Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-25
THE APPLE CROP.
Bulletin Issued by The Elaine Pathological So
cieb Septcmberii8. 1901.

Maine always grows q surplus Of APP
rlcA above the wants of her own PEG
plc.
The selling value Of this surplus fruit
IL chiefly controlled IN the bounty Of
tile crop in other fruit producing Sec
tiuns. together With the demands of
the European market.
The prices. therefore. which Maine
apples command in other sections If
our own country are Of course moGi-
lied or largely controlled by the crop
~ fruit III the locality ~ sach market.
In order to gain teliablc information
Of tho crop Of apples III the country
ut large ana place il before Maine
growers. to aid them in drawing in
tplligent conclusions in rerlrd 10 the
market value Of the crop of Maine
fruit the Maine PumOlogicai Society
instructed it's president to take steps
to that end. and issue bulletins to thu
public from time to time. as deemed
n crsSary. giving the information de
sired. Communication was at once
opened with official authorities in the
different sections Of the country hay
Ing = br.!ins oH our Maine fruit
trace. and jl,r information thus OBJ
,a:,.sG. III, - The present time. is
gwen 10 lie pab,c through this
1}.i.,til.
,r,.;cla Ncr Yo;K, Michigan and
Southern Missouri are :hc three lead
ing points OF production affecting the
demand for Maine fruit in the South
and Southwest
Rose. New York September Q. 1861.
-,
logical Society North Greene, Me.
Dear Sir:-Youcs of the ist received,
ana would say regarding IL" apple
crop in New York state that II is not
over 10 pc, cent Of crop. but Of god
quality. There is % per cent. Of crop
III Michigan ana II rer cent. ~ crop
il Canada Have Travelled extensive
IL oven these sections, and think the
CROP viii bear out my estimate
Youts truly. Il. &. TOWN.
Grand Rapids Mich. Sept. 4. 1901.
Hon. 2. A. Gilbert, North Greene. Me.
Mn Dear Sir:-Apples are very scarce
in Michigan. Not quarter Of an
average crop. and in my own locality
Ne shall expert practically none. our
peach crop is fine ana bringing good
prices yours truly
Missouri State Horticultural Society.
Wcstp1rt. Mo, Sept :, 1901.
Il \. Gilbert,
Dear Sir:-rhe apple trees SHOW con
ajderahlc injury from drought es-
prciaIly where loaded with fruit
Wen cultivated orchards are holding
their fruit best. our fruit is fine and
perfect. the best in years Some
orchards have full crop. while others
have none. The average ct the stat
is less than 40 per cent. Weave get
ting $1.5c to $40 per barrel.
6. \. GOODMAN. Sec.
sacretarv's Office Des Moines. Iowa.
September, ), le0l,
Mir. 4. \. Gilbert North Greene. Me.
Dear Sir:-Yours of the LIST at hand
and in reply will say that the apple
! crop in Iowa is light, probably not
more than SO ner cent. of an average
crop. ana owing to dry and hot wealth
ar there will be few good keeping win
ter annles. and if all are retained at
home there will be no more than re
ouired for home consumption. There
Are few localities in the state Whe; {
as much as a half crop will be gath
cred. and in many places the crop is
ca light as TO be scarcely worth con-
sidering in a commercial way.
Yours truly,
q. H. VAN HOrTEN.
Office of the Kansas State Horticul-
,nral Society. state Capitol, Topeka,
| Kan. August y, 1901.
| Z. A. Gilbert.
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