The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-09-02
REVIEW OF AP-
PIE OUTLOOK
FOR 1926
The Packer in a Survey
Lends Some Encour-
agement to Fall Fruit
Situation.

The Packer, in its issue of Au-
gust % prints a review of the
national apple situation that will
undoubtedly prove of interest to
the growers in this valley. Below
we are reprinting a large part of
the article:
The apple crop, as now shown,
is estimated as the largest of
record, but the percentage of in
crease over 1923 is small. bulIe-
tin sent out by G. M. HI. Wagner
d Sons this week, sizing up the
apple situation for mid-August.
The following is qualified by ex-
planning it as based upon the con-
ditions existing at present and
conclusions are subject to those
changes which nature may at any
time develop.
Commenting further on the vol
ume. of this years crop, the cir
cular reads:
Summer varieties were an enor-
nous crop. with the percentage
factor much larger than for some
years.
"Fall varieties are giving prom
ise also of running very high in
the percentage column.
intermediate varieties includ-
ing Staymans, Romes, Spitz, .Yorks
etc. follow the lead of the summer
and fall varieties and promise a
record yield in most districts in
which. they are produced.
"Greenings, like Yorks. show
very heavy and both are suscep-
tible of reasonably late keeping.
Barrel Jonathans do not promise
an excessive yield.
slate varieties: While Willows
and some other varieties are in
this class. the total production is
not sufficiently large to have any
serious bearing upon the total no
matter how heavy the crop viii
prove. The three commanding var
ieties are Winesape. Baldwins and
Ben Davis.
"Winesaps in the box districts
promise a good crop but not the
bumper yield indicated by the ear
lier types. In the barrel sections
the general promise is good.
"Ben Davis indicate short crop
and Baldwins much below last year
some authorities estimating the
output at not above 40 to SO per
cent of the 1925 yield.
AT this point it might be we'll
to emphasize the fact that in con-
nection with box apples there can
be no shipments made this sea-
son of fourth grade and that in
the barrel districts there promises
to be at least a great reduction in
the packing Of stree run" These
eliminations may. before the sea-
son ends, have a real bearing upon
the volume of shipments.
"The crop is general one. but
with some of the important states
as applied to both boxes and bar
rels, showing wide variances. AS
promised increase in barrel pro-
duction lies in the Virginias and
compared with 1925, the large
Pennsylvania (the homes of the
York; while such important CEN
tral states as New York and Mich
igan indicate decreases.
"The Middle West (the great
Ben Davis and Jonathan sectionl
likewise averages a very consid-
cradle reduction.
"The box states also show var
iances with Utah and Idaho indi-
eating heavy reductions. Wash
lngton and Oregon promise in
creases of approximately Is and
40 per cent respectively. The large
increase is in California and tbis
is made up in no small part bv
Bellflowers. In the Middle West +
might be well to note Missouri
Kansas and Wisconsin show largo,
ly reduced crop promise
almost without exception as to
districts the present promise is
for a crop of exceptional quality
Weather conditions have been sucb
as to prevent development of
worms and disease. Conditions fav-
orable to these troubles might very
quickly change this situation but
while some worm action is now
reported in portions of the North
west and some seab in New York
indications are that the crop win
finish the cleanest in years. Size
promise is reversing. Earlier IL
appeared probable that Virginia
fruit might run large, but at this
time both promise a normal run
for size.
"On the European continent one
or two spots show fair crops but
on the whole the showing is very
light. England shows not more
than 25 per cent of last year and
these largely cookers. From a
standpoint of native competition
the European prospect is excen-
tionally good.
Business conditions abroad q,
show much to be desired. Compa..
atively the continental situation =
not so bad, but England is serior.
, ly showing the effects of the Ion
continued coal strike and the bu,-
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