Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-18
APrLE CROi, As SEEN by DEAIERs

| Every year the apple dealers buyers
and spectators hold II convention and
give ont their ideas Of the crop situation.
These men as rule are liberal and give
I q more favorable view Of tho crop than
reports from other sources. The dealers
naturally wish to give an impression
/ that Tie supply viii be large, thus JUS
| tifyine them in Offering the producers as
low prices as possible.
| However, even tho fond hopes Of tn.
dealers cannot mako n very natterinq
sho"ng this year They have good
deal to say about the large Yield of tn.
Pacific coast section and it IS 10 doubt
true that the yield IN that locality will
be larger than that Of last year IT (.
| probable, also, NJ the dealers claim that
the crop In the Southern states is also
somewhat larger. hut neither Of these
sections is a stra'Eht competitor with the
/ apples If the East. The Pacific coast
apples are a class by themselves, ara
differently quoted, arl 20 to a special
set " consumers, willing to pay fancy
prices for the handsome waxy, but no,
high favored fruit
Tho APPLE dealers place the crop of
New ENGLAND Siatcr H. auout the sam,
as that of last wear. but reports from
other sources indicate that the yield will
he Jos than that Of laet year. The crop
Of Now York state IS exceedingly I'M
roiiart n deciding tie conditions of thu
app'e m1'k"ts OF the East, the orchards
being of high class and of mature bear
Ing ago
Tho crop Of New England is, OF course,
oi Importance, a. regards the markets of
Boston. ana there is not likely to be
much competition here from other sec
hors as IT," apples Of New York State
will probably And other markets for the
limited supply. The apple dealers claim
that every state in New England eX-
H"pt Rhode Island. has larger crop
than last year, which is certainly an cx-
aESeraton, although 1t is no doubt true
! of scattering localities in these States
Orchards that We're on hllltops are often
loaded with fruit, having escaped the
| spring frosts. Lowiand orchards ar,
( very uneven, some trees being full of
] apples. while others adjoining have no
fruit at all. From half to thrce-quarters
OF fuil crop IL all that can be fairly
! ciain' l for New England probably
nearer half 4 crop than anything above
that. Quality being pretty good 50 far
New ENGLAND apples ought to bring a
good fair price this year. notwithstand-
| ing that tie edge Of the market may be
somewhat duloi by the unprosperous
conditions of some lines Of industry.
| The dealers are ready to admit that
the crop of Canada is short. Last wear
our eastern markets were considerably
/ Influenced by heavy shipments from On
| tarlo AMI Nova Scotia. For the Central
States and middle west the dealers saw
the crop will lie fair to good, being very
uneven in the several States and decided.
| ~ poor in some OF the western States
! like Michigan, Illinois. Iowa and Ne.
/ hraska, where cold weather and drought
nearly destroyed the CROP. Tie best
thing about the dealcrs reuort IS the
statement that the quality of the crop is
'decifcIl" letter than ono year ago. Nev
England and New York. PENNSYLVANIA
and ohio AL promise much better quality
/ than year ago, as does all of the
southern CROP. while the Pacific cror
promises exceptionally good quality and
>i' Id which viii he the heaviest ever
harvested. Tile middle west. or Der
Davis crop. ranges from poor 10 good
quality with considerable portion o,
it VITA oo.. fair quality"
Without placing too much depend
cnte ur'r the usually cxaereratet
figures If he dealers, It may be fairly
concluded from the report that light
TO fnir average crop IS expected Ivy them,
with srol market for eastern api.es,
alYthouih with somewhat moro coiupoti.
ton than usual f, ri the boxed apples
from The West bat with tha EASTERN cp.
pies ablc tn hol1 tho'r own pretty well or
account Of their better average q'.alty