Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-13
The Chieftains Monday Morning Farm Page
SHIPPING APPLES
BY MILLION BARRELS
Ff0M OLD ACAD|E
Contributed to The Farm Page oy
George Weiss)

Contributed to The Farm Page oy
George Weiss.)
1t may be interesting for readers of
the Farm page to learn that one of the
greatest apple producing centers of the
country lies in the eastern part of
Canada.
In the province of Nova Scotia, a
narrow peninsula on the Atlantic sea-
board, is situated the beautiful An
napolis valley. the historic Acadie of
the French and the land made famous
by Longfellow's epic poem "EvanSe-
line This valley runs east and west
between two ranges of hills called the
North and South mountains. and is
penetrated from Halifax to Yarmouth
| by the Dominion Atlantic Railway,
owned and operated by the Canadian
Pacific.
This region is famed for the quality
and quantity of the apples it grows
and ships to all parts of the world.
Baldwins. Ben Davis, Nonpareil, Cold
en- Russets. are only a few of the
varieties grown, the climate being
adapted to the raising of all kinds of
fruit.
| The valley is a glorious picture in
apple blossom time. Mile after mile,
with hardly break, can be seen
stretching the feathery field of white:
and it is during this season the place
is visited by thousands of tourists
Berwick, town on the Dominion At
| 1antic Railway. is the headquarters of
the United Fruit Growers association.
a cooperative company run by the
| farmers themselves. Branch ware
houses are situated at Kentvillc, Wind
sor and other small places on the rail-
| road.
:, Employment is given to hundreds O!
migratory workers during apple pick
| ing season. the workers seeming 70
operate on a schedule that alternates
between the valley and the New Hamr-
shire potato fields The pay is usually
two dollars day and found, and the
season lasts from six to eight weeks.
The fruit is first picked and then
trucked to the nearest warehouse.
where it is graded and barreled and
stenciled number ones, twos or threes.
whichever the quality may be. and then
sent to Halifax for shipment via steam
err to the European markets. Halifax
is a Dusy port during the winter sea-
son. Giant oceangoing freiShters of
the Furness- Witty line lie at the
piers OF deep water terminals. usual
ly two and three at time. loading ap-
pies for London. Liverpool. Hamburg,
barrels is generally the number ship
ped in any one freighter. while pas
senSer liners carry from ten to fifteen
thousand on their tween decks. The
giant Mongolia, sunk during the war
was regular caller during the applc
lshippinE season. as We're also the III.
fated Rappahnnock and Florizel
Employment at the docks is given r.
thousands OF stevedores and checkers
both railroad and government. during
the winter months. and keeps hundreds
of fruit inspectors busy. Indeed one
third Of the inhabitants of Halifax make
their living directly or Indirectly off the
apple industry. During the war ship
ments fell away, naturally. but even
then quarter Of n million of barrels
went over the pond. A normal yearly
shipment generally runs to the million
and half mark, There are few poor
fruit growers in the Annapolis valley
district. Farm houses are of tho most
modern type. and the grower is a brisk,
clcan-shaven business man, with child
rem that are usually going to Del
housie or Acadia colleges.