Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-05-02


trult producer that unless thew stand
together they are very likely to fall to-
gether.
II is to be expected that whatever
plan OF cooperation is first adopted
Will develop defects and not give uni
Versal satisfaction, but the important
thing Is to get started with some plan
ana as the defects develop they can be
remedled; if you wait to work out a
plan that will please everybody YOU
VIII never get to first base; certainly
any plan Is better than a continuation
OF the present situation under which
there is no plan at all and you are all
working at cross purposes to your own
disadvantage and not to the advantage
OF the consumer.
Reports From Eastern Cities
We recently asked our agents in a
number OF the larger eastern cities to
investigate the general features of the
Interesting, they are too voluminous to
incorporate In full in these remarks.
Will, however, make a few quotations
from them covering points OF particu-
lar interest.
One agent reports:
1t is generally conceded that the
western apple Is superior, not only III
appearance but III flavor, to the eastern
grown apple, although in recent years
there has been a marked Improvement
IL the development of the eastern
apple, and to some extent in the wrap
ping and packing of the same in boxes
rather than In barrels"
Another reports:
There has been considerable new
acreage planted III the east in the last
few years, particularly III the valleys OF
Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland
AS these orchards come into bearing it
is believed they will gradually force
smaller sizes OF western fruit out OF the
eastern markets, particularly if the
eastern orchardists follow uniform
methods of packing and grading, and
some of them have already adopted
such methods.
Another report says:
In the central west the production
of apples is decreasing; in some parts
of the east it is increasing, but it is, as
a whole, gradually falling off. In Hi
nois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
and Arkansas there were 100000
less bearing apple trees on January l,
1913, than on January l, 1910. This
would indicate that large increase in
the production of the western box ap-
pies could be successfully marketed
and handled at profit to the grower,
provided he did not try to push on the
market his inferior and mdergrade
apples, which always will keep down
the price Of the higher grade as well as
decrease the consumption generally of
the western apple"
Still another reports
1.-The various classes of dealers are
unanimous in their opinion that the
western apple grown under irrigation
and scientific orcharding and packed in
boxes is gradually replacing those
grown in the east, and there does not
seem to be any question but what the
quality of the western apple, its size,
flavor, appearance, and good keeping
qualities more than offers sufficient
premium to justify long distance ship
nent. This, of course, contemplates
proper methods of marketing, which
does not always obtain. -
Another reports:
1.-The quality of the western apple
boxed under the brand of extra fancy
is commended by all classes of dealers
and they say the eastern apples are not
to be compared with such fruit. How
ever, they do say that the other grades
of western apples should not be sent to
the eastern markets on account of COM
petition with the best grades of the
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