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pack, and quality of their apples. In the past New England growers 

 have paid very little attention to these requirements and have acquired 

 a poor reputation on their own markets. During the last few years the 

 quality and pack of New England apples have improved, and they are 

 now competing to better advantage with apples grown in other areas. 

 In fact, those who are considering the planting of commercial orchards 

 may feel assured that, by the time their trees come into bearing, New 

 England apples will have overcome in part at least the prejudice that 

 now exists. 



The prices which Massachusetts growers have been receiving for their 

 best grade and poor grade Baldwin apples on the Boston market during 

 the last four years are shown in Table XI. New Hampshire is noted 

 for the quality and (;olor of its Baldwin apples, which usually sell slightly 

 above these prices. The trend, however, would be the same. 



T.^RIJC XI. — Arenu/r price received hi/ Massucltii.sctts qnncers for be.sl (jrailr and ftimr qradt- 



hidldiiyi nappies on Boston nuirkft 1921-1924. 



Bed grade Baldwins. 



Poor grade Baldwins 



'J'he price which will be received for a]:)ples grown on trees planted at 

 the present time is very uncertain. The only indication that we have 

 of apple prices in 1935 is the acreage of apple trees that will come into 

 bearing during the next ten years. Data on the acreage of young non- 

 healing trees for the United States are not available, but the records of 

 reclamation projects in the Northwest, which include a considerable por- 

 tion of tlie commercial apple-producitig area in that region, show a slight 

 decrease in acreage of bearing trees. \'irginia shows considerable plant- 

 ing of young trees, but those familiar with connnercial production of 

 apples in the South claim that there has been very little planting in other 

 states. They also state that there has been scarcely any planting in New 

 York State during the last few years. There will, however, probably 

 be an increased commercial production of apples as the trees now bearing 

 grow older, but the total yield for the United States may not be increased 

 because of a reduction in small farm orchards. We, therefore, expect 



