The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-07
PACKE.. GIVES
APPLE STATISTICS
APPLE MARKET MEN ADVERTISE
Trade Publication Gives Detailed StatiS-
tics Of Fruit Districts Commission
Men Seem Eager to Handle Apples


For one to look at the August 2
edition Of the Packer, one of the lead
ing fruit journals of the country, he
would think that all the world had
turned into apples. This edition is
especially devoted to apples and to the
proposed problems of the Apple Ship
pers which will meet this week at
their annual convention in Cleveland,
Ohio.
From every page of the Packer one
sees the advertisements of commission
men, all clamoring for apples, apples,
apples, in carload lots. Apple market
men are advertising their facilities and
their . products. The North Pacific
Fruit Distributors have a page of
space, as do the Northwestern Fruit
Exchange people. These are the larg-
est advertisements in the issue.
The detailed reports of apple pros
poets from Northwestern districts in
the Packer are as follows:
Washington
From Benton county reports are
mostly to the effect that orchards are
young although Prosser will have over
100 cars to ship. Dayton, in Columbia
county, promise so cars. Clelen county
will probably not have quite as many
apples a last year, although Cashmere
says there will be 600 there, about
the same as last year, while Malaga
reports half of last years crop, or 100
cars, and Lakeside % per cent below
1912. From Klickitat county, Golden
dale reports 90 per cent of full crop,
or about 30 cars; Lyle fairly good
crop, and White Salmon the same.
Methow, in Okanogan county, expects
1000 boxes or so per cent of last year.
and Loomis, in the same county, will
have a few cars, about the same as
last year. Meridian. in Pierce county,
reports that probably 200 cars will be
shipped from that valley. about 70 per
cent of a normal yield. Detroit, in
Mason county. expects 2 cars or half of
last years production. Spokane county
reports Indicate a crop short of last
year. Colville in Sevens county reports
too much rain with the result that the
county will have only half a normal
yield or about z cars. 0akdale and Di-
amond, in Whitman county, report
rather short crops.
Yakima county reports some short of
last year, perhaps 800 to 1000 cars.
Selah advices are that there will be
700 cars, just little shorter than last
year. One estimate places the Yakima
Valley at $500 cars. The Wenatchee
district promises we'll with a prospect
e. kaN snll hnE
about $500 cans were shipped. Wash
ington is variously estimated at 5000
to 5000 cars against over 10000 cars
last year.
Oregon
Corvallis in Benton county reports
half crop or 10 cars Haulton in Col
umbia county reports many new orch
ards and probably 80 per cent of nor
NAL. Douglas county reports some
thing like last year; Hood River ex-
poets 200 cars or about the same as
last year; Medford in Jackson county
expects 80 per cent of normal crop
and Phoenix in the same county ex
poets 25 per cent more apples than last
year: Grants Pass promises 60 to 65
cars Milton in Umatilla county re-
ports promise of 200 cars. Cove in
| Union county says 40 per cent of last
year. This seems to be the off year
| for eastern Oregon. In Wasco county,
| The Dalles expects 20 cars, 80 per cent
of last year; Mosier, 25 ears, GO per
cent of last year. Rogue River valley
is figured at 500 to 600 cars. The state
is figured as a whole at l.750 to 1000
cars against 2, 400 last year.
Colorado
From Delta county Paonia reports a
prospect of 300 to $50 cars, about so
per cent of last year. Cedaridge 40
cars; Delta 200 cars, 35 per cent of a
full yield. In Fremont county, Canon
City reports a prospect for 300 to 40C
cars, 25 per cent of a full crop and
about the same as last year; Penrose
Is cars. Grand Valley in Garfield
county says so per cent of last year.
California
Mesa county reports indicate d
short yield but good quality. Mont.
rose, Montrose county, promises about
200 to 300 cars, so per cent of last
years crop. Olney Springs in Otera
county says 75 cars there, about rs
per cent normal and better than last
year. The government lists Colorado
about the same as last year while other
figures indicate considerable short
age. The state may have 2, 800 or more
cars of apples.
The Watsonville district is very short
this wear and estimates run from ], COO
to 800 cars. Sebastopol expects 30(
cars. Other sections in California art
not important from a commercial
standpoint.
Utah
The state will probably produce l.00(
cars though some estimates run as low
as 500. Provo expects to ship $50 tC
200 cars, or 20 per cent less than last
year. Outlook around Ogden is re-
ported good.
Chaves county has the best crop this
year so far as this state is concerned,
Roswell expects 800 cars and quality is
fine. In San Juan county the crop is
short. This county includes such points
as Pennington, Aztec and Cedar Hill.
One estimate says the county will ship
100 cars. Taos, in Taos county expects
to ship 25 cars and Mesilla in Doni
Ana county 10 cars. The state is esti
mated at about 200 cars.
Idaho
Reports to The Packer are conflict
ing. Very good authority places th'
crop at 300 to 400 cars or a little les
than last year.
The Lewiston district reports a goo,
prospect for apples but the majorit.
of the orchards are not up to the bear
/, ing stage. Parma, in Canyon count.
, expects to ship 60 cars aud Payette il
the same county expects good crop
Meridian, Ada county, reports an out
q look for SO cars of better quality thai