Smyrna times., 1925-07-08

could get into hampers and barrels.
The good fruit went along with the
poor and diseased apples and as a con-
sequence the bad fruit caused the
good apples to spoil. That experience
taught the growers a lesson. They be
gan last year to have the apples in
spected by Federal inspectors and
those who did, realized so much more
money for their apples, that this year
according to Director DericksOn, there
will be three instead of one inspector
and every one of these three officials
will be kept buster that the one in
Spector was last summer.
This is because the growers know
the value of the inspection and the
buyers and brokers are also demand
ing the o. X. of Uncle Sam on the
fruit. Now when a barrel goes out
from the apple centers of Kent and
Sussex counties, it will be stamped
with Uncle Sans guarantee that the
barrel or hamper contains Grade l or
2 or whatever the quality is. The
buyer when he sees this knows what
is in the hamper because the size of
the fruit will be noted and there can
be no deception practiced.
Consequently many growers will
possibly receive a check for their ap-
pies when they are shipped or else
within a day or two and there will
be no disputing the price, quality o
size. In this matter of inspection
both the farmer and buyer are bette
satisfied. 1t is now expected tina
close to IS per cent of the crop o
early apples will be government in
spected. The remaining 25 per cen
of the product of the growers prefe
to take their chances on getting wha
they can. Some may make out, bu
the majority will likely suffer.
Gov. Denney's Fine Orchard in Kent
: One of the handsomest orchards 0
early apples in Kent county is owne
Z by former Governor William D. Der
ney. The former chief executive G
5 Delaware has a crop of Transparent
5 that mounts up in the thousands G
bushels, and other varieties are con
ing on. Within the past two year
D through using scientific methods, Coy
e ernor Denney has developed this Of
? chard formerly owned by Ridgel
d Harrington and made it show pLaC
V worthy of any Orchardist and a d,
light to the eye Of the visitor an
lover of apples.
In connection with the shipping {
= early apples this week, Director De
d ickson will begin the operation of Il
= Market News Service to the farme
V of the entire state. Each mornir
e the market quotations on apples
d New York City, Philadelphia, Bosto
i Baltimore and other large app
J. market centers will be received
It the office of the Bureau of Marke
D in Dover, and the quotations distri
rs uted through telephone and tel
IS graphic service and some by ma
There are about 100 places thrOug
es out the state in the apple growi
a sections that will receive this ne
le service between 9 and noon, and tn
es the growers will be able to deci
a which town, New York, Boston
ne Baltimore or wherever the city m
" be that is offering the highest priC
for apples.
X There is no other state in the |
a ion that is attempting to give
ye growers this immediate and "sp'
rs service in quotations. Practically
he cry state gives its apple growers
IS formation but it is usually from
RS to AZ hours old and consequently is
n little value as far as making a $
Iy, goes, and can only be of use as
X check on the sale.
So far as has been learned there
he nothing in the way of the grow
DIV having a most successful year in ca
lrt apples. The apples are here,
ek. hampers and barrels needed are q
NO in abundance, the pickers are to
mis- had in sufficient numbers and