Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-23
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crops in succession we're produced,
one humping into the other. The
first two crops harvested by Mr..
Barnhill amounted to about loo
boxes, while the last two were over
$500 Some increase.
The 1916 apple crop at Winner
Cove was one of the most remarkable
ever produced, for quality as we'll as
quantity Professor Reimer, who
comes to Winner Cove to buy apples
for his own use, says of the New
towns: They were certainly as fine
as have ever seen anywhere at any
time" A Los Angeles buyer who in
spected the Spitzenburgs and who
had just come from Hood River and
other leading orchard districts OF the
northwest said that he had seen no
finer apples OF this variety. Only
per cent Of the Sptz were culled out
in packing and less than per cent Of
the Newtowns were wormy. C. C.
Martin, district fruit inspector, has
sprayed this orchard for the past
three or four years, which accounts
IN large measure for the healthy con-
dit'on OF the trees and fruit.
The total amount received from
last years crop was $2,441. No re-
turns have yet been received from a
consignment Of 17S boxes, and about
dozen boxes are still in the ware
house All but a doZcr or so boxes
were gathered from the old orchard
of "a acres. From SO Spitz trees
set at the rate OF 5S to the acre
$1,0O7 worth of apples were sold.
This is the largest sum we have ever
heard of being received from less
than an acre of apples in one year.
There were 762 packed boxes, which
brought an average price of $1.2S.
and $29 so worth OF culls. From 95
Newtown trees 1870 boxes we're sold
at $122 and $43.65 worth of culls.
Twenty-four boxes of mixed varieties
brought $31,95. All prices net to
grower.
How and where these apples were
sold is a matter OF considerable IN
terest, since marketing is where so
many farmers fail One thousand.
three hundred and thirty-eight boxes
went to a shipper at $1-20 and $1.3o.
The 17S boxes above mentioned were
sold at the last mentioned price, but
could not be delivered because
neighbor with whose apples they
were to be shipped failed to get his
fruit ready in time, so they had to be
One dollar per box was
advanced when the apples were load
ed Two hundred and eighty six
boxes were sold to various parties,
mostly local merchants, at an aver
age price OF $1.45. The fruit associn-
tiOn handled 10i boxes, on which
they made returns of $1.15 per box
H. P. Holmes, the grocer bought
some rs boxes of Spitzenburgs az
81 so and $160, and says he made
more money on them than on any
other apples he handled the past sea-
son. Marsh e. Bennett, Medford gro
GERS, took 25 boxes at $3.50 Names
,f all others who bought Winner Cove
apples last year will be furnished to
anyone who cares TO verify the fig
lres above given. Mayor Lamkin
and Secretary Shinn of the CONNER
,ial Club saw the crop on the trees
and can vouch for its quantity and
luality, as can r. p. Campbell and
J. w. Bruner, who helped harvest the
lpples.
As sor the net profits, Mr. Barnhill
says he would rather let someone
Else figure that. Harvesting and
marketing expenses were about
5000; spraying (labor and MATERIAL,
$50; water, $26; total $716. Sub
racting this from s2,441 leaves ST.
,25, Counting taxes, $50, and 7 per
ent on $500 valuation $525, leaves
1920 for about two-thirds of years
work. This does not include income
rom peaches sold, pony pasture and
louse rent saved, nor increase IN
'alue Of trees, which are worth at
east 81 200 more than they were
Ialf dozen years ago. About S5O0
as been spent in improvements and
epairs and 81, 500 paid on the mort
age. This is certainly good show
lg, considering the hard times.
S. C. Corbett and family of Seventh
treet have rented their home and