Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
Likely
Return TODela-
ware Growers
From Apples
Indications Point to Output Of 6OO,-
900 Bushels. Best Early Crop the
State Has Ever Produced.

Present pickings verify earlier
forecasts that this would be the best
early crop of apples the state has
ever produced. Government inspec-
tors last Monday began the task of
inspecting the early apples being
prepared for shipment out of the
state.
Through the services of these gov
eminent inspectors, the apples will
go out under guarantees of Uncle
Sam as to their quality and this
means much to both the seller and
buyer. The use of grading machines
will be used to sort the apples into
various sizes and once this is ac-
complished, men and women will
pack the apples into bushel hampers
ready for shipment. The early apple
crop for this reason means more
than producing good apples, for with
the systematic way in which apples
are being handled, it affords en-
ployment to men and women be-
tween the strawberry and pea sea-
son, and tomato season. The apple
season will carry on for at least
three weeks and by that time the
early tomatoes from Delaware will
be ready for picking. Grapes and
other things will be coming on so
that for those who want employ
ment there will be plenty to do at
good wages.
According to the Bureau of Mark
cts there will be no dearth Of labor
this season. There are many who
come from out of the state, who
picked Strawberries. who will this
week begin picking apples and pack
ing them.
Many Apples in Cold Storage
While the early apple season does
not open as advantageously as might
be, because of the apples still in cold
storage, yet there is very indication
that the demand will be strong for
fresh Delaware apples. Last year
was the first year that Delaware ap-
pies really entered into strong COM
petition with western apples and the
Delaware apples won. All of the
growers disposed Of their crops,
whereas at the last government re-
port a few days ago there were more
than 100000 bushels of apples in
cold storage. These are western ap-
pies. Last year at this time there
were only a little over 100000 bush
els in cold storage. If conditions
were as last early summer the pros
poets for better prices would be
more promising, but with cold stor-
age apples on hand, some dealers
will not hurry themselves to buy
fresh stock. But because Of the quail
ity of the Delaware apple, the grow
ers are not looking for any difficulty
in disposing of their output.
w. T. Derickson, chief Of the Bur
eau of Markets, received scores of
letters last week from concerns |
which buy apples asking for infor-
nation. This was the result of his |
letter to these concerns stating that |
the Delaware crop of early apples |
was about ready for shipment. One
man in Sussex county, who raises
apples, received Is letters last week,
six of them being from concerns who
wanted to buy apples outright with
he government inspection service
% guarantee the apples.
AS they have been contracted for
20 far, the Delaware apples will be
shipped pretty generally throughout
he East. The price is expected to
'ange from So a bushel hamper up,
,ut of course, this will depend upon
he demand made for the fruit. II
he commission men and fruit deal
,rs think thew can get the fruit at