The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-29
VIRGINIA APPLES
NOW ON THE NIL
CROP PROMISES TO BE TINE IA
EST IN THIS YEAR IN Tn
STATES HISTORY.
RESULT OF EDUCATIl1
DEVELOPMENT or ~
MARKET a FACyOR--ST9Els Ess
AND ORGANIZATION SPELL
PROSPERITY FOR GROWER

sTAU NTON, VA. Sept. z3s-~A
movement of the Virginia apple
is now in progress. and these AtA
deed very busy days at the Omce
the Virginia Fruit Growers. Inc,
in Staunton. The organizations III
far the largest shipper of virgtnae
Piles. and are this year handling
largest output In their history
For two years the Virginia H10
Growers. Inc. have been vigoroualN
the field and have brought 70
many things of great benefit 70
growers of the state. Recently, pa4
ing schools were conducted In &A9
State by the Virginia horticultural
-eiety-in- corporation with the
county horticultural societies, but
Is interesting 10 remember thar
first steps taken for the standar0a
ton of the Virginia pack were t0
steps taken by the Virginia A11
Growers. Inc. Of stanton in 1915
will be remembered the organfzakl
that year brought the first exp&X
packers into the State Of Virginia 49,
for a period of two months nlx4fl
peach and apple orchards throuGhoN
the valley and Piedmont sections WGN@
really packing schools. The as1oc1M#
ton supplied the Virginia Hortt1N
tural society with it's box pack1ul
demonstrators for the special defnol1Se
STATIONS conducted this year. II
said the organization spent over 81, e
| in this work In 1910 alone.
| Since 1910 the work CT educatfoo
| continued. and expert Inspectors
! employees of the organization, m0
| from orchard to orchard spendfN16
| many hours and days supervising TIM
pack and giving instructions to STOW
! ers and packers along standard line
/ Standard Pack.
This year the association has g1n4
a step further in it's work of producfnG
a standard pack. for aside from irls
specting in the orchard whilo thu
fruit is In course Of packing, tbs 49,
ISOLATION experts also inspect indtvids
uai carloads before shipments IN
made and forward written reports tn
| the stanton Office so that the man
agement has defnite information ~
to- the exact condition of each fndivfd@
uai shipment
/ AS the result of Manager Moomawsn
untirlng efforts i'll producing standard
honest packed apples. the organixattuSl
brands having secured an enviahf~
reputation in both the home and for
eign markets and their celebrated
F. v" brand sells at top notch priGo5
! II will be remembered that in the ORE
market of the fall of 1911 the asEocims
ton sales Melted the grower arou13
Isl per barrel more than independence
were netting from sales made In TIL
orchards To the spectators. and ~
cording TO Mr.. Moomaw the organfz6ES
ton is already shipping York I'M.
perials South, selling them at $3 -
barrel for the No. Is and So per hnxs
rel for No. 2's. f. O. b. cars virgiuf
and numerous orders for irnlnedi&f<
shipment at these prices have bee
turned down. while the prices beim6
offered and paid to outside grOWNt12
range between 81 and SI.58 per bar1&l
III the orchard for best stock. For t1IG
past two months Manager Moon11
has been vigorously talking early eks
port prospects and preparing the WM3
for earlier and heavier Shipments NJ
. Yorks than ever before to the foFe3Hi
markets. The organization Ia nog
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