Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-18
Southwes stern Iowa Apple Rails
ers Will Get Good Price
For an Average Crop
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETS
Experiment of Holding Meeting in Au-
tumn Not Success, the Attendance
Being Very smalI-cood Demand for
Fancy Apples - Burlington Roads
Crop Report.

Council Bluffs. Sept. 1S.-The meet.
| ing of the Southwestern Iowa Horti.
cultural Society, in this city, which was
! held here was not the success In point
of attendance that had been anticipate
ed. 1t was the first early fall meeting
| ever held by the society, and the exper-
iment, 1t is conceded, did not prove q
success, as many of the members OF
the society were too busy harves ting
their fruit crop to leave home.
Owing to the late arrival of several
of the out-of-town members no formal
morning session was held, and those
present INDUCED in an informal ex-
change of views and discussion on crou
prospects, prices and other matters OF
mutual interest.
The first session was presided over BY
J. H. Nj. Edwards, OF Logan, president
of the society. Other officers present
president, and w. NJ. Bomberger, OF
I1dIidu, secretary.
The visitors were extended welcome
by j. p. Hess, one of the most extens-
i've fruit growers of this city, following
which came an interesting discussion
of the grape yield, In which ]. p. Hess,
George dillingham;, w. Keeline, and
Secretary Bomberger took part Re-
ports showed that the grape crop. in
stead of being a big one this year, as
stated in the newsp papers. would only
reach so per cent of a full yield.
William keeline and other reported
that the blackberry crop was less than
an so per cent yield this year.
Some talk of organizing an apple
growers shipping association on sim
liar lines to the Council Bluffs Grape
Growers Shipping Association, was in
dulged in, but nothing definite decided
upon. Some opposed the proposition on
the grounds that as the society drew its
membership from twenty-four counties
such an organization would be imprac-
ticable.
While the apple crop is not an unus-
ually large one. reports showed that
the prices are good and owners of orr
chards will make money this year.
Several growers. 1t was stated, have
been offered Is cents to 81 per bushel
for their yield on trees without cul,ing.
this offer being for choice apples. It
is said that the Indications point to
$3.50 barrel. which was considered. u
good price.
f. w. Spencer, of Randolph. in an In
teresting paper on Disposition Of This
Apple Crop" said in part: s.,
"The principal points to be consid-
erred when preparing for the DISPOSE
ton of anything OF general use and
consumption, are supply and demand,
and here is where the field is necessar-
lily more or less speculative one. II
you conclude crop estimates are too low
you will be an early seller, otherwise a
possible holder of stock for the antici-
pated shortage to be felt. In my eXper-
fence have found very little trouble TO
sell fancy apples, when packed, at re-
muneratiye prices. either when packed
or after having stored for later market
Il think all present will agree with
me that southwestern Iowa is short on
good apples, and the local e"nS,,mD-
ton will absorb the greater part OF
whole question: our local markets are
not flooded with stock from other sec
tons. Taken as a general business
proposition. the producer of any articles
unless enjoying special market advan-
tages, will, in the long run, make as
much money by selling when his stuff
is ready and letting the other fellow
do the specializing
An evening session was held at which
general discussions We're had on the
grape and otherfruit crops. Tuesday was
devoted to sight seeing, and the visitors
were driven aroung the vineyards and
orchards in this vicinity. A number Of
excellent displays of choice apples We're
to be seen in the south court room OF
the county court house, where the SEES
sions We're held.