The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-10
APPLE GROWERS ARE IN
No HURRY TO SELL

The larger apple growers of Viz
ginia are in no big hlrry to sell
tieir apples according TO the reNts,d
LIST of Virginia apple growers. whleh
Is being mailed out by the division of
markets. showing their estimated Of
, ferings for this year, where the crop
is zoo or more barrels. This lift.
which is incomplete. Is printed in two
sections and shows reports from 362
growers. whose crops amount to
5I5.2S0 barrels, which is IS per cent
Of the governments total estimate OF
$685. 900 barrels for Virginia
A summary of section l. which
covers the special list issued for the
meeting Of the International Ship
pers' association at Milwaukee, August
1915, shows that 20 per cent OF the
apples on that list had been sold up
/ to AUS st 90.
/ In section II, SO growers, whose
reports were received between
August 25 and September 8, report
I l69,4l0 barrels unsold while "a
ether growers whose reports cover
the same period, report that they had
sold their apples amounting to a.
oS5 bsi rels.
These reports would indicate that
the 3ss growers. whose reports
show 597,3l5 barrels. had hardly
sold more than IS per cent of their
apples to September /.
The ruling prices for No. / pippins
and winesaps range from 81 to $3.50
per barrel, while Yorks range from
81 to $3.50 and bensm So to $500.
With some sales both above and be-
low these figures. The demand for
some of the additional varieties TO the
a!eading commercial ,oaess Ia par
= pnaA i1x
/ and delicious. The FACET that so
small a per cent of the larger
growers have sold their apples to
date show their confidence in tho
apple market The smaller growers
from the force OF habi, are taking
no chances and selling their apples
early.
The director OF the division OF
markets has just inspected some APP
J ,es at the request of a Richmond
commission merchant to whom they
were consigned. These are the first
shipment from a grower. who has
arranged with this dealer to handle
lis entire crop of several thousand
barrels and they have been rightfully
rejected.
Though pippinS, marked number
:, IL inches and sent here for
storage, the first barrel opened con-
tanned several apples with rotten
spots, which unquestionably could
have been detected by careful
packer and should have been left
cut OF even a No. .. The second
barrel showed several apples SO
badly injured in packing that they
would necessarily rot in a few days
ard a considerable per cent of them.
rearly half. were so small as to-
make them questionable twos TN
DER most favorable storage con-
6itions. there would necessarily be
= considerable loss on such apples.
Growers cannot exercise too great
care In the packing OF their apples
to see that only those of. the re-
auired size go in and those which are
under size of otherwise defective are
left out of the barrel A sure way
to get more dollars is to cut out was
at every turn by putting on the
rrarket a product which the dealer
can handle at a minimum of loss.
Announcement Is made by the
bureau OF markets Of Washington
| that the field staff for reporting
| the apple crop movement for Vir-
sinia, Maryland. West Virginia, and
Pennsylvania. will be transferred
+, ON Winchester Va. to Martinsburg,
W. Va. M. S. Virgins. who has
rad charge or the station at Win
chester, will continue in charge of
the apple crop reporting for this
group OF states. Any Virginia grow
ers interested in receiving these daily
apple market reports should write
Nj. S. Virgins. bureau of markets,
Martinsburg, w. Va. requesting that
he put their names on his mailing
| list m making application to him
for these daily market reports. for
which there is no charge, request is
made that growers report any sales
they may have made
In accordance with the ection Of
the state farmers institute In APP
pointing a committee on co-opera-
tive associations, a call Il hereby Is
sued for the representatives of all
farmers organizations In the state.
which sell and buy on d cooperative
basis, to meet at the chamber Of
commerce In Richmond CORNER Sixth
and Main) Tuesday. October I. At
! ? r. ~ for he Durposs Of working