Milford chronicle., 1928-09-14
LOW PRICES CAUSE
FARMERS POOR YEAR
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From present indications, the tota
car load movement from Delaware
up to August Is will be approx
mately two hundred cars less THAI
was shipped last year.
Quality and condition of practical
" all varieties was exceptionally
good. Many growers reported
Transparents as not sizing so vel
as in years past Under ordinary
conditions, Delaware Transparents
will be shipped for few days on the
basis Of two inch minimum, and will
then be graded on basis of two and
one-fourth inch minimum, and
growers, under ordinary conditions,
do not have any trouble in grading
their apples to meet the two and
one-fourth inch size. However, this
year many growers were compelled
to pack a two inch minimum
throughout most of the season.
The Transparents, particularly on
old trees, reached a certain size,
which was generally about two inch
es, and did not grow any larger. In
many cases, these apples did not
have any seeds, or only two or three
seeds. Another unusual condition,
prevailing on early apples this year
was that Illinois, who usually begins
shipping about the same time or
possibly a week later than Delaware,
began shipping this year about
week or ten days ahead of Delaware,
and practically all of their Trans
parents were moved before our sea-
son began.
CantalOupes this year were eXcep-
tiOnally fine as to size and quality.
The very warm weather which pre-
vailed during July and the first of
August caused them to ripen quick
ly, and also to ripen uniformly.
Buyers at shipping stations com
planned for the first two or three
days about immature cantaloupes.
However, since that time they came
in in excellent condition, and at the
right stage of maturity. Prices, up
to recently, have ranged low, pos
sibly due to the fact that heavy ship
ments we're arriving from other sec
tiOns of the country Improvement |
in prices occurred during the middle !
of August, following the decline of I!
heavy shipments from the state.
The crop of late apples this year
is slightly larger than last year but |
not heavy The fruit has been prop |
erly taken care of, and the quality
and condition this year should be
excellent. The principal varieties
are: Stayman Winesap, Rome Beau
ty, Delicious, Grimes Golden, York
Nero, Paragon, Jonathan,
Starks, Ben Davis and Gano. Some
varieties are being harvested now,
for export. Real ship
ment will begin about September Is.
The size, color and quality of fall
and winter apples are unusually
good in Maryland this year. Grow
ers have sprayed and thinned their
fruit better than usual. Soil man
lgement has been given poper at
ention, and sufficient nitrogen was
used this spring to cause large,
healthy foliage and strong fruit spur
md terminal grOwths which indicate
1t this time a good set of fruit buds
or next years crop. L
Many canneries in lower Delaware |
ire running at capacity canning to-
natOes. Those who contracted with |
he canneries are receiving 25 cents l
basket and some 80 cents a bas- '
et for a special variety. @
Those who failed to make con- d
racts but who are selling their to- s
latoes independently, are not far Ii
ng so well. The price started off at Il
) cents a basket and then dropped c
0 20 cents a basket. h