. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. July, 1919 BETTER FRUIT Page II Big Shortage Indicated in 1919 Apple Crop THE Bureau of Crop Estimates, which recently issued its first 1919 apple- crop report, secured through its fruit- crop specialists based on the conditions June 1, states that indications are that the apple output in the United States will be considerably less than last year. The report says only the condition fig- ures are given, as conditions are so changeable at this time that any quan- tity estimates is certain to be very tem- porary. The salient features of the re- port are the prospect
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. July, 1919 BETTER FRUIT Page II Big Shortage Indicated in 1919 Apple Crop THE Bureau of Crop Estimates, which recently issued its first 1919 apple- crop report, secured through its fruit- crop specialists based on the conditions June 1, states that indications are that the apple output in the United States will be considerably less than last year. The report says only the condition fig- ures are given, as conditions are so changeable at this time that any quan- tity estimates is certain to be very tem- porary. The salient features of the re- port are the prospect of a record crop in the Western States, and a crop for Western New York which will prob- ably not exceed much more than one- half of last year's crop. The indications from Virginia, West Virginia and the heavy production centers in the Middle Atlantic States promise only slightly better than one-half a full crop. Much of the Middle Western crop was se- verely damaged by frost and conditions throughout the Ohio Valley particularly are very low. Arkansas and Southwest Missouri indicate about three-fourths of a crop, while the same may be said of New Jersey and Delaware. All indica- tions in New England point to a much better crop than last year, while Michi- gan will have less than two-thirds of a crop. The condition of the crop for the United States June 1 was indicated at per cent as compared with per cent as an average ten-year condition on June 1, and a condition of per cent June 1 last year. The final condi- tion figure last year was per cent. It should be remembered that the con- dition figure on June 1 will usually average around 15 points higher than at the end of the season. The Northwest boxed - apple crop promises to be the largest ever pro- duced, according to conditions the first week in June. Production for Wash- ington, Oregon and Idaho is estimated at about 27,500 cars of 756 boxes each as compared with about 20,000 cars in 1918 and 25,000 car
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