Smyrna times., 1924-07-30
REPORTS SAY DELAWARE'S
FRUIT CROP WILL Be LARGE
APPLES, PEACHES AND PEARS
WILL SHOW LARGE YIELD
And Not Only in Delaware But
Other States of the Union Report
Most Promising Outlook for Season

OtACI OldlNS Vi LAlG OIllOu AAEpOIL
Most Promising Outlook for Season
Much more than the usual quanti-
ty of apples, peaches and pears will
be produced this season in the Eas-
tern and Southern States, according
to the July forecasts of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. The apple crop
will be slightly decreased in Mary
land and Pennsylvania, and there will
be decreases of about 20 to 25 per
cent in Central and Western States,
but total production for the United
States is expected to be 196,000,000
bushels OF almost exactly the same
as last season. The apple crop is
distinctly better than last years in
most of the North Atlantic, South
Atlantic and South Central States,
but everywhere. else it is materially
smaller than that of last year. In
the last 10 years the crop has been
larger five times and smaller five
times than the forecast for this sea-
son. New York expects about one
| third more apples than were harvest
ed year ago; New Jersey, One-four-
tn more; Delaware, one-tenth more
and Virginia perhaps up to 20 per
cent more. The South Central States
from Kentucky and Alabama, west to
Oklahoma and Texas, expect nearly
three-fourths more than they had last
year and the best apple crop since
1915.
Prospects for peaches are slightly
better than they were a month ago.
Substantial improvement in the cot
ton States is Offset partly by the de-
crease in California. The forecast
for Georgia has been increased from
7,159,O00 bushels to 7,568,000, which
is 100000 bushels above the high
record for the State. Increases, av-
eraging Z per cent, are shown for all
other Southern States north to and
including North Carolina, Kentucky,
Arkansas and Oklahoma. In this
group of States this years crop is eX-
pected to be about 14,000,000 bushels
or more than have been harvested in
any year since 1915. The California
peach crop is expected to total 49,
O41 900 bushels. This is Is per cent
less than last years crop and nearly
IA per cent less than the average il
the last seven years.
In general, the crop is light, or al
least below average, in all the corr
belt States, including Michigan anC
Ohio, but fine in most of the NORTH
Atlantic States. New York expects Z
fairly good crop of 2,523,000 bushels
compared with 100000 bushels las
year and 100000 in 1922. New Jer
sey expects 2,641,000 bushels, a GUAM
tity that would equal last year
bumper yield Pennsylvania expect
1,856,OO0 bushels, which is less thai
. 10 per cent below the high record 0
the State. Virginia and West Vii
ginia, with 2,235,OOO bushels eXpec
the biggest crop since 1915. In South
ern New England, Delaware an
Maryland, the crop will be about
third larger than usual.
The departments July forecast c
the year crop is 1S,427 ,00G bushels
This is more than have been harves
ed in any year, with the exception {
20,7O5,O0O in 1922. Last years Gro
was 17,390,0O0 bushels. In genera
pears, like peaches, are a good Gro
in the East and South, fair to ligl
in the North Central States and ligl
in the West. New Jersey, Delawar
: Maryland and Virginia, combined e,
pect 100000 bushels, compared wit
! 100000 last year.