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liEW ENGLAIID APPL E STORAGE SITUATION 



The Mcintosh crop turned out to be larger than September expectations 

 and, to a large extent, the increased crop of this variety filled up storage 

 space vrhich had been contracted for the Baldv/in variety. 



A recent survey, made cooperatively with the Massachusetts Department 

 of Agriculture, indicated that apple storage facilities would be at a premium 

 for storing the Baldwin crop. Facilities in the country are generally more able 

 to offer space than warehouses in terminal markets or cities where the demand 

 of the Federal Government for the storage of perishables is very great. Also, 

 t'-.mporury facilitios are often found in the country areas in the foni: of ice 

 companies w ho can remodel some space and laake it available for the storage of 

 apples. The storage situation in the eastern part of the State seems to be 

 somewhat tighter than it is in the apple areas in the Wfistern part of Massachu- 

 setts. This nay be because growers normally depend more heavily upon city 

 storage for their crop than country storage. 



Another factor which tends to aggravate the situation is the small 

 market movement of Mcintosh out of storage at the present time* If this move- 

 ment could be stepped up, storage space could be relieved for the holding of 

 the Baldwin crop. Vfithout a doubt, a larger proportion of the Baldwin crop 

 will, by necessity, have to be stored in common storage this year. The greater 

 use of common storage v/ill result in a larger volume of the Baldwin crop being 

 marketed during the months of December and early January. 



In order to make the best of the situation and adjust to the changed 

 conditions, it is expected that marketings of Baldwins vdll be heavier during 

 the fore part of the season and Mcintosh, v;hich are in suitable storages, will 

 be heavier in the latter part of the marketing year. This will make it im- 

 perative that most of the attention be given to the marketing program which 

 will first dispose of the Baldwin crop in the most orderly manner and in suf- 

 ficient time to relieve the pressure on the Mcintosh crop which occupies the 

 better type of storage conditions. From this it would seom that the Purchase 

 Program of the Agricultural Marketing Administration should be directed largely 

 to the marketing of that part of the crop v/hich is by circumstances due to suffer 

 for want of sufficient facilities. Ellsworth W. Bell 



GOLDEN DELICIOUS AI J D DU CH SSS ON MLLIKG ST OCKS 



The Golden Delicious apple is evidently' one that shows interesting 

 rootstock responses, especially in its early production. The average crop on 

 our four-year-old trees this fall is as followst 



Mailing Stocks I III IV V VIII IX XVI 



Av. Wo. Apples - Golden Delicious 6 8 7 2 12 23 1 

 " " " Duchess 11 18 3 22 



The apples on the dwarfing rootstocka are big and Ibeautiful and an 

 average of a peck from four-year-old trees is not so bad. It would mean about 



