Show FRUIT OUTLOOK Apples Continued heavy production of apples in the United States is in prospect during the coming years Though the past twenty years has witnessed a decrease of about million 4 46 per cent of the apple trees in the United States the average production durin during the last I five years has been only 7 per cent below the average for t the te e 1909 1900 1913 1909 1913 period This relatively small decline in production is due to the shifts from farm to commercial orchards with better 10 locations to better care of these commercial orchards and to increasing bear bear- bearing bearing in ing capacity of cf many trees as they approached or reached full bearing full age I About 20 years ago the eleven I Western States produced 19 mil mU- mil million lion bushels of apples a yea year whereas they now produce an aver average average average age of about 56 million bushels an increase of about per cent Dur Durin During in ing this period the number of bear bearing bea in ing trees increased 10 per cent and yield per bearing tree increased increased increased ed from an average of 15 bushels to about 43 bushels In these thes I Western States production now is S I apparently close to its peak for foi forthe the present cycle cyde The well equipped for efficient production production production tion and on the whole is composed of a relatively lar large e proportion of i better varieties The number of youn young trees now in commercial or- or orchards orchards would under conditions of average care maintain commercial production at a high level for sev- sev several several sev several eral years In the better commer commer- commercial commercial commercial cial areas orchards arc are well cared for but considerable neglect and at least temporary I abandonment is expected if present I economic conditions continue long longLow Low prices for apples are increasing increasing inthe ing in the difficulty of western grow grow- growers ers era in marketing Transportation Transportation charges charges for apples to distant do- do doI domestic domestic do domestic markets are arc now taking a I large part of apple prices Peaches A declining trend is indicated in inthe inthe inthe the number of bearing peach trees in the Southern States and in California For most other sec eec sections sec sections no pronounced changes in in the number of bearing trees are arc anti anti- anticipated anticipated anti anticipated However the upward trend in production in Colon do is expect d to continue for several years cars I The T e number of bearing trees in southern orchards at present does not seem excessive Downward ad- ad adjustments ad adjustments in acreage may be ad- ad advisable advisable ad in some sections particularly any arly in jn in the Rocky Mountain and Western States The rapid develop develop- development ment meat of truck motor marketing may influence some shifts in in pro pro- producing pro producing areas The production in Colorado has increased rapidly the heavy crops crop of 1931 and and 1932 averaging about third one larger than the crops crop during the previous 5 years The number of trees in the three western North States Wash Washington in ington ton Oregon Ore and Idaho increased ed cd 7 per cent from 1925 to 1930 The percenta percentage e increase in Utah was around 11 per cent Plantings since 1930 1030 have been light Cherries The lon time long time outlook of cherry production is for an increasing total production for several years even t though ough no additions are made mad to the present stand of trees Most of the sour cherries arc are produced east of the Rocky Mountains while most of the sweet cherries are in the Western States The number of cherry trees in the important im- im important im important Western States increased im 56 per cent from 1920 1020 to 1930 Only I about 62 per cent of the th trees in 1030 were of bearin bearing a age e Plant Plant- ings Plantings Plant since sine 1930 have been li light ht in inthe inthe I the Western States but there is some indication that plantings of sweet c cherries erries are arc bein being made in some eastern states state within truCk truCk- ing of lar large e a and ad d where here retail sales can be made through roadside stands With dI I about 38 per cent of the trees in orchards in 1930 not of bearing age and with but little abandon abandon- abandonment ment meat or n neglect during the last two years it would appear that barring or unusual loss from weather and diseases the thi I trend of production durin during the th I I next few years Cars will continue up- up ward upward |