The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-24
LARGE GROWTH In
APPLE ORCHARDIST
INDUSTRY is SEEN

Using i'm the preparation OF maps,
giving location of orchardists, and
i'm this manner facilitate contact
between buyers and sellers. They
will also contribute to funds for
in the papers pub
lished in the localities in which
the Observation-Disclosures live. there
BY securing greater number OF
merchant-trucker buyers for the
area. Suggestions were also made
that something might be done
through an association of orchard
lists to stop, some at least. OF the
price cutting practices which are
now quite prevalent among many
of the growers.
An association of apple growers
has heen recently organized IN
Henderson county. which has for
its objective the obtaining of the
factors advocated by the eleven
orchardists referred to in the pre-
ceding paragraph. ,
Ten orchardists recommended
that the growers in the Edneyville
section. especially, encourage
some experienced and reliable ap-
ple huver to locate in the county
end provide the services of grad
ing. packing and storing for which
an agreed upon price should be
fixed in advance of the season
and this individual or company
should be in a position to buy the
apples outright from the grower.
if the latter procedure is pre-
ferred BY some. These ten men
that they would pledge
to place their crop
through this program if satisfac-
tory arrangements could be de-
The largest group of growers,
or 60 per cent, indicated their de-
sire for a cooperative enterprise.
which could be equipped to grade,
pack. store and market apples.
The 81 growers expressed their
to contribute financial
w. on A tree basis. or any other
equitable plan, to funds needed to
construct and equip the plant, and
they also agreed to contribute on
= bushel basis to care for operat-
ing and maintenance costs.
Twelve growers were non-com-
initial on am plan. and one grow
err felt that a marketing agree
ment in force in competing areas
would be of some service. espe..
ciallv in such years as that OF
1887.
Conclusions and Recommended
tons of the report are as 1ol-
follows:
THE outlook of Henderson
county apple production indicates
that within the next 10 years the
will increase from two
to three times that of the pres
ent, which would mean 100000 to
100000 bushels. Whether or not
this increased volume will compil-
cate the marketing problems re-
mains to be seen. 1t might be
that as the area becomes more
in production that 1t
will draw a correspondingly larger
number of merchant truckers and
likewise more local buyers might
become interested in entering the
field prepared to grade, pack,
store and market apples.
A factor which grows increas-
ingly important with the larger
is to what extent is
the primary market upon which
the North Carolina growers are
dependent. namely, the mill work
ers' market now saturated. A
study as to the capacity of this
market. in North Carolina and
South Carolina especially, would
be of value to the Henderson
county apple growers.
2. If more select markets have
to be entered to take care of IN
creasing production the following
cultural and marketing factors
will have to receive attentions:
a. Standardization within mar
row range as to analyses and
amount of applications of fertiliz-
er than is now the practice.
b. Improvement in spray appll-
cations, particularly as to num-
Der. The more common practice
is to apply from three to four
sprays per season. Some of the
growers who are producing a
higher percentage of quality APP
plies spray as many as eight times
per season.
C. Sizing and washing machln-
cry will have to be employed II
apples are to be supplied to the
better trade. At present there Is
no provision in the county for
washing apples. There are one
power grader and three hand
graders operating in the county.
Proper packing in containers is
also demanded by the trade.
d. Hand thinning will no doubt
also be of help in the production
of higher quality both as to color
and size. There is very little hand
thinning practiced at present
among Henderson county orchard
lists.
e. In order to develop an APP
probation of the significance of
grades and grading among the
growers, more demonstration
schools should be. conducted by
the extension service for this pur-
pose. - The state department OF
agriculture and apple. buyers rep
resentativeS from reputable
wholesale houses would be very
helpful. as participants in the
program of these schools.
f. If air-cooled apple houses
have any significance in pro-
longing the keeping qualities
of the apples and in reducing
spoilage, then the county is sadly
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