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Tlie Over-Production Bugaboo 



A few so-called fruit experts have raised a great hue and cry about the number of Apple orchards 

 planted during the past two years, and have predicted an enormous over-production of fruit and 

 reduction in prices and profits to the grower. Some of the leading farm papers have made a careful inves- 

 tigation of the situation, and the unanimous opinion is that the writers are frightened at their own 

 shadow. We ask you to read these extracts from articles in several of the leading publications. 



"As a result of the enormous Apple-planting which 

 has been done during recent years in this country, the 

 alarm of over-production has been sounded. Is the 

 Apple situation really serious, or is this fear merely the 

 result of a panicky feehng among the prospective fruit- 

 growers? We have endeavored to learn this from the 

 most prominent fruit-growers of the state, asking them 

 for their opinion, and learning how many of these men 

 have the courage of their convictions and are planting 

 new Apples. It will be noticed from these published 

 articles that all are more or less optimistic, and many 

 are continuing to set new orchards. This certainly 

 gives some assurance to the man who wants to set 

 Apple trees, but when we investigate the situation we 

 learn that there must be certain quahfications made to 

 the statement that there will not be an over-production. 

 The word over-production must be taken in its broader 

 sense, for, in a limited way, there is an over-supply of 

 Apples every year on some markets. In other words, 

 during a given season, some markets will have an under- 

 supply and some an over-supply. Therefore, does it 

 not seem that distribution is wholly or in part at fault, 

 rather than any surplus production?" — From the 

 "Pennsylvania Farmer," April 26, 1913. 



Dr. J. H. Funk, of Berks County, Pennsylvania, 

 writing for "The Practical Farmer," of January 11, 

 1913, says: "Never in the history of our couhtry has 

 there been so much interest manifest as to the future 

 outlook of the Apple industry. The query comes from 

 every side. 'Will there be an over-production when all 

 the trees planted come into bearing?' Let us take a 



survey of the ground. Fifteen years ago the United 

 States had 200,000,000 bearing trees (Apple). Since 

 the rapid spread of the San Jose scale and other insects 

 and fungous diseases, this number has been reduced 

 to about 150,000,000, and continues on the decrease, 

 notwithstanding the large orchards being planted in 

 different states. Why is this? Because for every tree 

 planted by the speciahst there are two or more trees 

 that die for the farmer. Put good fruit at reasonable 

 prices, and the consumption of fruit would be tripled, 

 and, instead of hearing the cry of over-production, 

 there would be a demand far beyond what can be 

 produced in the near future." 



W. S. Moore, of Mason County, West Virginia, says 

 in "The Ohio Farmer" of March 9, 1913: "Among the 

 many questions that come to me in my institute work 

 in various sections of the country this winter, as well 

 as by letter, this one has been asked most frequently, 

 'What about the over-production of Apples?' It is a 

 timely question, and comes not only from those now 

 engaged in orcharding, but also from those who con- 

 template engaging in the business in the near future, 

 as well as from the owners of large tracts of undeveloped 

 fruit lands. There are many things upon which the 

 success or failure of orcharding may depend. I have 

 said for years that there was a greater danger of over- 

 planting than of over-production. Those who are con- 

 templating planting should remember that there is a 

 vast difference between the two. How easy it is to 

 plant more trees than we can get help or money to 

 take care of! 



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