Smyrna times., 1926-10-06
MANY DELAWARE APPLES BEING
SENT TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
SELECTED AND WELL PACKED
THEY ARE MUCH IN DEMAND
Short Crop in Europe is Creating In
usual Demand For Local Fruit.
Developing New Markets

Thousands Of barrels Of Delaware
lapples, many Of them the equal or su-
Iperior to any ever produced BY this
state, are being exported to Europe
and South America, this fall. Early
returns received from apples shipped
to England and Scotland six weeks
ago proved very satisfactory. The av-
erage net per barrel was better than
So, which enables the apple grower to
realize fair profit. The fruit is be-
ing shipped to practically every coun-
try in Europe and to several in the
southern hemisphere. The weather
this summer has been admirable for
the growth and coloring of Delaware
apples. The cool weather of the fall
has given the skin just the right
shade Of red to make it sell advant-
ageously. More than 100 carloads
have been contracted for to export.
It is the largest amount Of apples
shipped out Of this country from Del
aware in the history Of the apple in
dustry. The chief reason why not
only Delaware but other apple grow
ing states are shipping their fruit out
of the country is because the crop
abroad is very short. In this country
however, there is a tremendous crop
in prospect and in this connection
Professor Wesley Webb of the Pen
insula Horticultural Society which
position he has held for more than a
score of years, said:
=" At a National Apple Conference
held in Chicago, September and 10,
this Association-"Apples For Health,
Inc. was organized and incorporat-
ed under the laws of Illinois as nom
profit organization to stimulate the
demand for apples by a nationwide
advertising and publicity, campaign,
to maintain the apples as the king of
American fruits. Men of known bus
mess ability and influence were elect
ed to executive offices and board of
governors. Such a campaign will con-
vert your surplus apple crop into pro-
fits.
"The work Of the organization is
already under way; for the crop has
been moving to market for two
months and no time is to be lost. The
conference was marked by striking
spirit Of harmony and cooperation
and all branches Of the industry, rep
resenting all sections of the United
States, pledged unanimous and en-
thusiastic support Of the plan Of cam
paign reported by the Ways and
Means Committee and adopted BY the
conference.
1T was the first time in the his
tory of the industry that all branches
were represented at a single confer
ence and demonstrated such an eager
desire to make the project a success.
1T is now important that all the
individual members of the organiza-
tions affected and all the apple grow
ers and shippers Of the United States
take an immediate and personal in
terest in the success of this campaign.
Concerted and concentrated action at
once is imperative.
'The funds needed for the prelimin-
ary work, including the establishment
of the business Office of the associa-
tion, are being raised by voluntary
contributions from the larger growers
and shippers and from thesallied in
dustries. Every industry that sells
supplies, etc, to the growers is direct
ly interested in the prosperity of the
fruit grower. Many of these indus
tries have voluntarily contributed
generous amounts to this apple pub
licity campaign. However, much ad-
ditional funds are necessary to be
raised quickly in order to show de-
cided benefits in better prices this
year. Any money advanced to this
fund now by the growers or others
will be deducted from their quota
later