The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01
THIS TEARS Apple CROP.

THIS EARS PPL CROP.
Greatest Tield on Record-Cond,tions Have
Been Favorable About Everywhero
Throughout the AppIe-ErowiuG Hegions
-DisPosition Of tho Enormous Crop.
Apples are raised all through the New Eng
land States. III this State apples are grown In
all the counties along the Hudson River from
westchestsr to Albany. but the greatest apple
growing section of the State is found In the
counties along Lake Ontario from osweRo to
Niagara Falls. There are also prolific apple
districts In the interior of the western part Of
the State. Apples are raised in New Jersey. In
Pennsylvania. Maryland, and northern Ohio.
and there is an apple belt In the southern part
of that State along the Ohio River. There are
apple areas In Virginia and in West Virginia
and Kentucky. There are apple belts in Mlchi-
gan and Wisconsin. and apples are raised In
Indiana and Illinois. There Is an apple belt
along the Missouri River in Missouri and Kan
sas. There is an apple area in Iowa and smaller
| areas in North Dakota and South Dakota.
Beyond the Rocky Mountains apples are raised
in Washington, Oregon. and California.
The greatest apple State of tho United States
is New York. The greatest apple ~countiea in
this State are Niagara. Orleans. Wayne, and
Monroe. in the Ontario belt, and Genesee. i'd
joining that tier to tha south. The greatest
apple producing county In the Hudson Valley
belt 10 Columbia
In Canada apples are grown In Nova Scotia.
there is a big apple belt through the Annapolis
Valley. and there Is a great apple region extend-
ing along the left bank Of the st. Lawrence
River. the north shore of Lake Ontario and
Lake Erie. the east shore of Lake Huron. and
around tho Georgian Bay.
The American apple crop this year through
out the apple producing regions OF the contl-
| nenf "a tho preafaef nm racnrd Tharo q = n die
tricts, some OF considerable area. in which tho
crop has not been great; there arc some dis
tricts in which the crop has been small; but
relatively these dlstricts bear but q very small
proportion to the total area. Substantially, the
crop 10 general. Often the weather conditions
are such that there are large crops In come parts
and practically mono in others. This year the
season has been favorable to the maturing of
fruit. and nature has been propitious almost
everywhere: and the result here is a crop be-
yond comparison. In Europe the crop Is light.
Estimates of the crop vary greatly. A whole
sale fruit merchant who is q very large receiver
and shipper of apples. estimates the total apple
| crop OF the continent this year, including the
United States and Canada, at $1,000. 900 bar
rels. Another commission merchant, n very ex-
tensive receiver and shipper Of apples. esti-
mates the total American crop this year. In
GLIDING the United States and Canada. at
40. 600. 900 barrels. of which about seven-eighths
would be produced in the United States. An
other commission merchant. also q very large
receiver and shipper of apples. said that the
total ,Amerienn product might be $4,000 900
produced in tho United States, A large shipper
of Canadian apples estimates this years crop OF
apples in nc, HA 1so, & !; 900 600 barrels 81 ,b,. Stat.
will this year produce two million barrels OF ap-
pies. In one part of the country and another a
for the reason that they would not repay the
cost of gathering, packing. and shipping.
pies are HALIFAX. Montreal Cand Portland in
winter when the St. Lawrence is closed and
B BoaeseI and NeW YORK ia and 3D. so mHs apples 20 frSSn
philadelphia and Baltimore. In the total annual
se,t% varies sa eae psr year. asp ending me upon ns sn ths char.
acter and distributlon Of tho crop. the apples OF
course seeking naturally the nearest port; Ihe
lows: Boston. thirty per cent; New York; TWEEN.
exports OF American APPLES so FAR this year.
from all ports up to Oct. "a. were l;,0sl.647
barrels; the exports. to the same date last year
were l5s,s75 barrels; The largest total ship.
the season of 1902, amounting TO 1:460. $3.50
barrels. 1t Is lima that tho total shipments
for the current season Will amount to two mil
The apples exported go chiefly to Livsrp9ol,
q few to Denmark and sweden. Apples are
exported also TO Cuba and other spanish.Amer-
York come from the Hudson Valley. from west
ern New York. and from the far West; and from
can find no market in this country. where the
duty on apples amounts to about sixty cents g
barrel; the Canadian surplus that Is shipped
While there are many orchards in the Hudson
River Valley and their number Is a., me LINE
yet the apple orchards along the Hudson are not
i sa1snt n AipR'e s,S Sss fssS 'n! fhs sro TO 2 f hsrs
might have nifty trees or a hundred or he might
have an orchard OF some acres: a Iea-acre
big one; there are few larger than that In thia
region. In the western part OF tho state the
twenty TO thirty acres or more are not unusual.
but a ffty-acre orchard would Pc eyen mere
s S9en.ss i Of tSe t New york Sffe sp wGs'o or q sSSst ls ak
Ing them throughout the State. In the far West
apple o.chasds are larger; running TO moald Sh bs
though the Yield is sometimes much more than
Is nearer twice that. The average yield is less
in the West, where there are many younger
Apples are now very low in Price,; 1t y DIM
cult TO sell good spples now In New iofk NJ
that ThaIt down to rs cents. The growers who made
the most money in apples this year are those
who who s held e on fr y s,i In higher i,ssT prioe sa ansli " sold ,i"ap at
lower prices and made less money or none.
some apples shipped TO Europe this season have
barrel. from which must be- deducted tho cost
OF the barrel and the cost Of picking and pack
The apple grower who ships his fruit TO
Europe does 90 without the slightest trouble 70
concerned. He delivers II At the shipping point.
rail or water, ~ the case may be, nearest hls
orchard, and then IL passes under the controlol
the commission merchant to whom IL is con;
signed. Tho commission merchant pays all
charges on IL and assumes full care OF e from
oeeds are rsmitted by cable. Tho returns are
prompt, and the grower living near u .hippihf
not be %unusuai for q Hudson River grower.
shipping through . New York commission
merchant, to get his cash for apples sold IN
ENGLAND within fifteen days from the time he
delivered them mt his local railroad atStioh or