Smyrna times., 1927-06-29
STATE APPLE CROP BETTER BUT
WILL Be SMALLER THIS YEAR
FIRST PlChlNGS FROM DoWN'
STATE ORCHARDS THIS WEEK
Strawberry Crop Said to Have Been
tbe Best Paying to Those Fortunate
in Having Them, Ever Experienced


in Having Them, Ever Experienced
Everything is set for the opening o
Tho early apple season starting mex
weak Within an area of 30 miles il
lngth and Is miles wide are locate,
NE most important and largest apple
richards in the State. While there
viii be sporadic truck movements o.
ssIy apples, all next week, the car,
had shipments are not expected to &C
hrward until the first week in July
u. T. Derickson, director Of the Blu
rpau Of Markets, for the State Board
of Agriculture, who has been serious
" i'll fOrs everal weeks at his home,
was strong enough Friday to get to
his office and complete plans for put
ting the new apple branding law into
operation which was enacted by the
recent General Assembly. Mr.. Der
ickson has been unable to personally
visit any of the orchards, but from
reports coming to the Bureau of Mar
kets, the crop this year will not be
near as large as the one last year,
which was abnormal. The orchardists
report that there has been rain enough
and at separated intervals sufficient to
make the trees produce even better
fruit than with a bumper crop last
year. One Of the encouraging details
learned BY Mr.. Derickson was that the
reports from Tennessee are that the
early crop there will be a mere baga-
telle AS Delaware competes with
tennessee, Illinois, Indiana and Mich
igan in early apples, every little thing
hips, even though il be unfortunate
in some other State. This is the first
tine u the history Of the State that |
early apples have been branded. Ac-
cording to the law, no one may offer
apples for sale either in this State, OF
out Of il, if they are in carriers unless
the carriers are branded, denoting the .
size, color and quality Of the fruit. |
M. Derickson does not believe that it
Will require much State inspection.
The State inspection will not permit
othcials to open package to Zee what
Z contains, whereas the government
Inspectors may open a box, carrier OF
oarrel and dump the apples out if /
they wish to. If a grower paws for
Federal inspection, he will not need
-he State guarantee Oh brand, because
mat wll be attended to BY the gov
eminent Inspector and the package
VII be branded just the same. Scores
n growers have applied to the Bureau
y Markets for either State OF Federal
lspection and this will probably Be-
gll some time early next week. The
aot important thing to the grower.
I be has the right kind of fruit, Is To
asK II and apparently at this time
lae If nothing to be concerned about.
lAere Is not an over abundance Of
Any apples reported from any Sec
lm' 70 that with a light supply and
u normal demand prices should be
atsfactory.
NraWberry Season the Best Ever
ihe strawberry season Just over IL
sls'ed from cursory accounts to be
7 Oest the State has ever expert |
lSsd' There was one week during the t
'ason when the prices fell off, but 9
y rallied the next week taking the Il
.ason as a whole, growers who had $
y W lrult received a satisfactory e
" -%' While definite figures are not \
,sl4oie ~ at this time, it is generally Z
I '"s,N That the crop was much heav- Y
nv wan N, last year when upwards Of N
yOOvVO quarts of berries were pro-
~ ~ n n delaware. One of the "life- j
''iS IN the strawberry business are !,
Cod pack houses. Up until a +
years ago farmer had to depend !,
~ commission man for the sale of j
Osldles. If the berries were soft M
! I uillt to ship he had no market for
!. but now, with the cold pack W
~ Ii operation, farmer NAV /,
Oerfles that would be good for ~
.oufs If they weren't jostIed about TvI M
! !. ran or refrigerator car and 70
y, paced on ice become firm 10
! ,sn -. % De picked and put in the f.
! ASKS as used in the cold pack pro- c.
,,,., - THIS way, unless the fruit is II,
n. y mushy, a grower stands a
NJ. u breaking even when the IN
~ H." + glutted or the fruit not of
cy ealibre.
y re'' Harvest Now on Down State Ole
y 'aI was harvested in lower Del
~. al OF last week. Until it is chi
J ~ ! no one will know how they Ca
n alA' But according to reports SIN
! i Sny fields cut, the heads ap- as
N Oe quite heavy and the yield mo
Si' = very satisfactory. One of Mo
! i that is helping the Della pla
4 os ,s'mer is the scientific treat mo
on ne seed in order to prevent lat
4 ~ diseases that have in past It.
Nh isTI'Iroyed the grain. Through Chi
Of M u experts from the Uniyer- PIT;
III eeiaware ~ Extension Service ms
ners otate Board Of Agriculture Rey
ion ere being aided in the pre- cou
,ther !. many Of the diseases that CAV
el Years ba,,o I. one