The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-08-13
APPLE
CROP SITUATION
SMALL CROPS IN MANY DISTRICTS
Conditions In East Should Make
Good Prices for Fancy West
ern Box Apples.

More and practically complete re-
tnrns in regard to the apple crop from
all parts OF the United States and
Canada give added indications that
Hood River should receive a highly
profitable figure for its apple crop this
year. 1t is stated by apple men who
are well posted that eastern buyers are
standing together this year in the
hope Of securing fancy box apples for
prices that will be less than their fine
quality and crop conditions warrant.
There is no question, they say, Of the
fine quality of this years crop and of
the fact that 1t ought to command
high prices.
Reports received show that the ap-
pie crop in the Hudson river valley
and Western New York, considered a
big factor in price making for high
quality apples, Is only average. 1t Ia
reported as being slightly more than
that OF last year, but far below that
of 1906.
In the New England states the crop
is light one with the report from
Maine CT but one-qusrter OF last
years yield. Pennsylvania will have
60 to 70 per cent in some sections
with only % per cent in Others.
Michigan will have a much smaller
crop than last year, while Ohio and
West Virginia will have no winter ap-
pies at all 20 speak of. A fair crop is
reported from the western part OF Iii.
nois, with almost total failure In
other sections of the state. The big
ciop expected In Benton county, Ar
kansas, will not materialize and es-
Inmates place the shipment there at
not over 25 cars. In other parts of
the state the crop is reported as prac-
ticalIy failure. Reports from all
parts of Missouri show light crops or
failures. In the Ozark region, which
last year shipped 40, 900 barrels of ap-
pies, growers claim they will be lucky
II they ship out $500 barrels this
year. Kansas reports run from % to
80 per cent crops in the eastern sec-
tion of the state.
Colorado reports 20 per cent crop
in the Grand junction district and
light crop in others. New Mexico has
a 100, 900 bushel crop In the Pecos val
ley and Utah also reports tull crop
of good quality apples At Watson
vile, Calf, 5000 car crop Is report
ed, which is only average for this dis
triot, as this 10 500 cars less than 1t
shipped In 1906, but much bigger
crop han that of 1907.
In the northwest states good aver
| age crop is reported from Idaho. In
Washington reports state that Wenat-
ohee expects to ship 200 oars more
than 1t did last year, while Yakima
comes to the front with the statement
that 1t will ship out 400 acres of ap-
Piles as against $50 last year.
In Oregon, Hood River will lead all
other disti lots with 400 to 500 car
crop, Medtord, Ashland and Grants
Pass are expected to furnish 200 to 300
cars more, while the Willamette val
ley and Eastern Oregon and the small
er apple growing districts in the state
are thought to be good for an sddi-
tionsl 800 cars. In all 1t is expected
that from 1, 200 to 1900 cars OF apples
will be shipped out Of the state this
year.
Average crops are also reported from
Nova Scotia and Canada. Light crops
generally over the United States are
expected to strengthen the demand
for apples at Hood River and also
other sections in the northwest. The
prospects for the export trade are also
given as good as authorities on the
demand for American apples state
that there will be few apples in Eng
land and on the continent than there
was last year.