May, 1921 



fruit at the warehouse. This is espe- 

 cially so when warm days are causing 

 the fruit to ripen quickly, or when the 

 crop is likely to be caught by frost at 

 night if it is not promptly received at 

 the storage house and protected. 



Recently I made a tour of one of the 

 principal apple districts in the state of 

 Washington and found to my amaze- 

 ment that in one large plant while the 

 packing room was wonderfully well 

 equipped, the old method of using four 

 wheeled trucks was employed in receiv- 

 ing and shipping out of the basement — 

 which was itself below grade level — in 

 conjunction with a small elevator. Man- 

 ifestly this was a slow and costly opera- 

 tion entirely too much dependent upon 

 the human element. 



While installing conveyor systems, 

 the management should bear in mind 

 that standardized equipment should be 

 used which has been so designed, and 

 which should be so placed that addi- 

 tional units may be added from time to 

 time so as to make an enlarged but a 

 perfectly operating system. 



According to a recent report of the 

 United States Bureau of Crop Esti- 

 mates, the commercial acreage of straw- 

 berries in the United States for 1921 

 will show a considerable increase over 

 that of the preceding year. It is esti- 

 mated that the acreage in strawberries 

 this year will be 57,219 acres as com- 

 pared to 48,619 acres in 1920, giving 

 an increase of 8,600 acres. 



Orchard cultivation should start with 

 a rush now. Clear, sunny days causes 

 the ground to dry rapidly. It often 

 pays to hire extra teams or a tractor in 

 order to plow just at the right time so 

 subsequent cultivation will be cheaper. 

 — 0. A. C. Experiment Station. 



BETTER FRUIT Pager 



The Wenatchee Fruit District 



By E. H. McPherson 



THE Wenatchee fruit district, which 

 includes all of the fruit growing 

 areas in Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, 

 and Grant counties, has the best pros- 

 pects for the 1921 apple crop ever 

 known in its history. Preliminary esti- 

 mates made by District Horticultural 

 Inspector P. S. Darlington, indicated a 

 total yield of between 15,000 and 16,- 

 000 carloads of 750 boxes each, or be- 

 tween 11,000,000 and 12,000,000 boxes. 

 A record breaking crop of summer fruit 

 is also predicted, 'including cherries, 



apricots, peaches, pears, prunes and 

 plums, of which the estimated yield for 

 the present year is 2,000 carloads. 



This compares with the total apple 

 yield of 9,500 cars in 1920, and 10,034 

 cars of summer fruit. It is also prob- 

 able that there will be more planting 

 of new orchards in the Wenatchee dis- 

 trict during 1921, than for any season 

 during the past five years. Nursery men 

 estimate that 2,000 acres of fruit trees 

 will be put out this year, most of which 

 will be apricots, peaches, cherries and 



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