Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-30
SIZE OF THEAPP E CROP
Heavy Yield In New York and
 Other States.
sREAT SUPPLY ALSO IN CANADA.

dhbAl cUEIA4 ALSU LIN OhNADhs Government Estimate o2 Yield For
 1908 Is 5E,Ooo,oo Barrels = Light Crop Nm New England and the Mil- dIe West Immense Shipments Abroad From New York City and Other Ports. g
 The apple crop this year, 1t is agreed by New York wholesale dealers, is exceptionally large and fine, says the New York Post. Most of them be- lieve that it will exceed the crop of last year. which was very heavy. The
 government estimate of this years yield is 55,oo0,OOO barrels, which con siderably surpasses the figures for 1902.
 There is heavy crop in New York state, which maintains its record as the chief apple producing state in the Union. There is not only larger sup ply there than in any other state, but there are more desirable varieties. As usual, the greatest yield is in Wayne, Orleans and Monroe counties, but there are plenty of apples in other sSc- tions. Tn the Hudson river valley there Is a heavy production from Os- sining north while below that point the crop is probably somewhat less than last year. The principal varie- ties of apples grown in New York state are the Baidwins, Kings, Rhode II, 4xSs uvNA Russets, with, to some extent, Spitzen- bergs and Tolman Sweets. The Ben Davis, which is the leading variety in the west, is not grown extensively in New York state It is said that in that state the apple so called is diff ferent fruit from the, western kind, having a woody fiber and not being very palatable.
 Last season the yield was distrib-
 uted throughout the country much more evenly than usual, but this year is not an exception to the rule of marked inequality in different apple sections. The crop is reported to be very heavy in the apple belt, including Virginia and West Virginia, where it was light last year; southern Pennsyl
 vania and western Maryland. It Is also exceptionally large in the states west of the Rocky mountains. On the other hand, 1t is said to be light in the middle west, including Missouri, which is usually a great producer. Tn New England, too, 1t is estimated that there will probably be less than half a full crop. This is explained by the facts that there was a good crop there last year and that this season the blos- soms were injured by spring frosts, which were followed by drought. From Canada and Nova Scotia come reports of great supply, especially in the lat ter province, where the yield last year was light.
 The wholesale price of apples in the country, from the growers hands, free on board the cars. is said to average about $2 per barrel, which means about $2.5O per barrel in New York city, wholesale. These rates are little higher than last seasons.
 This is said to be the record year in the export trade in apples which first gained considerable consequence about 1880, and has since been steadily grow ing until. it has reached immense pro portions. The apples sent abroad are of many kinds, but special favorite in England is the Newtown Pippin, which is raised to some extent in Or
 ange county, N. Y., and in Virginia, but is mainly supplied by California. It is
 reported that there is big crop of these apples in the latter state this
 season, but 1t is yet too early for them to come upon the market
 Large shipments of apples abroad be- gan this year much earlier than usual on account of the conditions on the other side. There is said to be pracH- cally mo crop at au'' of apples in the British islands and only about half a
 crop in Germany and Austria. More over. all other fruit crops have been failure in Great Britain and on the continent. Consequently there has been great demand for American ap- ples at high prices. From the end of June to Sept. 19 the total exports of ap- 1 ples from New York were 144,358 bar l rels, of which 3O061 were shipped in the week ending Sept. 19, as against 22221 barrels in the week ending Sept. ! 20, 1902. From Boston, between June
 and the 18th of September, 1s,729 bar 1 rels were exported. 1t is said that add ing to the United States shipments those from Montreal and Halifax more l than 100000 barrels of apples were ex- ported few days ago and that as
 many were shipped in the week end l ing Sept 26.
 1 About one-haif of the apple exports l go to Liverpool, the other half being 1 d4vido6 hofupoop .opHon Ela spoyU a nd l Hamburg. The prices obtained by the
 exporters show a little average ad-
 vance, perhaps, over those of last year,
 when they were very high. The rates
 are said to range from $2 to $4 per
 barrel, at an average of $3, .net, back i to New York on the dock, ocean freight
 and expenses out"