Milford chronicle., 1925-09-04

Delaware late apples started this
week for Europe, where they Will
compete with fruit from the United
Kingdom for the favor OF foreign
trade. The apples packed IN DarreIs
and by the carload left Wyoming, the
first shipment going forward on
Monday and being followed during
the week by several other CARLOAD
consignments.
Usually the English public likes
nothing but red apples, ana lhOSe
shipped were nearly one-halL reu'
Some of the fruit went to Liverpool
but as they were shipped on conslgn-
ment it will be several days before
it is known how the fruit lareu III
the British market.
Two years ago Delaware apples
made a big hit with the Engllsh peo-
ple and brought good prices. Last
year consignments shipped ABROAD
reached their destination just at the
time when there was a steVedores
strike in progress and as a result
the greater part of them rotteu III
the holds of ships on the otner slu0
and were a loss to the Shippers
It's a bit early for late apples anu
the crop will not come strong IoI
MANY days. When they get starIeu
the hardvesting will conClnue
throughout September and OctoDeI'
Indications now are that 1t Will De
a fine crop. The apples shlppeu Ine
mast week were JOnothans when Is
a fall apple, and York lmperlals'
which is considered winter apple;
There were also some Starks plcKeu
but not many. ,- -,
The apple growers are busy ar
ranging for inspection by govern
nent inspectors and other details III
distribution and selling. Up 10 yes
terdav there had been nearly zOO
carloads arranged for to be inspect
ed and as many more Will De N
snected. it is believed, before Ine
season is completed.
Bureau of Markets Big Aid
An indication of how the Bureau
of Markets of the State Board Oh Ae-
riculture is helping apple growers
as well as all other grangers Oh G4e
state who use it's offices, came TO W.
n. Derickson, director OF the Dur-
can. It was a letter from a west VIZ
ginia commission house concernIHS
a statement sent to it by the bureau
seeking possible buyers tor grapes
The commission man wrote LhaI
through the bureau it had gotten IN
touch with one apple grower IN Del
aware and had handled between ten
and fifteen carloads of early apples
this year from this one man.
Since the beginning OF the var
ious harvests in the spring the
Bureau of Markets has issued letters
giving data on various crops IN more
than $500 letters to firms and COM
mission houses in the United States s
and while the letter referred to IS
but one answer to these statements,
it is known that the services Oh the
bureau have had a tremendous et-
feet in not only finding a market tor
the fruit and vegetables but IN get
ting higher prices for them. From
beginning three years ago the bur
reau has grown to be one of the most
important to the farmers OF the '
state and it's benefits are increasing
yearly.
Short Crop But Good Prices
White potatoes-that is early tu- 1
bers-have been harvested. While {
there was but about half a crop
owing to the dry weather early in
the summer, the prices obtained by I
many growers more than made up {
for the small crop. Some of the po- i
tatO growers obtained between So
and Sc a barrel for their tubers. {
There are three bushels to the bar J
rel which would mean close to two l
dollars a bushel. S
They were selected, well packed g