Smyrna times., 1930-09-17
MANY KENT COUNTY APPLES
ARE BEING SHIPPED ABROAD
DELAWARE APPLES INSPECT
ED AND CERTIFIED IN FAVOR
Fruit is of Unusual Good Quality
and Become Noted for Its
Flavor in Demand Everywhere

Delaware growers and shippers
have, for the past three weeks.
been exporting about 20 to 40
cars of apples each week. These
apples are going to consumers in
South American countries, : as well
as in Great Britain, Germany, Den
wark, Norway, and Sweden. The
fine quality fruit which Delaware
exports has assumed leading
place in the export markets, due
to the fact that Great Britain has
ruled against the importation of
anything except u. S. No. l or
Y. S. Fancy grade of apples. The
principal varieties exported are
Ponathans, King Davids, and De-
licious, and the price has ranged
principally from S3.75 to $500 per
barrel, according to the variety
and size. The Delaware growers
ard shippers are in very favor
able position this year also, due to
the fact that practically all for
eign countries require State
Federal certificate showing the
quality of the apples before they
will be accepted for export. Mr.
w. t. Derrickson, Director of the
Bureau Of Markets, for the State
Board of Agriculture, started this
inspection and certifcation ser
vice in this State in 1928. The
demand for this service has in
creased greatly each year and the
Delaware growers are now famil-
lar with the grade requirements
of apples and are in a much bet
ter position to meet the foreign
demand for the various grades
than many other States that have
not provided this service to their
apple shippers. Up until this year,
the markets of Great Britain, par
ticularly, have been flooded with
apples that were immature and
not Of the best quality, but this
year Great Britain has barred
from their markets apples of this
kind, which not only hurt the ap-
pie market in Great Britain, but
seriously injured the market for
good fruit later on. This ruling
gives to Delaware growers and
shippers an opportunity that they
have not experienced heretofore.
Quality Of Apples Unusually Good
The quality of the apples in
Delaware this year is as usual
very good; however, due to the
dry weather the size of most var
ieties will not be as large as US
ual. This condition prevails not
only in this State, but in many
other apple producing sections
and consumers are generally be-
coming acquainted with the condi-
ton and are accepting smaller
fruit than usual. This does not
mean that the fruit from Della
ware is exceptionally small; how
ever, it does mean that most the
apples will probably be graded
about Ia of an inch smaller in
diameter than in the past, that is,
such varieties as Romes, Stay
mans, and other late apples will
probably be graded 2 IL inches
instead of 2 3-4 inches, or 2 3-4
inches instead of inches.
Delaware Crop Larger This Year
According to a Government re-
port which has just been released
and covers the estimates as of
1, the crop in Delaware
this year will be somewhat larger
than last year; however, the total
crop for the United States is only
ITO of l per cent greater than
last year. The prices that Del
aware growers have been receiv-
ing for apples in domestic mar
kets this year are considerably
lower than last year, a condition
that has prevailed on most of the
agricultural commodities. 1t is
hoped better prices will soon pre-
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