The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-09-12
HOOD RIVER !
APPLLaCROP
ESTIMATED ABOUT 100000 BOXES
Prices are Conceded to be Higher than
Last Year and Quality Is
Even Better.

While this 10 the OF year for an ap-
pie crop in Hood River it 10 estimat
cd that there will be about ID, 900
boxes OF commercial apples, or nearly
as many as last year. The shortage
of the Hood River crop 10 not due to
any adverse climatic conditions, but
the tendency Of the Ligh grade apples
to bear heavy every otaer year. The
old bearing trees In IT,. valley will av-
erage about bali as mauy as last year,
while the large acreage Of young trees
coming into bearing this year for the
first time, will make up the defioien-
oy. There are probably about 1000
acres OF young trees that are just com
ing into bearing, and In the next two
years there will be about 5000 acres Of
bearing orchards In the valley, most
OF which are Spitzenbergs and Yellow
Newtowns.
While the prices obtained by the
union this year have not been given
out 1t is admitted that they are high
eI than last year, and the more COM
mon varieties have made the biggest
advance. Last year the union prices
for SpitzenbeIgs, Alter, we're ". % to
50. 10; Newtowns, 81. 80 to ". %; Bald
wins, Johnathans, Ben Davis and like
varieties sold from 800 to $l.25. 1t
is said that the market has stifened
all along the line, and especially the
cheaper varieties.
The interest In Hood River is very
significant, when % buyers were on
the market for the crop. The result
of the prices obtained at Hood River
this year will again set the market
price for the country for high grade
apples, with Hood River at the tap.
1t is estimated that the Davidson
Fruit 90. will handle close to 100, 600
boxes of apples this year, as they get
the bulk Of the apples OF the valley.
The Apple Growers union have more
members this year than ever, and
while some of the old members did
not sign up this year, yet the new
members more than make up the
difference. 1t Ia thought that there
will be only about 10000 boxes out
side OF the crop already contracted
for by the Davidson Fruit Go. While
their label will 90 on all boxes OF
their purchase, yet all the high grade
apples of the union will be wrapped
In the printed wrappers Of the union.
It will be a double advertisement.
On account OF the crop being set
thin on the old trees, the quality will
be improved, the size larger than
with heavily laden trees. The young
trees also have a tendency to bear
large fiuit. The condition Of the crop
at present Ia excellent. The orchards
have all had splendid care, and the
results viii be highly satisfactory In
profits. Those fortunate In having
their orchards come In full bearing
this year, or nearly so, will realize
profits that will make present land
values look cheap.
The extraordinary conditions In the
east this year which resulted Ia al
most total crop failures In some Sec
tions, is commented upon by one OF
the eastern apple buyer as follows:
"a condition obtains in the fruit
world this year that has never oc-
CURED In my 80 years. experience Of
the business. The shortage 10 not on
ly the greatest ever known In the ap
pie business, but apples to pears and
peaches as well, In every section Of
the United States and Canada. In
Michigan both the peach and apple
crop is almost total failure. Illinois
will not have 20 per cent OF q crop.
The Zig apple crop predicted In New
York has been cut down almost one
half by the recent drouth In that
state. There are no apples In Kansas,
and Missouri 10 experiencing the big
gest failure In her history. Think OF
Colorado, that last year shipped over
5000 cars OF apples from the district
around Grand Junction alone, with
but 20 per cent OF crcp Of all kinds
OF fruit In the entire state. | was in
formed at Grand junction the most
rosy veiw of the shipment there this
year did not place 1t at over 600 cars.
The great peach growing districts
there this year around Paonia, Delta
and Corey have practically nothing to
send to market.
"The inroads OF pear blight In Cal
ifornia ruined the Bartlett pear crop
there and as you have probably no.
ticed has sent them to price In east
ern markets never before known. Pear
growers In Oregon will reap q harvest
this year.
"Of all the sections have Travelled
through the northwest states are the
least affected. In Idaho the crop is
light. It will, l think, ship about 20O
cars. expect about the same number
to 90 from Hood River. Southern Or
egon will ship from 200 to $50. The
Grande Ronde valley and the Walla
Walla district will put out fail
amount of fruit, and of better quality
than / have ever seen there. Yakima,
| have estimated, will furnish about
400 to 450 cars and Wenatchee, Cash.
mere, Toppenish, the Okanogan coun
try and other points In Washington
as many more. Some points In Brit
ish Columbia will have considerable
fruit.
"In all | estimate the Pacific north
west at about 1000 cars. This is, oi
course, far short OF what 1t should be
this year, and l think about 60 pei
cent Of last years yield. 30 you see,
compared to other sections, Hood
River and other points In the north
west have good crop.
"It will, Of course, te necessary fol
every big firm to endeavor to gel
some fresh fruit to hold it's trade and
| have met more buyers in this coun-
try this year than ever before. Once
the market adjusts itself, however,
do not think prices will be higher
than they are right nov" ]"
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