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that we could estimate very closely the apple crop and divide 

 it into the commercial crop, culls, etc., if it is necessary to 

 cover it. 



Mr. Fraser: What percentage of the total is commercial? 



Mr. Sanders: I do not know. It varies largely from year 

 to year. A year like this the percentage is low. 



Mr. Eraser: Forty? 



Mr. Sanders : Well, I suppose so — something like that. It 

 is merely a guess on my part. In the case of the cranberry crop, 

 where we have this basic information, getting it from the rail- 

 roads, using this sort of a method, it is possible to estimate the 

 crop quite satisfactorily, and I believe by and by we will have 

 a method by which we can estimate your apple crop, if we 

 finally succeed in getting this necessary basic information. It 

 is going to take some time to do that piece of work because it 

 is a tremendous task to get it for the whole country. Our esti- 

 mate of the final production last year was 76.6 million barrels 

 for the whole country ; that was for this entire crop. We have 

 to figure that way simply because that is the way the census 

 is taken. I have mentioned these things in detail so you may 

 see some of the difificulties that stand in our way. 



Mr. Taylor: There is one question I want to ask. What 

 is the advantage in estimating, in this way the census is taken, 

 material that is never sold as commercial apples? What ad- 

 vantage is it to anybody? And isn't it misleading, if you esti- 

 mate you are going to have 50,000,000 barrels of apples and 

 there are only 25,000,000 of them sold? 



Mr. Sanders : That is a very pertinent question to be brought 

 up. The only reason why we have done that is that it is the 

 only basic information available. We recognize perhaps a little 

 better than you the need for this basic information that I have 

 indicated, but until we can get it we have to go forward the 

 best that we can. 



Mr. Taylor : The Canadian service estimates, does it not, 

 how these orchards would run — ten per cent A grade? 



Mr. Sanders : Well, I hope that some day our service will 

 be extended to give you that information, too. If any one else 

 has anything on his mind in criticism or suggestion, I would 

 appreciate letting us have it. 



