The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-11
reduces a comparatively small por-

produces comparatively small por-
ton OF our total crop
Now within the past ten years the
apple crop Of the United States has
ranged from 22.ooO.Oo0 to Go,oooooo
barrels. We had 22,oOOooo barrels in
1909, and during the past eve years
the average has been about 5000 900
hurrels. The big yields were al; dur
ing the earlier part of the decenn:ai
period, the statistics OF which ;hc De-
partner, OF Agriculture consideEa I'M
reliable
~ the estimate have given for the
Facihc northwest, the crop OF tina; re-
gion In 1921 would be almost equal 10
the total crop of the United States cor
l9os, and IL a proportlonatc increasc
goes on In the other known aopiepre-
gions there may be an enormous Sl,lt
In the market. This is II possible Sit
uation which the present Investor In
apple lands should consider Even TX
inc oo'ooo.ooo barrels were correct. the
product ten years from now. suppos-
ing The orchards just planted to COM
INTO hearing. VIII probabl be far in
excess of that figure
Co-opcrntinn and Advertising H.
On the other hand, by co-opera tton
ana advertising ana tho proper i,ind-
nnB oil the crop. there Is no doiib. ,h,t
TIC United states will consume orlex-
Fort All the apples that are now hcin.-
planted. This is one OF the big Snrks
which Uncle Sam is doing. One branc;i
Oh the bureau OF pomoIogy IS devoted
10 II. 1t has its agents at hone ARD
abroad. and Its inspectors arc instruct,
insN the peSple. Our export Of apples
mas already reached 1000. 900 5nira,s
ana a, reduced prices and witt moro
,are In packing, II can be greatly in
creased. What we need Is ti,o aa.ne
kind oil work that has been, done 5v
Soutncrn California as to IT'S ora.,
crop. t'..',f
The organizations there have SO sys
tematized the shipping and marketing
| mat oranges are cheaper than apples
IN most parts of the United states /
cropped into the Centre AIarl<.t hern
In Washington. yesterday pnd asked
me price OF some No. Wenatchee
apples ! WAS told that thcy were as
cents dozen: or more than 6 cents
piece. then picked zip navel
orange which was largcr Than any
OF the apples and was told that /,
was selling for IS cents ;; dozen. or
less than 3 cents apiece. Ono can buy
oranges and bananas in any town and
In almost every grocery store In the
country. and there are many regions
where oranges are sold and apples arc
not This is merely n matter of prices,
handling and marketing. The apple
will keep longer than the orange, the
lattor being n perishable fruit. Never
theless, the apple is the dearer and the
! harder to get,
Said one OF Uncle Sans frui. en-
pcrts H
When every family In the United
States classes the baked apple as one
of It's breakfast dishes and lets IL
crowd out some of the cereals, there
Will he no trouble about the consunip-
ton Of the apple CROP
Grading and Foreign Competition.
IF our apple industry Is TO be per-
manently successful" continued this
man. I'VE must have rigid inspection
and mark citing. AS IL is now there
are TOO many tricks in the trade. In
tho Northwest this Is, prevented largely
by cooperation and State inspection.
If a man ships poor apples or grades
poor ones as good ones, his apples
are thrown out By the shippers, and
he may lose whole carload BY had
box or so. In CANADA the-government
inspects all the fruit, not only that
which goes abroad. but that which is
sold In the local markets, and the man
who sells No. rs as No. Is, or culis as
good apples is liable to fine. There
are fixed ways OF packing and grading.
and The Inspectors go from orchard
to orchard and report.
Stovcpipc Packing. l
trIave you ever heard of EtovepipS
packing?" this man went on. THAT
has been done with some Of our apples
and Germany, .and has greatly injured
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