White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-08-15

The commercial apple crop this
year will be somewhat below average
according to late reports coming te
The Packer, and perhaps less thar
last year, taking the country as
whole, although some of the prin-
cipal districts will produce cror
exceeding that Of 1929, and in some
instances, a really heavy crop. Pro
duction is not expected to be quite as
light as in 1927, which with its tota3
of 100000 barrels, was the shortest
crop in several years.
Briefly stated, New York and some
of the more unimportant states i'll the
east will have larger crop than last
years. Virginia, the Ohio Valley and
middle western states will have less,
the Rocky Mountain states less and
California and the northwest an in
creased crop.
Freezing weather this spring when
the :ruit was being formed was tire
principal cause for the reduction III
the area between the Appalachian and
Rocky mountains. Another factor is
the present unprecedented drought
which has almost the entire country IN
its g1ip and which already has caused
considerable loss in many districts. 1t
is impossible at this time to forecast
what the final effect o: the dry
weather may be, for it is possible that
the rainy season may a.F'vc at any
time and help the crop of late. apples
If weather continues dry
and hot through August, no doubt fur
Their damage will occur and the crop
in the end turn out shorter than is
indicated at the present time. Dry
unless relieved soon, will re-
suit in sizes smaller than normal, &C
cording to reports coming to the
Packer, and already has caused con-
siderable loss by reason or dropping
of fruit, However, in one way it has
been Of some benefit in that the fruit
seems unusually clean and free OF
disease and pests. Spraying has been
effective as rains did not
wash it from the trees and with dry
throughout much of the
growing season, scab, blotch and other
diseases have not appeared to any
great extent. For these reasons, the
commercial apple crop this year is
expected to be of better quality than
usual, althougilt the size of apples
will be in some instances less
than normal. This refers, of course,
to the area east of the Rocky Noun
tains which is not irrigated. In irrl-
gated sections, normal size is expect
ed, and in the later maturing sections
in the north and east, there is yet time
for late rains to bring up sizes in the
winter apples.
New York is the leading apple
growing state in the east. The crop,
as well be noted from special news in
other columbus of The Packer, prom
ises to be somewhat larger than last
years, but it is not full crop. There
probably will be an increase of al
third ever last years yield. Baldwin
is the principal variety in the state,
and show a light crop. Greetings,
which were a light crop last year, are
heavy this season. Mcintosh show al
good crop, with Ben Davis only fair
and Spies irregular. Dry weather as
yet has caused no bad effect in New
York state.
The New England state promise a
formal crop, perhaps better than the
,verage. This group does not produce
| heavy tonnage of commercial fruit,
yet Massachusetts, Maine and one or
.wo other states have fair acreage
n apples.
1t is the southern district in the