Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 244, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1911 — Growers to Be Taught How to Handle Apples at Indiana Show. [ARTICLE]

Growers to Be Taught How to Handle Apples at Indiana Show.

A mqjiel packing house, such as every Hoosier orchardist should have if he would made a commercial success of his business, will be set up at the Indiana Apple show and will be in dally operation while the exposition is on at Indianapolis, Nov. 6-11. It is the purpose of the promoters not only to treat the public to rich displays of Hoosier grown apples, but also to give the growers as much practical knowledge on cultural and marketing methods as possible. While the coming show will be the first of its kind held in this state, it is intended to be the forerunner of others in future years, and information which growers obtain at the first one is not only an incentive to produce better fruit, but to obtain better financial returns than they have in the past The promotors of the exposition say that there are many apple growers in this state who have many things yet to learn, particularly in handling and marketing fruit, and the quickest and most effective way to spread the information is to give the Information at the Indianapolis show. To this end, the management of the exposition has engaged George M. List, of Fruita, Colorado, to spend the' week at the show and jjive daily talks and demonstrations on western methods of marketing apples. He is superintendent of Rosedale ranch, one of the largest and best cultivated fruit ranches in the Colorado belt He has had practical experience continually for many years in packing and marketing apples and is regarded as a high authority on the subject. Mr. List is an Indiana man and knows of orchard conditions in this state as well as in Colorado, and it is expected that when he combines his fruit experiences in both states he will be a very valuable instructor at the Indiana show. His demonstrations will be in grading and packing apples in boxes, and he will have a large quantity of apples, boxes, sorting tables, box presses and other appliances necessary to the operation of a model packing house. This expert will pack a number of boxes every day of the show, illustrating the various styles, and as he works he will discuss the fine points which Hoosier growers should be familiar with. The promoters say that if the growers will take advantage of the educational opportunities which will be offered the information will be of immeasurable value to them in developing their orchards and in making them yield greater crops and financial returns.