Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
ABOUT APPLES.
The Crop is Not as Large This Year
Last.


as Last.
1.-THE American apple crop this year
throughout the apple producing regions OF
the continent will not be as large as last
year. said a wholesale fruit merchant in
New York to a Star reporter recently
The damp weather of the past sum-
mer has rotted and played havoc with
the fruit in some of the most pro-
drctive states. Besides, the crops are
large only every other year, and wherever
there was an abundance of apples last sea-
son there is only small crop this year
Hand-picked varieties are now, selling at
from Sl.50 to 81 barrel, according to
quality, and little later in the season an
advance from 10 cents to 81 % on a barrel
may be expected.
The fruit is grown in almost every part
of the United States, but il grows best in
two STATESMEN York and North Carolina
The second named produces only one fine
apple but that is surpassed by none other.
Many varieties are raised in this state, the
best of which are the Baldwin, the King
ard the Newtown pippin. The Newtown
pippin is he most widely known variety.
liz color it is I. delicate green, with a light
pink blush that deepens toward the side
where the sun has shone longest. Its coat
Is very smooth ard strong. The flesh as
firm and crisp yielding readily to- mastica-
ton, but not crumbllng, some of the
softer apples. This variety is used prn-
cipaly for the foreign trade, not only on
account of its frmness, but because it is
harder than any other kind of American
apple. 1t will stand long voyages, and
therefore it is shipped in large quantities
to the most remote countries. 1t Is the
favorite apple of Prince Bismarck, who
has paid as high as $50 for a barrel such
as would sell here for So.
Next in popularity to the Newtowp
pippin comes the Baldwin. This is a dark
red apple of medium size. 1t grows alum
dainty throughout New York state and
New Jersey. Like the NCwtown pippin It
keeps for long time. and is IN great de-
nand for winter eating. The Baldwin is
the apple of the people. 1t is sold in
every grocery store, restaurant, railroad
station, car and on street stands in nearly
every city of the Union.
The King is next in demand. This is a
very line variety of the fruit. 1t is bright
glossy red, free from blemish, and quite
sweet. The meat is whittier and softer than
the Newtown pippin, but it is not as fresh
to the taste. 1t is large apple. ana. as
its name implies. it is autocrat of the ap-
pie family, but like all other exalted per-
sonages, it cannot long withstand the raw
ages OF time.
New Jersey turns out a very deceptive
arple-the sweet greenirg. This locks like
the common cooking apple which grows in
Eearly every state of the Union. But it is
as sweet as the Baldwin. and is large and
firm. Its cCat is very pale yeIlowish
green, sometimes almost white. 1t is rather
sticky, but the skin is thin and tender
The best way to eat it is to rinse it in
peeling 1t. If peeled and quar;ered it will
12t taste half so good. This variety is
gown almost altogether in Monmouth
county, n. j. Nearly all of the crops are
shipped to the New York market. and The
greater part of each crop is consumed in
this city.
North Carolina sends us a magnificent
red apple almost as large as good-sized
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ly in the mountainous regions of the old
colony, where it requires little cultivation
The fruit is often SO large that Il quart
measure will only hold one apple
Virginia sends TO the New York mar
ket pppin which for flavor is not ex-
ceiied by Ehy other apple grown on this
continent. The fruit is known the Abe
marie pipT'fn, and is grown quite extern
sively in and around Rockfish Gap, partly
In Albemarle end partly in Nelson county.
More than forty years ago a barrel or two
OF these PIP pins were sent present to
Queen Victoria. and from that day TO this
they have been the favorite apple of her
court.
Apples form a considerable part of our
exports 10 Europe, about 1.500,OO0 barrels
being shipped Annually. Most of the ex-
ports go to England and Germany, where
the fruit sells readily at from So to S14 d
barrel. In packing for shipment each apple
is first carefully wrapped in soft white
tissue paper and then in stronger brown
papti- men the iTult IL PACKED III DdFfelS
SO tightly that it cannot shift with the
rolling of the vessel. Nearly all the for
eign buyers send to this city for their ap-
pies.
The apple grower who ships his fruit
to Europe does SO without the slightest
trouble to himself SO far as the handling
of the fruit is concerned. He delivers 1t
at the shipping point, rail or water as the
case may be, nearest his orchard and
then it passes under the control Of the
commission merchant to whom it Is con-
signed. The commission merchant in New
York pays all charges on It, and assumes
full care of it from that time until II is
sold in Europe. The proceeds are RENTED
by cable. The returns are prompt and the
apple grower living anywhere within a
thousand miles of the shipping port gets his
money usually within two weeks"