The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-06
CITRUS CROP WILL Be The
BIGGEST IN STATE HISTORY
Production this Year Expected to
Reach Huge Total of 15,l
600 BONes

The Florida growers will ship 49,
1000 boxes of citrus fruit from
the state during the approaching sea-
son, according to Robert Taylor, the
railroad statistician, who has come
nearer hitting the mark with his fore
casts than any other official or un-
official prophet for the past three
years. 1t is known by those better
informed on the method of figuring
the crop yield that much Of the in
formation upon which official esti-
mates have been based for the last
several years came from Mr.. Taylor.
Last year he placed the yield at 49,
600, 800 and the final records upheld
his prophecy.
| The estimate of this years pro-
| duction being conceded as the great
! est in the history of the state and
with a very promising outlook for
good prices, the all-absorbing topic
| of the hour has to do with proper
! distribution of the crop throughout
| the marketing months of the season
! Here il is that an element of deep
concern is looming up before the
| growers. The fate OF the grower
rests in great measure with the dis
cretion of the shipping organization
and close observation of the poll
cies being adopted generally by these
organizations at this time does not
indicate as bright an outlook as was
= evident a couple of weeks ago.
The rainy weather held back thc
maturity of the fruit and the snip
ments at first were light, but toda,
= there is a great amount leaving tn
state. and unless some unity of actor
is agreed upon by the shipping con
Germs. the market will soon be over
d loaded and the bottom will "dro
out" so to speak, for several week
TO come. Particularly is this the cas-
with grapefruit.
The trade never has taken to
"a kindly to early-shipped grapefruit
at although the market was in good cor
N dition at the beginning of the preser
season, and even now it is holding Il
p as good or better than could be e'
IN pected with everybody rushing OF
ID all fruit it seems possible to gathe
it and get by the official testers.
st is to be regretted that this conditio
ID has over-taken the earlier resolutio
e. of the shipping concerns but it
n still hoped by some that a difforer
TO mode of procedure will be adopte
lie before it is too late.
r Several hundred cars of grapefru
III LEFT the Manatce and ridge section
lie during the past week, and still large
II shipments are planned upon for IN
week. With the exception of SON
We very fine Parson Browns, howeVe
er there have been no substantial shll
e, ments of oranges. The prices Il
es oranges are holding up in great sty
IT. and probably will remain brisk, r
SIS gardless of the amount shipped, oN
ID ing TO the shortage of the Californ
T. Valencia. California h nara
IN more than ! 900 cars of Valencias
or 90 forward. as against probably n
he thousand or even more this time la
es year These are very small in size
but, Notwithstanding, they are NEE
10 ing A ready demand at the marke
-. ing centers. Florida going forwa
bn at present are of excellent size al
od are bringing very satisfactory price
~ Grapefruit while not so high, is n
re going begging, and is returning
the grower fairly good money,