Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-11
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the east have myself shipped 800 barrels in one
car-this 1000 carloads would equal 20, OOO, 900
barrels of apples This is the potential product
years from of the Pacific northwest, and that
part of the country produces comparatively small
portion of total crop.
Now, within the last ten years the apple crop OF
the United States has ranged from % 900 to co.
100000 barrels We had 22,OOO, 900 barrels in 1903
and during the last five years the average has been
about 2S,00O,O 900 barrels The big yields were all
during the earlier of the decennia period the
statistics of which the Department of Agriculture con-
siders unreliable.
At the estimate have given for the Pacific north
west the crop for that region in 1921 would be almost
equal to the total for the United States 1909
and if proportionate increase goes in the other
known apple regions there may be enormous glut
in the market This is possible situation which the
present investor in apple lands should consider
if the $4,000 900 barrels were correct the product
ten years from now. supposing the orchards Just
planted come into bearing will probably be far in
excess of that figure
Cooperation and Advertising.
On the other hand. by cooperation and advertis-
ing and the handling of the crop there is no
doubt that the United States will consume export
all the apples that being planted. This one
of the big works which Uncle Sam is doing. One
branch of the bureau of pomoogy devoted to it, It
has its agents at home and abroad inspectors
instructing the people. Our export of apples has
already reached 100000 barrels, and at reduced
prices and with more in packing it be greatly
increased What need is the kind of work
that has been done by southern California as to the
orange crop The organizations there have so sys-
tematized the shipping and marketing that oranges
are cheaper than apples in most parts United
States dropped into the Center market hero in
Washington, yesterday and asked the price of some
No. Wenatchee apples 1 told that they were
oorka q
then picked navel orange which was larger than
any Of the apples and was told that it selling for
S5 cents dozen, or less than cents apiece. One can
by oranges and bananas in any town and in almost
every grocery store in the country and there many
regions where oranges sold and apples are not.
This is merely matter of prices handling and mar
ketng. The apple will keep longer than the orange,
the latter being pershable fruit Nevertheless the
apple Is the dearer and the harder to get.
Said one of Uncle Sans fruit experts:
When every family In the United States classes
the baked apples of its breakfast dishes and
let's 1t crowd out of the cereals there will be
no trouble about the consumption of the apple crop"
Grading and Foreign Competition
"If our apple industry is to be permanently sue
cessful continued this man. I'VE must have rigid in
spection and absolute honesty to grading and MARI
keting AS it is now there too many tricks In the
trade. In the northwest this prevented largely by
apples or grades poor good ones, his apples
are thrown out by the shippers and he may lose
whole carload by bad box or So In Canada the
government nspects all the fruit only that which
goes abroad but that sold In the local markes and
the man who sells No. 2s No Is or culls as
good apples is liable to a fine. There are fixed ways
of packing and grading, and the inspectors 70 from
orchard TO orchard and report.
stOVepipe Packing.
Have you heard Of stopepipe packing?"
this man went on. THAT has been done with some
Of apples which have been shipped to England
and Germany, and has greatly injured the trade II
has also hurt the sale of our apples at home"
What do you mean by that?" asked.
II mean the laying three four Of fine
red yellow apples the bottom OF the barrel
fitting them in that they look like fancy No Is,
and then placing inside the barrel pasteboard CYL
nder, which would hold about bushel or one-third
of the barrel This is set that good apples can be
fitted in around 1t and when that is done the cylinder
is filled with culls. 1t does come within five or
six inches OF the top of the barrel After filling the
pasteboard pulled out and the top faced up with
fine apples In other words you have a barrel OF
what corresponds to the quotation.
"a goodly apple rotten at the core"
And moreover the rot cannot be discovered with
out emptying the barrel. would say that there ts
no use in attempting to play such tricks upon the
London market 1t is constituted for tbs
British pour out sample barrel from every shipment
before any bids are made"