Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-12-23
AUGUSTA HAD BUMPER ).
CROP OF APPLIES
Statistics Gathered by Secre-
tary McComb Of the County
Fruit Growers Association
Show That 25O,000 Barrels
of Fruit Were Shipped From
the County, Bringing in
About 100000.

Mr.. W. A. MoCo NIB, secretary OF
ia Augusta Clnu.y~Fruit Growers
Asso,iation has prepared for the Dis
,at,I. AMI News state nenr giving
hs statistics for th5 apple crop CT
augusta county for 1910 This state
ANT gives soma surprising figures
IlIil ticatss tire u IN ons d.vel d.
,s1J } th3 frult vi owing interests oi
10 coalty. 1t shows Tor .instAu G
lat augusta shi pei in the -easou
tst closed abont $50 0)0 barrels OF
.opIss to ths yalcs of $500. 900. His
tite nant is rs follows:
Augusta county has i1st flushed
iarkstlug her aps Ia crop of 1910 which
,as bsen great aiiition to hen
v5alth Sac has taken front rank a,
a apple prod aciLg county AM Di is
,lr in tue near future ID iJ1bls hel
70 faction as frlir gro wing section.
taunton che largest ship! lug point
iippsi l5S cars OF apples this fail,
t. rt's Draft 1871 cars, Fishsrs vills
- cars. WayuesboI $50 cars, Gave
station 81 cars, MINT Spring IS cars.
rim ora so cars, uretngiiIe 40 cars.
It. Daiancs "a cars, Mossy Creek 2
,trs, Nit Sulon 30 cars, Lynjliurst %
,ars, Christian 10 cars, SEoops Is
;ars. Mt Siiney IL ears. verona .le
:irs. Spottswooi cars, Basic City
Iarslstou. Grottoes, Grssnville Sta
si,a. 2 cars each AMI Doon's AMI
Liosoo NIB Lear ea31. r
Ia aiiitiou to these ship nsnts the
yaD' rator at StArntou us3t seventy
iva cars of drops an1 c ais Esr Mr.
lanes Craig's large cider and vinegar
liant at Waynesboro which uses an
'uornous lot OF apples We have no
iyuIes With au average of IS bar.
els to the ca there vas grand total
II 24S. no barrels shipped ont OF rhe
;oanty with nonsy val1e received
~ hs peopls ii over $500. OC0 for the
,rop OF $40. 81
1t mast vs. rene nbersd that prior
ID the annual meeting of the tVir-
;inia State Horticultural society at
stanton Dece nber 4Jll ana 9th 1907.
,ar frnit gro Eers did but very little
spraying of their orchards, only those
whose orcliaI Is vera infested with
,an jose Scale usin, the spray. It
vas very difi:alt job for ina orch
II list to install plant to prepare
cha Ii ns and sllDhur wash AMI get it
1t the right strength, bnt sincs the
nanafactared pro1act has cone upoa
.he market, an1 six cars of the Ii ne
an1 sui .h1r sol 1tiol were sol !. Cd tine
gro Eers from Stauuton aud one car
Il from Maynesboro this year, oar
.pplss ara taxing high rank With th7
I1st famous ar9l.s proipoe1 any
vhere i'll tho cO1Esry, none except |;
1T even thu grsai Pacific Sl)os fruit
This has been acco nplishe1 in a
great measure by ths state Horti-
ulUiral Sosiety aud the Augusta
JJanty Fruit Gro Ser's Association.
y having the very Dest of speakers
.u] experienced nan to ad1ress The
uoxsIs at their annual meetings
the Virginia State Horti;altura 81
i.rv Holt. il ANIMAL ne5Iing in
soauoze, Jan, ii to 18th, 1911, aud
as off ersi hanlso ne pre- min L 4 IL
le best five 0oxas of ap ID, QUE OF
ach variety, fro n any state in the
Jaion or Caua1a. Nov this is b
lost al nirable spirit au1 shows tnat
,lr growers are not afraid to 60 il
ne show ling with the Will
ountry. Augusta " II be there with
isr five boxes. aud l an 1srstau1 that
ditdle West. Why can't the Augusta
o1uty fruit groEers att"n1 thar
lestiu2? There i. not much thai
,an be done at no ne in the orchari
| ,r on the far at this tine OF tbs
year.
| know many fruit growers VIII b.
tina gamer by the trip. Besides .eacl
person who attends is to be the guest
IF I'll lcksburg Expert mental Station
IL Jan. ID. with a free trip fir 4
t)l111e AMI rstlrn. TAI trip Will
Jay an, man. Ths top rug of tn,
l.ldsr can be attained only oy th'
II oss improved merhois aud expert
alce are AMI attention, an1 thei
" Mann's pre- fiction that An usta
,onnty frnit l,nis wocli bring 50. 00(
.,ar acre. ten years hence. if not SOON
II may cone true. 1t is desired by /
! l,nbsr of growers of the county tina
va hell Al apple show AMI carnival
ioneti ns IN the fall of 1911, AMI II
laye the choicest fruit we shoLl
s1nne1ce right noxt, prepare oal
orchards. having n ,thiug uu lone fo'
bsst results; for n,thing happens b
chance, except fail ira.
Invitations are Out
Mr.. ana Mrs. William W OH oil
| Norfolk .havs issusl invitations t
cha marrisya of THAR Ia 1ubL9r Ell AL