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THE NATIONAL NURSEEYMAN 
BlilTISH APPLE OUTLOOK 
The English apple crop of 1924 will be much below the 
1923 production estimate of 3,608,889 barrels, according 
to cabled advices from Edward A. Foley, American agri¬ 
cultural commissioner at London. The current crop in 
the counties of Essex, Lincoln, Cambridge, and Norfolk is 
50 per cent below last year. Kent, Middlesex, and Somer¬ 
set report a 10 per cent decrease and Worcester 30 per 
cent. Cooking aj)ples are 20 to 30 per cent below the 
1923 yield. Cider apples fell off 20 to 40 per cent. Dessert 
varieties have made a light crop. 
J Line estimates of the Canadian apple crop place yields 
at 3,716,630 barrels, which is about 16.6 per cent below 
the 1923 figure of 4,459,850. Fruit crops are largely 
determined at the time the blossoms fall in the spring. 
There is little chance, therefore, for a revision of these 
figures other than downward, either in Canada or Eng¬ 
land. With fewer Canadian apples offering competition 
in England and a short domestic crop, the outlook in Eng¬ 
lish markets for American apples is good.—Crops and 
Markets. 
AN APOLOGY 
Last month, beginning on the first page, we published 
the address by H. F. Hillenmeyer, Lexington, Kentucky, 
entitled “Some Experiences With Summer Planting.” By 
an oversight the author’s name was not given for which 
we sincerely apologize. 
OHIO STATE NUBSEBYMEN’S ASSOCIATION 
The Ohio nurserymen met in Cincinnati at the W. A. 
Natorp Co., on August 20th. About 75 members were 
liresent and attended luncheon and short business session 
at the Bond Hill House. The general feeling of the nur¬ 
serymen was that there was no large surjilus of stock in 
Ihe country and that demand would probably be better 
than preceding season. 
The members were entertained by banquet at the Zoo 
after which all enjoyed the ice skating and other amuse¬ 
ments furnished by the committee. The following day 
an automobile tour was taken through Mt. Airy Forest, 
a very picturesque and natural planting fostered by the 
city; Spring Grove Cemetery and many other interesling 
])oints. 
Luncheon at Mecklenberg’s Garden added new life to 
the party. The meeting was concluded by a boat ride 
on the Ohio Biver to Coney Island. 
The following new members were admitted to the asso¬ 
ciation: C. T. Waldorf, Painesville, 0.; Wilbur Dubois & 
Son, Madisonville, 0.; The Templin-Crockett-Bradley Co., 
Cleveland, 0,; S. H. Swarztrauber, Floral Gardens, Ea¬ 
ton, 0. 
PACIFIC COAST ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
C. A. Tonneson, Executive Secretary, Burton, Wash. 
The Yakima convention of the Pacific Coast Associa¬ 
tion of Nurserymen was well attended by members from 
the different states and jnovinces within the association 
territory. 
The association unanimously expressed approval of the 
jiolicy adopted three years ago with reference to business 
ethics based on good will, fair play and a S([uare deal to 
customer, competitor and supplier. Definite specifica¬ 
tions with regard to materials, manner of handling slocks 
and in the conduct of business, was emphasized a funda¬ 
mental essential. It was urged upon all members to con¬ 
tinue endeavors to conform to bigh standards. 
The association also emphasized approval of the policy 
and system established at the Spokane convention, by 
means of which power is conferred, through the Board 
of Trustees to the Executive Secretary for compiling sta¬ 
tistical information covering demand and supply of nur¬ 
sery stock in all the territory embraced and markets 
reached by the nurserymen, growers and distributors. It 
was also recognized that the plan empowering the Execu¬ 
tive Secretary to call meetings of the nurserymen in the 
various sections concerned, when it appeared necessary 
for the different groups, as a body, to take such action as 
they saw fit to co-ordinate the seedling and fruit tree 
stocks with supply and prospective demand, had been of 
untold benefit in stabilizing the nursery business. Mem¬ 
bers are urged to follow more closely deductions made 
as a result of the statistical surveys for the benefit of 
each, individually and mutually for all concerned. 
Deductions made from reports covering the past year’s 
work indicate that averages of demand and supply should 
be based on a term of five to ten years when supplying 
planters in commercial fruit sections, because the fruit 
distributing agencies find that the development of fruit 
markets is a matter of gradual growth subject to periodi¬ 
cal fluctuations. Therefore each nurseryman for his own 
safely, should figure only on a gradual increase based 
on average plant for several years past, at the same time 
watch the commercial fruit market barometer, closely, 
for lu’ospecive variations. For example: A normal year¬ 
ly demand for Italian prune trees is about 750,000, while 
the sui)})ly in the nurseries for the planting season 1924- 
1925 is about 512,000. The demand by planters bas been 
below normal for the past two years and while it can 
not be definitely determined until later in the season it 
is not likely that demand will be up to normal, but with 
a cleaned-Lip, rising fruit market all good trees of this va¬ 
riety, available, should be required by planters. 
In pear and apple trees the supply is more nearly up 
to normal. Surveys indicate that in 1922, on the entire 
Pacific Coast, there was planted by fruit growers approx¬ 
imately 1,500,000 apple trees, while in 1923 the demand 
fell below normal, something like 40%. The supply of 
apple trees for season 1924-25 is about 1,100,000, while 
indications are the demand will not be up to normal. If 
25% of yearling apple trees in each of the nurseries 
growing for commercial planters is held over for 2-year- 
old stock then supply and demand for the coming season 
will be more nearly co-ordinated. In jiear tbe 1922 plant 
of fruit growers on the entire Pacific Coast was about 
1,200,000 trees. Comparing tliis as normal the demand 
in 1923 was far below normal while the supply was 
above. Indications for season 1924-25 are that the de¬ 
mands for pear will be more nearly normal, but the sup¬ 
ply is over 1,500,000 trees, therefore if 25% of the year- 
