The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-16

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Apple Day II Il intended that 4
EIEhaIF receive more attent lon this yea
than before. Presld dent wilson enc
lSecretary Bryan have each set tnc
|iexamp1e Of buying . barrel OF apples
Ito be used upon this dag. SPeeiAl
programs for the celebrA ton Of Appte
lDay In the public schools have been
widely circulated Tn many - call-
.lties. apple growers orgAnl "a lions
tEfH award prizes for the best essays
written upon the subject Of apples.
5Thousands of bushels OF the frutt
EvflI be distributed free upon thatday
land the beneficial attributes OF the
iaDpie as an article Of food VIII be so
IreIieraIly set forth that considerable
increase In the home consumption OF
! the fruit will be brought about.
i One OF the greatest problemsSfo pc
solved In the apple dfstri button IL that
Eof the retail dealer who has formed
the habit Of charging the same price
For apples each year without regard
! 70 the crop and the Quantity;to be dis
trihuted. II these dealers can be
made to- reduce their retail prices IN
i.the same proportion In which the
growers have already reduced their
IwholesaIe prices it VIII go far to-
wards encouraging the public to buy
larger quantities of fruit. thus pre-
venting the market from becoming
clogged. The dealer would fare bet
1 tar in the end by handling q larger
amount of apples at a small proht
than by charging a high price for
small quantity, with the proba btltty
Of having even large part Of these
left ON their hands.
The difficulties of distribution pre-
sent the greatest drawback at present
Ia the apple growers trade. II the
Iaples could be placed within the reach
81 Inc consumers at reasonable prices
all danger of an apple panic would
speedily subsfde The department OF
a agriculture through its markets Is
lendeavoring to bring this about. The
careful grading and selecting OF ap-l
ples is one recommended measure:
Packing them IN convenfent standard
packages Is another. When tins
growers can arrange to ship small
naclcaRes of apples directly to con-
s,,m.a1sss considerable expense Is avoid
ed The parcel post is one of the
means which will aid in, accomplish
fng this to an Increased extent this
year Growers must exercise care In |
selecting only the best. quality OF
fruit for this purpose. Inferiorl
GRADES can be sold to hucksters who
viii peddIe them from the wagon
lThey can also be ,uI1I1Zo0- IOI %
eyaDorating, alternating, stock
feeding and other purposes.
IA much larger quantity of fruit will
he placed in storage this year than
form erly. especially In Virginia and
West Virginia. where largely addi-
tfonal storage facilities have been ar
ranged for. This will not Interfere
materiaiIy with the market next year
BECAUSE it is an acknowledged hortt-l
Icultural fact that two heavy crops OF
apples win not come together. The
same variety Of plant nourishment is
utilized for both the fruit and the
Diossom. Whena large quantity of
II isEconsumed In an unusual fruit
crop there-is 4 smaller amount left
for the development of the blossoms
fornaxt wears fruit crop. Conse-I
cnanflv the growers who have large
crons Of high grade long keeping va
rieties Of appIes will do wisely to
store hen, for next year rather than
To tom make any1 material sacrifice in the
price at present. On the other hand
It Is better to reduce the price OF the
n bro rather than risk greater loss
in having them left undisposed or
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