White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-08-01
EASTERN APPLE CROP
HURT BY WEATHER

Since the July government re-
port was made, weather conditions
in the eastern and north central
states have been unfayorable and
many states report a heavy drop,
which, owing to the unusually late
season this year, occurred after the
July report was made. 1t was ex-
tremely difficult for reporters to set
satisfactory condition figure for
the apple crop even by July be-
cause of the unusually late season
this year.
Because of many rainy days
which favored infection and made
control difficult, apple scab is un-
usually bad throughout the eastern
states.
Production in New England, New
York, New Jersey, and Virginia
promises to be much larger than last
year, while Ohio, Michigan, Illinois,
and Missouri report smaller crops.
In the Pacific states the production
in Washington will be only IS per
cent of last year and in Oregon
80 per cent, while California ex-
poets the same as last year, altho
the severe drought may cause under
sized fruit which will both reduce
the crop as whole and the prop
ortion of the crop available for
marketing as fresh fruit.
NEW England: The expected
crop of apples in New England ex-
ceeds last years final estimate by
$4,000 barrels. Maine and Ver-
mont last year had very small apple
crops. The set of fruit indicated
fair to good crop over New Eng
land. Gravenstein and Wealthy
carry good crops, Baldwin and Nc
Intosh lighter, with the latter tend
ing to scab badly. Tent caterpil-
lars have been bad, all Of which
will have an influence on prospects.
In NEW YORK, judging from
present conditions, the crop may be
expected to be a half greater than
last year and somewhat less than in
1922. Fall varieties promise unusu-
ally well, the best since 1920; Green
ings and Mcintosh are better than
usual; Northern Spy about average,
but Baldwins, by far the most i'm
portant variety in the state, promise
to be only slightly more than half
as large crop as last year. Due
to the growing industrial unenploy-
ment growers do not expect any
great difficulty in securing sufficient
harvest hands.
The crop forecast in PENNSYL-
VANIA is for slightly lesser pro-
duction than in 1923. In general
conditions have been such that it
is scarcely possible to make a re-
situation. Unusual conditions re-
veal orchards side by side. one with
good crop and the other with an
insignificant prospect bordering on
failure. A considerable reduction
from the July prospect is now in
dicated. The States chief CONNER
cial apple belt, at the head of the
Cumberland Shenandoah apple dist
rict, reports prospects of crop only
half as large as in 1928. Early var
detics, including Wealthy, Jared the
best; York Imperials and Ben
Davis, the worst, with Baldwins and
Northern Spies very little better;
Jonathan, Grimes and Rome slight
ly lower than last year; Gano and
Greetings were reported better than
the same date last year.
NEW JERSEYS prospects are
for an average crop, with some late
varieties reported short. In some
orchards apples are very spotted;
the trees were full of bloom but did
not set fruit because OF wet weather
interfering with pollination. Storm
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