Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-03
Apple Shippers Estimate.


executive committee of the Apple Ship
pers' Association on the apple crop o
the country, as reported at their annua
meeting, held at Atlantic City, Aug. I
1t will be borne in mind, the comparison
IL with the crop Of last year, and tha
100 represents that crop, and as tn
figures for each locality are more or les
than 100, is the estimate of the presen
crop greater or less than that of las
year. What have our readers to sa!
about 140 representing the present crol
of apples in Maine? In some former re
ports this association has been charged
with over-estimating the crop in the in
terest of the shippers.
| REPORT OF COMMITTEE. .
August 8.
Report of the executive committee OF
the present condition of the apple CROP
in the United States, Canada and Nov'
Scotia, of Aug. l, 1907, as compared
with Aug l, 1906.
As usual and in accordance with the
practice of our association for several
years, we make the last years crop In
each state the basis of this years esti
mate, increasing or diminishing the per
centage as the crop is correspondingly
lighter or heavier than one year ago.
Maine, 140 per cent. quality good.
New Hampshire, 100 per cent, quality
good.
Vermont, $50 per cent, quality good.
Massachusetts,, 110 per cent, quality
good.
Connecticut, 12O per cent, quality
good.
Rhode Island, 100 per cent, quality
good.
New York, 10 per cent, quality fail
to good.
Pennsylvania, 1875 per cent, quality
fair to good.
New Jersey, 100 per cent, quality fair
to good.
Delaware, so per cent, quality fair to
good.
Ohio, go per cent, quality poor to good.
Michigan, IS per cent, quality poor to
good.
Wisconsin, 70 per cent, quality good.
Indiana, 20 per cent, quality fair to
good.
Illinois, 20 per cent, quality fair to
good.
Missouri, 10 per cent, quality fair to
good.
Kansas, 10 per cent, quality fair to
good.
Oklahoma and Indian territory, 100
per cent, quality good.
Arkansas, $50 per cent, quality good.
Iowa, 80 per cent, quality fair to good
Nebraska, 80 per cent, quality fair to
good. -.
West Virginia, 175 per cent, quality
very poor to good.
Virginia, $50 per cent, quality poor to
good.
Maryland, 200 per cent, quality poor
to good.
Kentucky, 25 per cent, quality poor.
Tennessee, Is per cent, quality poor.
Colorado, 35 per cent, quality poor.
Idaho, $50 per cent, quality good.
Utah, 10 per cent, quality good,
Montana, 125 per cent, quality good.
California, so per cent, quality good.
Oregon, 125 per cent, quality good.
Washington, $50 per cent, quality
good.
Canada, not including Nova Scotia, 125
per cent, quality fair to good.
Nova Scotia, $50 per cent, quality fair
to good. 49,.
A general review of the foregoing will
show that the best crops in the United
States extend from Ohio and Michigan
eastward through New York, New Eng
land, including Canada and Nova Scotia,
these several states and sections show
ing considerable excess over one year
ago. The Ben Davis crop, as far west
as Colorado, shows heavy decline from
one year ago, which more than offsets
the increase in the east, so that the pres
ent crop promises to be somewhat less
than one year ago, but considerably in
excess, taken as a whole, for the United
States, Canada and Nova Scotia Of the
crop two years ago.
Respectfully submitted,
G. P. RoTHwELL, Chairman.