Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-28
HOOD river APPLE
YIELD THIS SEASUM
IS 100000 BOXES
Survey Shows Bumper Crops
OF Good Apples.

Hood River. Oregon. July "a
Hood river will harvest a crop of
100000 boxes of apples this year,
according to forecasts now made by
leading members of the Growers
Association. 1t will not only be a
bumper yield, but the prospects for
an apple crop, free from disease
and Of high quality, are increasing
weekly.
THE condition OF the fruit tracts
YES never better" said II. F. DaY-
idson, local grower and shipper who
has been making an extensive in
speetion of various tracts through
out the valley. The 1921 apple
crop will be the cleanest the dis
triet has ever produced"
Buyers from all over the nation
appear to realize this impending
showing of extreme quality. and
they are focking to Hood River
from the big buying conters. This
is the first time in years that the
big buyers have appeared in the
Northwest prior to the packing ser
son with money in their pockets
ready to purch1 c a good slice OF
the crop at favorable prices. Offers
OF 81 a box have been made for eX-
ira fancy Spitzenbergs and Yellow
Newtons, but growers ideas regard
ing values for 1921 are still higher,
because OF the short crop in sections
east of the Rockies
Increasing activity in the seasons
apple deal is being noted here each
succeeding week p F. Clark. form
erly sales manager of the Yakima
Fruit Growers Association, recently
appointed to similar position here,
says inquiries on crop conditions
and information that prefaces buy
ing are coming in from all direct
ions
Large eastern operators" states
Mr.. Clark, ARE expressing desire
to buy at reasonable prices, and ev-
cry indication points TO a steady,
healthy demand for Northwestern
box apples. With the eastern and
middle western commercial crop
very moderate in supply. and the
crop of the Northwestern States no
larger than that Of 1919, the stage
to me seems set for a constant con
sumption of our boxed apples.
Mr.. Clark says that the early esti-
mates Of all northwestern districts
based on the heavy bloom, were en-.
tirely too high. After talking with
various local growers and observing
the orchards himself, he declares
that the Hood River Valley will not
pack in excess of 100000 boxes OF
apples. The heavy set of apples is
irregular, except in the upper val
ley, where trees are loaded with
record crop and where all growers
will have to employ thinning crews.
Some local growers and shippers
estimate the local crop as low as
100000 boxes. while the more pes
simistic in instances place the yield
at 100000 boxes. The consensus
OF opinion Of leading growers and
representative shippers puts the
1921 tonnage at 100000, the mark
Set by the record yield of 1919.
Mr.. Clark says he has never seen
a cleaner crop OF apes than pre-
walls here this year.
While Hood Rivers bumper apple
crop for the 1921 season will be due.
to some extent, to unusually climat-
ic conditions, most of the increase
will come from orchards which are
now coming into their maximum
production.
All told. Oregon stacks up very
fayorably, with forecast OF a A.
100000 bushel apple crop on July /.
estimated at so per cent Of normal
by the Department Of Agriculture
Last year the condition was only 81
per cent of normal with crop fore.
cast at 3,564,000 bushels on july |.
The condition OF the Oregon croD
IS most encouraging when compared
with the national as a whole. which
Is less than 40 per cent of normal
with an estimated crop of only us.
175'oOo bushels Of apples.
Washington Crop Heavy
Yakima, Wash. July % -Masb-