is fresh and bright looking. Often- times when the market is fairly well supplied, it is impossible to sell corn that shows a little age, so nev- er attempt to save money in getting it to market by shipping by freight, as many times the whole shipment is' lost. GREEN AND WAX BEANS. Green and wax beans always meet j with good demand at fair prices. | Again care should be taken in get- ting the right strain of seed. For green beans would advise planting the round stringless. For wax or butter beans, we would advise plant- ing the flat snap variety. There is litle preference shown in this mar- ket for either variety, as both the green and wax beans meet with ready sale; they should never be picked when the dew is on or after a rain, for if packed when damp, wax beans will rust and soon go to pieces, and green beans will nest and mold. They should be packed for shipping in half bushel, light boxes ventilated slightly at top and bottom, and like all other perishable garden stuff, they should be shipped to market by express so as to arrive fresh and | firm. CELERY. Expert celery growers from the famous Kalamazoo celery fields, have proven that celery can be grown on a black soil in Northern Minnesota to excell in quality the celery grown in almost any other section in the United States, and the market here { in Duluth is very much higher than} any of the large markets in any part of the country for the reason that nearly ali the celery consumed here is shipped in from a distance. It has been claimed by experienced growers that celery can be raised at a profit for 4c a stalk and last sea- son the writer noted that at no ing the early fall in bunches. These can be bunched the same 4s carrots, three in a bunch, and shipped in boxes. The best variety for table beets and the one the writer has al- ways recommended is the Sterling Globe shaped variety. In shipping beets during the winter months, they should be put up in even weight 100 poe sacks, securely sewed. TOMATOES. As the season here is very short for tomatoes and for the reason that at the time our crop comes on the market, Eau Claire and the St. Paul sections are shipping heavily, we would not advise large planting of tomatoes. Two of the best varieties that the writer knows of for this cli- mate are the Detroit Early and the Early Acme, both of which are heavy bearers and early. The vines should always be staked securely and the writer would not advise allowing more than 3 clusters forming. To prevent more clusters forming, pinch ‘off the top of the vine, this will stop clustering and throw all the strength of the plant into the clus- ters already formed. Deep trans- planting is also advised by an exper- ienced Northern Minnesota tomato grower. In shipping always select smooth, sound stock, and handle same just as carefully as you would eggs. We would advise shipping in shallow boxes and always ship by ex- press as the packages are invariably too roughly handled by freight and are often subject to long delays. RHUBARB ‘Rhubarb has been selling on this market to good advantage for rea- som that there is so little small fruit grown here. This can be easily grown and is easily prepared for ship ment. Always select stalks of uni- form size and tie securely top and bottom, one dozen stalks in a bunch. Ship in light, thin boxes, ventilated, time did celery sell here for less than! by express, and you will be surprised 5e a stalk, retail, which price will|by the net returns you will. receive pay the producer handsome profits|from a small patch of well per acre. TABLE BEETS. The demand for table beets on taken cane of rhubarb. SUMMER SQUASH. Summer spuash sold fairly well on this market the past winter has kept this market last season and as these the price up to $1.60 to $1.75 per 100] are easily grown and not so perish- Ibs. As ten to twelve tons of table|able, they have been found to be a ship sweet corn is in sacks. Corn should always be shipped by express as it is highly perishable and will beets can be grown on an acre, you| Profitable truck garden crop. can readily see the great profit on table beets. They also sell well dur- PEAS. ee! COPYRIGHT, 1911 BY MILLER WATT & CO. paper of some kind, so as to keep them clean and also to keep them from becoming dark colored. If the light gets to them it will cause them to turn dark. Always ship by ex- press. SPINACH. ; You will always find it profitable to put out a liberal bed of spinach in your truck garden as it usually brings good prices all through the season. Care should be taken to pack this heavy, so that when it reaches the market, packages will be good and full. Would advise shipping this in the same size box as used for lettuce and cauliflower. ASPARAGUS. Would also advise planting a good supply of asparagus. An asparagus bed can be started from a seed sown in the garden as early as possible in the spring and left until one year old, then transplant to trenches 7 or 8 inches deep amd 3 or 4 feet apart according to richness of the soil. Set from 8 to 10 inches apart in the trench, and cover with about 2 inches of soil, gradually fill up the trench umtil the ground is again lev- el. A fine bed can be started in this way and when once started the Profits are very great, as it often- times sells for $1.25 to $2 per dozen bunches. As soon as you have any asparagus ready for shipment, kindly correspond with us and we will tell you the best way to ship it in, to have it bring the top market price on this market. STRAWBERRIES, Strawberries are without question the best paying small fruit that can be grown in this part of the country. The varieties we would advise are the Klondike first, and the next to that the Senator Dunlap. These are both highly colored, hardy, meaty + + garden crop raised around Duluth last year. The writer marketed the pea crop for the Associate Clubs last year and at no time did they sell for less than $1.50 per bushel, and from that to $3.00 per bushel The tele- phone pea. is recommended above all others, as it is a heavy bearer and holds its freshness in shipping better than the smaller June variety. Would adivse shipping peas in the same size box as string and wax beans, that is the half bushel flat light boxes, ventilated, and always ship by express. RADISHES. The trade on the Duluth market prefer a round or button radish, to a long one and while a limited amount of radishes are usually profitable, we would advise light planting, as the market is easily over stocked, and radishes are highly perishable. We would advise shipping radishes in the same size box as we will, ask the mensions 17x8%x5 inches. In puttin growers to use for green onions; di- them up tie them three or four rad- berries, and good shippers. Would advise shipping in a 16 quart case. Always fill your boxes up full so that they will make a nice appear- ance when they arrive on the mar- ket. VEAL. Veal should not be killed until 4 weeks old and on the other hand you should not let your veal calves grow to weigh over 120 Ibs. dressed. In dressing skin out the head, leaving in the sweet breads, skin out the feet from the knees and gamble joints down, roll this hide up as well as the head hide and tie securely, clean the veal out well inside, leay- img nothing in but the liver and kid- neys and always ship by express; ev- en in the winter time it is best to ghip by express for the reason that veal shipped by freight comes in frozen too hard to cut and dealers will not go up against it. MUTTON. Never ship any mutton to market with pelt on. It is many times more liable tq heat, and has to be skinned anyway before the butchers will buy it. Skinning can be done better when the carcass is warm. Clean everthing out inside but the kidneys, cut off the head and feet, bend the lower part of the front leg up against! the upper part and tie with string. Always ship by express. Mutton should be sewed up in a clean cheese cloth and encased in burlap for ship- ment. HOGS. Light handy hogs, that is pork running from 75 to 200 lbs., is always in the best demand. In dressing hogs for market, try always to get @ good scald so that all the hair and scurf can be scraped off and not open from end to end and leave the head and feet on. Wash out thor- oughly and encase in burlap. POULTRY. Chickens shipped alive should be in coops, slatted on the side so that feed and water troughs can be hook- ed on the sides when they arrive at ishes in a bunch, these bunches to be sold by the dozen bunches. Se- lect uniform size, hard brittle stock, as it is out of the question to sell pithy, poor stock at any price and when mixed in with good stock it hurts the sale of the whole lot. CAULIFLOWER. This is probably one of the best paying crops that can be raised in a small way, and in no other section does it grow more perfect than a- round the Head of Lake Superior. The writer has handled cauliflower, shipped from most every producing section of the United States, and in all his experience he never saw finer stock than was shipped from nearby Duluth last season. We would advise planting the variety known as the “Snowball” variety, which is very compact, medium size and almost snow white. When Cauliflower is ready to ship, the protecting leaves should be cut off level with the top of the head, and instegd of cutting destination. Never ship chickens in boxes. If you have springs, hens roosters to ship, it will always pay you to separate them. Ship the ways using paper between every lay- er of birds. DAIRY BUTTER. Dairy butter should be packed in 5 lbs. jars and 10 and 20 Ibs. tubs to sell to best advantage. This neces- sarily has to be inspected on arrival and is always sold according to qual- ity, so you will find it well for you to ship the very best butter you can Possibly make. EGGS. Eggs should be shipped in staa- dard cases, 30 dozen to the case, pre- ferrably put in cartons witk our own label. We are in position to handle thousands of cases to advantage and would advise you to get in touch with us on the egg proposition at once. In conclusion we wish.to impress up on you again to to even weigh your sack etock and always sew your sacks securely and ship your other vegetables in neat uniform size pack- ages, securely nailed. For your information we advise using for cabbagq crates at least, cement coated nails the cost is a little more per hundred lbs. you will ase less nails, and it will take less time for you to nail up your crates, We beg to advise you that we are in a position to name you an exceed- ingly low club price on all kinds of crates, packages and sacks. Any further information that you wish in regard to packing and ship- ping will be cheerfully given. Very truly yours, Producers’ Cooperative Market Assn. KEEWATIN MINES OPENING UP (Continued From Page One.) basket ball team Monday evening and it is estimated there was over one hundred couples in attendance. The hall was crowded to its utter- Most capacity, but things are never done by; halves in Keewatin. New Lumber Yard. The King Lumber Co. now have their yard in operation and have «@ stock of lumber on hand of all kinds and can furnish you with anything wanted in the line of building mater- ial. George Andrews formerly at Marble, is manager of the yard. THE BAY VIEW POULTRY FARM Jerome Meyers Making a Success of the Chicken Ausiness on Pokegama Lake. A Herald-Review representative had the pleasure of spending Sunday at the Bay View Poultry farm, owned by George F. Meyer and son, Jer- ome H., on the shores of Pokegama Jake. The last named gentleman, who has been running the farm for the past year, is developing into a chicken fancier of no mean ability and he is conducting some very in- teresting experiments to determine the best breed of chickens for this section of the country. At present he is experimenting with Rhode Is- land Reds, while for his regular sup- ‘ply of eggs he has a flock of about one hundred White Leghorns. As soon as he has discovered the best paying breed, the balance will be disposed of and he will then, in company with his father, go into the chicken business on a large scale. “Rome,” as he is familiarly called by his friends, not only conducts a chicken ranch, but also has five head of cattle and a small drove of swine. The cream from his dairy is on sale at Miller's confectionary store and his regular customers say springs in one coop and the old hens and roosters in a separate coop. Dressed stock should be starved at least 24 hours before killing and should never be drawn for the rea- son that if the inside is exposed to the air, they soon become sour. Clean the carcass well of all pin feathers, leaving the head and feet on each bird. It is best to ship dress- ed stock in boxes containing 2 dozen birds. These boxes will necessarily vary in size according to the weight of the fowls. Line the box well with paper and in putting in the bottom tier, fold the head under the wing which lies uppermost in the box. In placing in the top tier fold the head just opposite, so that when the box is opened on either side they will present a smooth, clean appearance. Always wrap the heads in paper it is the “best ever.” Mr. Meyer states that next year he expects to raise about two or three thousand birds for market. He is conducting the farm on a scienti- fic basis, keeping a record of the number of eggs layed each day, the amount of milk from each cow and from present indications, will soon be one of the most successful farm- ers on the lake. Cam You Afford It? Surely. A bunch of fresh violets now ané then, for your sweetheart or friends, They will tell the story of love them- selves. And they have made us many @ friend wherever they have been sent A bunch of 25 prepaid to any ad the stump off square across the bot-|so as to keep any blood in that may ress for 75c. Arriving as sweet and tom of the head, cut it on a slant with the leaves so as to leave the stump peaked, this will prevent the come out of the carcass. as fresh as though picked at your Geese and ducks always sell to just] own door. as good advantage alive as dressed, Bunches of 100 for $2.50. For oth- leaves from breaking loose from the|therefore we would advise shipping | er flowers and prices write, head. Would advise shipping this in the same size box as we will ad- geese and ducks alive. Turkeys should be dressed just SWANSON’S Fiorists. vise the growers to use for head let-|the same as chickens and it is just | ¢1g Nicollet Ave., Peas probably paid the best of an ‘tuce. Always cover the heads. with|as well to ship these in barrels, al- Minmeapolie, Minnessts. coca A Nt tas *