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largest purchasers, while those in Chicago say their apples supply the 

 great northwest and west. Parties in San Francisco sell all along the 

 western coast and to the islands of the Pacific, many being used in 

 Australia. 



Western New York, the cradle of the evaporating industry, continues to 

 lead the world, not only in the quantity but the quality of evaporated 

 apples. It is also the greatest producer of evaporated raspberries. Dela- 

 ware, North Carolina, and Georgia are the leading producers of dried 

 peaches. Blackberries come from North Carolina, cherries from Virginia, 

 while California sends the apricots. 



DANGER OF USE OF GALVANIZED WIEE TEAYS. 



In relation to the use of galvanized wire trays, in the beginning of the 

 season last year there was a good deal of talk about it, some buyers paying 

 one cent per pound more to those who used wood, and furnishing strips 

 free to be put on over the wires; but with the advancing prices of a short 

 crop this was soon lost sight of and it was found that it took nine to ten 

 per cent, longer to do the work on wood. So things soon lapsed into the 

 old way. 



But the time is surely coming when people in this country, as well as in 

 Holland and Germany, will refuse to use apples in which are to be found, 

 however slight, traces of lead or zinc poison. I would advise that some 

 action be taken to stop the use of galvanized wire for trays. 



Objections are also made to the use of sulphur, but where it is usexi 

 with discretion, on apples not sliced, I don't think any trouble will follow. 

 But care should be taken not to use too much, nor to use it on previously 

 sliced apples. 



THEEE WILL BE NO OVER-SUPPLY. 



In the year 1888, there was an over-production, and prices went down 

 ruinously low. Men wore serious faces and asked each other, " What are 

 we going to do? " but none could answer. 



William Barry, acting chairman of the Western New York Horticultural 

 society, under his father, the venerable Patrick Barry, president, at the 

 winter meeting tried to console the members who were largely interested 

 by saying that the low pi ices and surplus stock would have the tendency 

 to open new markets that would result in an ultimate increased demand 

 for the increasing supply. But the large stock has been reduced in an 

 unexpected manner. Last year there was a partial failure in the apple 

 crop in western New York. Evaporator men scattered through Michigan, 

 Ohio, and Canada, and bought apples by the carload of their more fortunate 

 neighbors, to keep their factories running. In the meantime the short 

 crop gradually restored prices to their old point. 



This year has been worse than last, to these interests. The crop of 

 western New York was not one half of one per cent, of an average. Those 

 men whose means would permit, took the essential parts of their evapo- 

 rators to distant places where apples could be purchased, while those who 

 could not do so, but have been compelled to remain at home, have turned 

 their attention to drying pumpkins, squashes, potatoes, or anything else 

 that had moisture in it, except the weather. 



What will be the result ? Simply this, the demand caia not be supplied. 



