Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-11-22 | Page 10 | Apple Imports Double Those of Last Season

i APPlE APPLE IMPORTS DOUBLE THOSE OF LAST SEASON Shortage o of Domestic Fruit Fruit Results i in n. n I Heavy Shipments Ship Ship- ments From Outside for tor More apples a appleg les o havo ha c been received ir in Salt alt Lake hake this this year ar than ev e ever er r before I In the tho history of or the city accor according ln to 1 T C. C Stay county horticultural In- In Air Mr fr Stay compiled a report yesterday showing that U 1 ca ca' ca 3 have hn been shipped hero here for rot local loal consumption consumption tion which Is Ig almost double the usual amount of the tho fruit received recel from flom outside outside out out- side points Tho The Increase Is 16 duo to the tho in the local fruit t crop brought about by b frost Most Moat of r the outside apples were from California but a number of or carloads were received d also from Crom Ore Oregon on Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington and Colorado Of Ot th the HI carloads carloads car car- loads only three failed to pass tion One Ono was afflicted with apple scab on one with San Han an Jose scale and anel one with codling moth The cars car of or scabby and scaly cal fruit were diverted to states Mates which do not have quarantine laws am and th the car which showed codling moth moll larvae lar was repacked boxes each The cars averaged a making a a. total o of SS 30 boxes bce received for which the thc consumer paid from 1 1 SIaO SO SOto O Oto to s 2 per box Many fan of oC tho the apples are arr still in storage hero here and Inspector Sta Stay says s 's they aro arc of unusually good quat- quat