Show I Season Profitable I I to Fruit Growers r The le year 1 1926 brought fruit Cruit producers producers pro pro- of the country a record crop Apples totaled about pounds or a gain of over 1925 Peaches also showed showe l a large increase the years year's total being Inthe in inthe the neighborhood of pounds compared with pounds for Cor 1925 Pears were produced produced pro pro- in abundance Florida having an unusually large crop Grapes prunes and neaIly all small small fruits also showed t corresponding in- in crease The general result or of the bumper crops was drastically lower prices In many cases the poor grades of fruit were not harvested at all as the low prices would not P pay Y the cost of oC marketing In some localities ties the cooperative exchanges made attempts s to cope with the problem but the have had a very disappointing year in nearly every instance A few sections see sec were vere able to get moderately goo good l prices for fot grapes prunes an and l lother other small items but even these instances were rare Truck producers had about the most satIsfactory year of any of the he fruit and vegetable producers The farmers who specialized in truck gardens near Important centers centers cen- cen and those who had diversified diver crops craps ame out better than the Florida citrus growers grow grow- ers era had a profitable year the annial annual an- an nual nial crop being smaller than 1925 and the prIces higher It is estimated estimated esti- esti mated 1 the citrus growers will take talce In a ot of for their products California had bumper crops but poor prices win will make the income about the same ass as last year with the exception of the tr truck ck growers grow who are expected ex- ex to male make a slight r fit The east Southern states stales due to the depression in are turnIng turning turn turn- Ing to truck gardening and it is anticipated that during the comIng com com- Ing year there ere will be a general Shift s-aUt from cotton ao to vegetables vege- vege tables This will ill t nt only help relieve the cotton slump hut but will I put the SOuth in a stronger I cultural position by diver her crops |