Evening journal., 1914-07-01

and an aggregate population OF 50 millions lnose
people are largely urban or suburban dwelers
that produce food, hence must buy IT,
Delmarvia has been called Americas Kit
chen Garden" II is a tremendous producer Of vege-
table and sea food of high value and ready sala-
bility
These facts, together, spell OPPORTUNITY,
To illustrate the advantageous position Of
Delmsrvia, consider her apple crop. In recent
issue Of The County Gentleman an article dealing
with the apple crop of the Pacific Northwest in
eludes the following statements:
THE average haul from Far Western shipping
points to centres Of consumption is $500 miles
From the Eastern apple districts to the principal
markets. from Niagara to New York, from the
Virginia and Pennsylvania orchards to Philade-
phis, from New England districts to Boston, from
Michigan Illinois and Ozark groves to Chicago
and ST. Louis, the distance rarely exceeds 300
miles
Under the blanket rate the Far Western growers
pay Hfty cents freight box; the average freight
charge on a barrel Of apples is about twenty-five
cents, and the barrel contains three times more
apples in weight than the box 1t costs $500 to
move a carload Of Western apples to the point of
consumption; the average carload Of barrel apples
reaches the same point for less than SIS"
The article also quotes DR.. Hector Macpherson,
professor of farm economies at the Oregon Agri-
cultural College who said after investigating mar
kstins conditions in Chicago
Al the opening Of the marketing season Of
1928 Eastern barrel apples cost the wholesalers
an average Of s2.25 barrel. Western box apples
cost the dealers the equivalent Of from $s.65 to
Soo5 a barrel Now the plain English of tho
situation Is that our Sse5 apples we're not so good
as the sz25 Eastern apples with which they came
into competition. Many Of these apples should
never have been shipped East at all. They should
have been consumed in by-prOduct plant at home
or fed to the hogs As it was, they we're simply
killing the market for the best grades Of our
stardard varieties On this question the whole
saier is very emphatic. He maintains that only
our best two grades-extra fancy and fancy
should be sent out An others simply tend to dis
place and lower the price on these grades"
The Western grower believes he will always
have the advantage Of the Eastern grower because
Of size and color This may be true OF Eastern
fruit in some sections, but as size and color are
the result of correct methods and favoring cli-
mate the advantage should not hold good
against Delmsrvia growers as they have the
favoring climate and are rapidly applying the very
best methods Of growing, sorting, and box pack
ing for high-class trade
Even if the Western apple may win in size
contest, unprejudiced consumers agree that in
flavor and juiciness the Demarvia product is SUI
perior.
Last winter Wilmington grocer was asked why
he sold Western apples instead of Delmarvians.
He said "The Western apple. is drier, and there
fore keeps better"
But who prefers dry apple?
The chief reason why Delmarvia apples should
be poor keepers is that they grown to be eaten
snd not to keep and they would have chance