The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-02
dealers all over the country by spe-
cial exhibits Of different varieties Of
apples in windows and stands.

projected by the Spokane Horticul-
tural Society and was heartily sup
ported by the business men of Spo-
kane. Their motto was: Cleaner
and better fruit and more of it." To
accomplish this, however, as the most
intelligent supporters. and students
of the apple industry perceive, it will
be necessary to bring about radical
changes in the manner Of cultivating
apples on this continent. THERE
MUST BE GENERAL BETTERMENT
OF CONDITIONS IN THE CONNER
CIAL ORCHARDS. IF THIS IS NOT
DONE THE UNITED STATES AND
CANADA, WITHIN A FEW YEARS,
WILL PROBABLY BE FORCED
TO IMPORT APPLES INSTEAD OF
EXPORTING THEM.
In support of the belief that the
domestic supply is insufficient is the
fact that, if it had not been for the
enormous crops in the Pacific and
northwestern states and provinces
last year, an apple famine would
have resulted. In many of the mid
die western and eastern states the
yields were small last season, due to
the failure in many instances, but
generally because of pests. Orchards
had been neglected and, in scores of
places, the trees have been permitted
to die through lack of even ordinary
attention, while, again, in others the
growers did not know how to combat
insection and diseases. 1t was to i'm
prove these conditions, by making
investigations and suggesting rem
edies to bring about more satisfac-
tory results, that the growers were
invited to come to Spokane.
In 1896, the TOTAL PRODUCT of
the APPLE CROP of the country
was 100000 BARRELS, or 49,
675, 900 BUSHELS. Since then hun
dreds of thousands of acres have
been added, and methods of fruit
growing have improved, yet the gov
eminent reports show that the ag-
gregate crop in all of the states of
the Union was not more than U.s.
100000 barrels, or 62,5O0,000 bush
els in 1908.
To understand the decrease in the
pI OuuCliOu VI dpplCo Al LuC OulOu Ill
the last twelve years, reference
should be made to the statistics COM
piled by the federal department of
agriculture Growers produced co.
$4,000 barrels of apples in 1895,
AND 100000 BARRELS IN 1896,
THE BANNER YEAR IN THE HIS
TORY OF THE COUNTRY. THERE
WAS A DECREASE OF NEARLY
2S,OOO,OO0 BARRELS OR MORE
THAN THE ENTIRE CROP OF
1908, IN 1897, WHEN THE YIELD
AMOUNTED TO 41,536,000. An
other decrease followed in 1898, the
yield being placed at 23,570,000 bar
rels, but in 1899 and 1900 there
were substantial increases, the
yields being 37,56O,00O and 47,96O,-
900 barrels respectively. There was
a drop of 2O,ss0, 900 barrels in 1901.
while 1902 showed an increase of
2O,655,O 900 barrels. the crop that
year being estimated at 47,625,000
barrels. ,Forty-five million barrels
of fruit were produced in 1908, and
in 1904, the yield was 100000 bar
rels greater Then, in 1905, it
dropped to 23,5OO,OOO barrels, and
in 1906 it increased to 36,130,00O
barrels. The crop of 1907 fell off to
100000 barrels.
The apple-growing industry is a
substantial one; in fact, few enter
prises offer surer or more attractive
profits or more healthful and pleas
ant occupation. A small investment
will secure a beginning and trust