Milford chronicle., 1929-11-29
STATE FARMERS HAVE
HAD A GOOD YEAR
Bureau OF Markets Director Says Ap-
pie Prices viii Be Firm All Winter

According to information received
by w. I. Derickson, director of the
Bureau of Markets of the State
Board of Agriculture, the CONNER
cial crop of apples for the total Uni
ted States in 1929 is 28,501, 900 bar
rels as compared with 35,26S, 900
barrels in 1928 and a five year av-
erage of 32,46S,000 barrels. The to-
tai commercial crop for Delaware
in 1929 is estimated at $4,000 bar
rels as compared with 100000 bar
rels in 1928. These estimates are
made by the U. S. Bureau of Agri-
culture Economics and in view of
these figures, it is expected that the
price of apples will remain firm to
strong throughout the winter and
Delaware growers are hoping to re-
ceive good prices for the apples
that they have in storage. The ex-
port movement of apples so far has
been much lighter than last fall be-
cause of the shorter crop in Amer
lea and heavier crop in Europe.
AAO OobAludl0 1OI Sweet pOId LOeS
for Delaware for the 1929 crop Is
100000 bushels. This is about 60
900 bushels greater than last year.
The virginia crop is moving heavy
and f. o. b. prices in Virginia are
ranging generally low; however, af-
ter November when most of the Vir-
ginia sweet potatoes are out of the
way, a larger proportion of the sup
ply will come from Delaware and
general market conditions indicate
that prices should range fairly well
throughout the season.
The white potato situation is very
strong at the present time. From the
latest reports, the crop of white po-
tatoes for the United States will be
something more than 120,000,000
bushels short Of last year and
ranges about the same as the crops
in 1911, 1919, and in 1925. In each
of these years, the crop was very
short and prices ranged generally
high. In the 1925-26 season, about
5000 carloads Of potatoes were i'm
ported from Canada, including seed
potatoes, and it is expected that a
fair quantity will be shipped from
Canada into the United States again
this year if prices are attractive to
Canadian shippers; however, if Can
ada should ship us 5000 carloads of |
able stock, the total would be only |
enough for the requirements of our
city markets for about one week.
At the present time, no figures are |
AVAILABLE Tor the total production of |
soy beans in Delaware; however,
he crop in this state is exception
lily short due Principally to dry
Weather. In many instances, the
yield did not exceed ten bushels per
lcre and there were a number OF
growers who were unable to har-
-est any soy beans at all because of
he fact that the beans did not ma
ure. At the present time, buyers
re Offering around $2.25 per bush
i.
1t is the general belief that ag-
icultural conditions in Delaware
'ere better in 1929 than in 1928.
he asparagus growers had a good
rop and the price ranged excep-
lonally well throughout the season.
iarly apples ranged exceptionally
Ugh in price throughout the season
nd while the crop was somewhat
hort of 1928, the growers received
higher price for what they had to
ell. Cucumbers in Sussex county
aid very we'll this year. Canta-
,upes and strawberries generally
aid as well or perhaps Slightly bet
n than in 1928.
The peach crop in 1929 was con-
derably better than in 1928 when
e experienced a very short crop;
owever, the price range was not
Eceptionally high, due principally
the fact that the city markets had
zen flooded with wormy peaches
ON the south, and many consum-
s quit buying peaches and turned
cantaloupes, bananas, oranges,
Id other fruits.
Due to the dry weather, the corn
op in Delaware will be consider
,ly short of last year in spite Of
Q fact that about 5000 acres more
ere planted in 1929. According to
Q estimate of The Bureau of Agri-
Iltural Economics, the total crop
r this year will be 100000 BUSH