Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-09-16
NAMES APPLE CROP
DOUBLE THAT OF 1920
ALL OTHER N. E. STATES RE-
PORT POOR HAVEST
Vermont's Trees Suffered Beyond I'm
mediate Recovery in Winter
Of 1918

Of 1918
Maine alone seems among the New
England states in its boast OF good
apple crop, according to the New Eng
/. land Commercial Apple Report issued
Yesterday by the U. S. Department OF
Agriculture and the State Depart
ments of Agriculture. In that state the
crop is reported more than twice the
1920 harvest. In Vermont the trees
suffered in the 1918 winter beyond
immediate recovery reducing the Green
Mountain crop to three quarters OF
last years. The report is as follows:
Maine Has Big Crop
Maine has prospects for $4,000 bar
Tels of apples against 265,OOO in 1870;
COL 600 in 1919 and 100000 in 1918.
Fruit is somewhat under size, quite free
from insect and fungous defects; col
oring and quality good. Fall and win
/ er fruit about equally good, and fairly
evenly distributed over producing
areas. Wealthy, Gravenstein, Harvey,
some Macintosh and Wolf River are
main fall varieties; Baldwin, Stark,
Spy and Ben Davis are main later
ones. Buyers reported active but sales
not made freely yet. The following
shipping point prices are reported, per
barrel; Fall apples-tree run 1926 to
$500; A grade $500 to $780, B grade
$500 to 1925. Winter apples-tree run
$225 to $3.50. elders per 100 lbs, S0.35
TO $l00
New Hampshire Short
New Hampshire apples quite uneven
" distributed over producing regions;
judgments on the total crop vary wide
~ but indicate it is about So per cent OF
the 1920 crop. Fall apples mainly Grav-
enstein, Wealthy, few Mcintosh; win
ter fruit, Baldwins and some Greetings.
Fruit slightly under size; scab and
other troubles have lowered quality to
fair coloring fair. But few sales re-
ported; prices not established; some
elders selling at $075 per 100 lbs
Higher Prices in Vermont
Vermont orchards. especially those in
poor condition and care, have been
severely reduced in bearing capacity
bv the winter of 19l7-lS Most of the
commercial fruit now comes from a
relatively small number OF orchards.
Judgments on the crop vary widely but
indicate it is IS per cent to so per cent
OF the 1920 crop. Champlain valley Or
chards, in fall fruit, include Wealthy,
some Mcintosh, Duchess, Wolf River,
Alexander and Shows. Winter fruit,
mainly Greening, Spy, Baldwin, De
lcious, Ben Davis. Fruit under Size
considerable scab and other troubles
coloring and quality fair Few sales
yet made Fall fruit: tree run $3.50 to
500; A grade 500 TO $1,000; B grade
$3.50 to $500 elders Sll5 to S200 per
100 BIS
Massachusetts, Has Third of Crop
Massachusetts, apples are very short
crop in most eastern regions where the
bulk of the Fall fruit is produced. Best
Drospects-j0 per cent to GO per cent OF
a crop in Franklin County mainly
Baldwins. Crops as a whole under st
per cent of full crop, and about 10 per
cent of 1920 Fall fruit, mainly Grav-
enstein. Wealthy, some Mcintosh, SUIT
ton Winter fruit, Baldwin, Spy, Rus
set, Green;ng Size coloring, quality
lair to good ,cab plentiful Most OF
he Fall fruit reported but following
prices reported. Fan fruit tree run
$500 to 500 a grade $3.50 to 5000;
b grade $3.50 to $500 Winter fruit:
tree run $500 to $500; a grade Sj0t
TO 5000 b grade $500 to 500 elders
per 100 lbs Sl00 TO $500.
R. I. Biggest Failure
Rhode Island apple, promise arounC
10000 barrels against some 10000 last
wear. Crop mainly Baldwins but lit
lie Fall fruit Size below usual color
ing and quality poor Only prices re-
ported are $500 for tree run Fall fruit;
$500 for a grade and S100 per 100 lbs
tor elders
Connecticut Ge,s Less than Half
Connecticut apple, 3j per cent to AZ
per cent of 1920 Fan fruit Craven
stein, Wealthy, G-eening, some Mcln
tosh; winter fruit Baldwin, Spy Ber
Davis, King Russo, Size and quality
fair. much scab; quality low. Few
sales of winter fruit yet FAN fruit
tree run $500 TO $3.50; A grade SAX
20 5000; B grade $500 to $500; winter
iruit: tree run $500; A grade $3.50 I
grade $500 elders per 100 lbs. SO4C
TO S125.
U. S. Crop About so Per Cent
United States commercial apples Is,
$4,000 barrels against 36,272,00O las
wear; 26,223,OOO in 1919; and 24,743VO
- mo NTa-- Vol, Q 707 ono against las