South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-26
APPLE CROPS
BELOW 1915 BUT
NEAR AVERAGE
Michigan Produces "a Per
Cent More But Other In
terror States Show
Less.

The September forecast Of total
apple production this year in the
United States, as reported by the bu-
reau OF crop estimates, United states
department of agriculture, is CO.
s7e. 600 barrels Of three bushels
! each horticultural and not CONNER
/ cial basis as compared with TO-
900 estimated produced last year
of which not quit So per cent were
/ sold.
in the past 10 years estimated
production has exceeded the present
I forecast five times. Taking the
I country as a whole, il thus appears
that the apple crop will be nearly an
: average, but Il per cent smaller
than last years large crop. The crop
/ is larger than last year in the At
lantic coast states, including New
] York and Pennsylvania, and in the
Pacific coast states, but smaller in
practically all the interior states eX-
cept Michigan, which has about "a
per cent more than last year. For
the first time this year an attempt
4 has been made TO forecast the crop
! by important varieties
Here Are Estimates.
The following estimates are based
upon reports from special lists Of
apple correspondents to the bureau
/ OF crop estimates;
Baldwin appears 10 be the leading
| crop this year, with a forecast of
$500. 900 barrels, an increase Of II
: per cent over last years production.
New York forecast is 3,S41, 600 bar
rels, an increase of AZ per cent over
/ the estimated production last year;
! Pennsylvania, $4,000 barrels, an
\ increase of six per cent; Massachu-
sets $4,000 barrels, an increase OF
16 per cent; Ohio, $4,000 barrels, a
! decrease of 81 per cent; Michigan,
561, 900, an increase of 50 per cent;
Maine 100000. an increase of los
per cent; all other states, 100000,
a decrease of six per cent.
Ben Davis, which was the leading
variety as TO quantity last year. falls
to second this year. with a forecast
\ production of 9.245,0O0 barrels.
which is II per cent less than the
production estimated last year. In
Missouri which leads in the prOduc-
ton of this variety, the present fore
cast is I ,060. 600 barrels, "A decrease
of Al per cent from last year. New
York forecasts a production of $685.
600 barrels. an increase of 81 per
cent: West Virginia. S37, 900. an in
crease Of Is per cent; Virginia, 1856
of
nois, $4,000, a decrease Of 80 per
cent; Kentucky, $4,000, a decrease
Y of 80 per cent; Ohio, 5O4, 900. a de-
crease OF 80 per cent; Pennsylvania,
410. 900, an increase of IS per cent;
\ Arkansas, G95, 900. an increase of two
per cent; Indiana, $4,000, a de-
crease Of 81 per cent; all other states
2.S26, 900, q decrease of nine per
cent.
The Winesap forecasts a produce
ton OF 3,794,000 barrels, q decrease
of 80 per cent from last year. The
! Virginia forecast is 911.999 barrels,
o decrease of 81 per cent; Kentucky.
$4,000, a decrease of As per cent;
Tennessee, 1900, about the same,
Missouri, 1S3, 600, a decrease of SO
per cent; North Carolina, 17S,000,
an increase Of nine per cent; Illinois,
15S, 900. a decrease of Sc per cent;
Indiana. $4,000. a decrease of 63
per cent; Kansas, 152, goo, a decrease
Of % per cent; Arkansas. 1O9, 900. Il
/ decrease of II per cent; all other
states. 100000, a decrease of nine
per cent.
Greenng forecast is $4,000
barrels, an increase of four per cent
! over the estimated production last
year. In New York the forecast is
I 1,764,OOO barrels. an increase of two
/ per cent; Pennsylvania, $4,000, an
! increase of "a per cent; Michigan.
! 25S,OOO, an increase of eight per
cent; Vermont. 1880 an increase
of 296 per cent; Ohio. $4,000. a de-
y crease of 46 per cent; Iowa, $1,000,
a decrease of 50 per cent; ali other
states. 100000, an increase. of two
per cent.
Northern Spy forecast is $500, 600
/ barrels, an increase of % per cent
over last years estimated produc-
ton. In New York the forecast is
1,22 3. 600 barrels. an increase of 81
per cent; Michigan, 71i,000, an in
crease of 43 per cent; Pennsylvania,
$4,000, an increase of 10 per cent;
Vermont, 1S6, 900, an increase Of 1862
per cent; West Virginia, III, geo, an
increase Of rs per cent; Ohio, 49,
GOO, a decrease of so per cent;
Indiana. $4,000. a decrease of 81
per cent; all other states, 493,
an increase of one per cent.
The Wealthy forecasts a prOduc-
ton OF 2,S65, 600 barrels, n decrease
OF Il per cent from last years crop.
! Michigan forecasts a production Of
4 495. 00O barrels, an increase OF Sc
per cent over last years estimated
I production. New York. $4,000 an
\ increase OF 81 per cent; Iowa. 29o.-
: zoe. a decrease Of As per cent; Wis
cOnsin. $4,000, a. decrease of As per
cent; Pennsylvania, 177,000, an in
/ crease Of 80 per cent; Minnesota,
10000. an increase Of one per cent.
\ Ohio. $4,000. a decrease OF i per
cent: Illinois. $1,000, Sc decrease Of
| 65 per cent; all other states. 94S,-
eco. a decrease OF i per cent.
The Rome Beauty, with forecast