The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19
WORK Of ORCRAROIST.
BEGINNING To- SHOW
several Million Fewer Appie Trees In
Nation Than Few Wears Ago
Great Field.

Edinhure. Va. De- il Within
the past decade much attention has
been given 10 apple growing IN thts
Valley, and the work ot the orchard
1T Is beginning To show True, the
great majority of the trees have NOT
yet come into bearing ara those that
are producing fruit have not reach
ed their full growth and are still too
young to bear full crop
But IN the near future the Valley
af Virginia. says the Valley Sentinel,
a destined 70 become one OF the great
apple producing sections. AS We sec
4. the man who owns a WeN-kept
apple orchard OF salable and desir-
able varieties has piece Of property
that for years to come. will be con-
stautly Increasing in value.
Because hundreds Of acres in this
valley have been planted Go apples
within the last few years. soIno peo-
pie are afraid that the business is he
ting ONcrdoue, But government sta-
stistscs say that there are several mil
hon less apple trees IN the United
states than there were ten Years ago.
This is accounted for In the fact that
t9he orchards III the North and West
are diving from age. insect enemies
and climatic conditions. This last IS
especially true in the North. where
hundreds Of acres Of apple trees
have been winter killed The Shen-
andeah Valley has proven it's worth
as an apple growing section, and the
fruit raised here commands the very
top prices. II fact. where Valley of
Virginia apples are known. they are
bought in preference 10 fruit from
tother sections and at considered bly,
advanced price. In a few wears from
this time, We predict, the apples will
! be ore of the chief money crops Of
the Valley. Even now. with the bust
ness still in it's infancy, thousands Of
dollars are brought here in exchange
FOR our apple crop, This fact IL
proven by the f7gures of this years
crop; and for which we are indebted
70 the travel freight agent of the
Southern Railway Company. c. A.
Borun Of Strusburs, and that COM
pany's agent at Woodstock. II r.
chapman, Here are the actual
figures, read them.
Total shipment OF apples over the
Southern Railroad, Harrison burg 10
Broad Run. known as the Harrison
burg branch. 242. 55f barrels; of these
$4,000 barrels passed through the
Potomac Yards. on the way North.
and for export; 1n5 600 barrels 10
Virginia and other Southern cities:
/ S 600 barrels are stored at points
along the railroad 5000 barrels OF
cider apples. 10 Alexandria. 1000
barrels went East and to the r, &
% Railroad; and the remainder to
cold storage, vinegar and evapora-
ting plants
| As we are particularly interested
IN Shenandoah County. we give the
shipments from Its several stations,
as follows: New Market. T01 bar
rels; Ouickshnre, SAT, Mount Jack
son. AZ 1914 Bowmans, 252; Edin-
burg. a.fSt, Woodstock 4s.5s4;
Maurertown 1892; Toms Brook. H.
$40 Fishers Hill l6.l7o; Ssrasburg
1864
Now acure these al 81 50 or 50
per barrel. aud see how many thous-
ands OF dollars were left In our coun-
" In exchange for this years apple
crop. Then approximate what the
crop will be In ten wears from this
time. and you also will be constrain-
ed to say with us. that II is King
Apple" In the Valley.