The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-19
SAYS THERE WILL
Be BIG CROP
BEN RICE, OF NATIONAL APPLE
SHOW, SPOKANE, SUMMARIZES
THE APPLE SITUATION OF THE
UNITED STATES.

Spokane, Aug. 19.-Apple crop in
| the United States and Canada for
1909 estimated at 100000 bar
rels, an increase of 100000 over
1908.
Production east of the Mississippi
river heavier than in 1908; west of
the Mississippi river lighter than in
1908.
Quality east of the Mississippi
river inferior to 1908; west of the
Mississippi river superior to 1908.
Rem H. Rice, secretary-manager of
the second National Apple Show in
Spokane, November Is to 20, who
has just returned from Buffalo,
where he attended the sessions of
the International Apple Shippers as
ISOLATION, thus summarizes the apple
situation, based on reports by men,
bers of the organization as to the
condition and probable size of the
yield Of 1909 in the various dis
tricts on this continent.
New England Improves.
The following is a resume of the
reports as given out under the sane
ton of the association:
The New England group has a
crop this year 20 per cent in excess
of last year.
The central groups crop is little
below last year, about TX per cent.
The middle west or Ben Davis
group has a light crop this year,
but it is equal to double the crop of
1908.
The southern group has a heavier
crop than a year ago, and taken as
whole, it is fully $50 per cent
larger than year ago.
In the Pacific group. Washington,
Idaho and New Mexico show con-
siderable decrease as against last
year, but this is more than made up
by the large increase in Colorado
over last year, so that the Pacific
group as a whole will make as much
if not a greater crop of box apples
than a year ago.
Canada, not including the province
of Nova Scotia, as we'll as Colorado,
shows an increase of IS per cent
over 1908, while the province of
Nova Scotia has equally as large a
crop as last year, when a bumper
yield was harvested.
Crop in United States.
For the United States. the present
promise of the entire crop is slightly
in excess of a year ago. while for
Canada the prospect is for larger
crop than in 1908. The gain is
placed at so per cent.
In the New England group, New
Hampshire only shows loss, while
the quality is labeled poor to good.
New York, in the central group.
shows loss of 10 per cent, and all
except Michigan and Wisconsin in
the group show losses.
In the middle west of the Ben
Davis group Kansas and Oklahoma
Ir1 a,.rft oh
with quality poor to good for all.
Gains are reported throughout the
southern group Of states, with quail
ity poor to good.
In the Pacific group, Idaho, Wash
ington and New Mexico, show losses,
but the quality of all is good.
Isaac Tuck of the New York Por-
duce Bulletin places this years crop
at 100000 barrels, showing a
probable increase of 100000 bar
rels over 1908.
Recognized Apple Show.
1.-THE National Apple Show was Of
ficially recognized by the Interna-
tional Apple Shippers association,
said Mr.. Rice, "and at the conclu-
sion of the session President Wagner
named a committee which will have
charge of delivering to our organiza-
ton beautifully engraved solid sill
yer cup as prize. 1t Is unoficially
announced that the prize will be in
the commercial classes and open to
worldwide competition.
"On the opening day of the three
days sessions President Wagner
dwelt at length on the Importance
of the National Apple Show and
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