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Show APPLE CROP IS A SMALL ONE There have been various estimates published of the visible supply of ap-pits ap-pits In tbc United States and Can-ndh. Can-ndh. Th most reliable and up to datp of these estimates Indicate that (he total crop of merchantable fruit Is not to exceed 55 per rent of the 1012 crop, on the present showing, v ith a shrinking rather than an ex-p.ndinp ex-p.ndinp tendency. The quality of the fruit Is the barrelled apple districts ot the Eastern States and Middle West Is understood to be generally poor In Colorado, competent observ' ers estimate the crop of the western slope at about 50 per cent of last year and considerable ravage by worms is reported However, with wormy stock culled out, the remaln-I remaln-I j dpi Is thought to be very good The Hi ! Pacific Northwestern states have a H crop, smaller in quantity than Inst H j year, but of much superior quality Hj j It Is. generally speaking, especially Hj ' of the best district., clear, clean, free H J of worms and disease, of excellent Hj I color and unusually desirable sizes. f The Pajaro Valley of California, Wat. Hl eoiirJlie district, by best authorities Hl I Is said to have not to exceed 1000 H cars of all varieties as against 4000 H cars in 1912 Of these about 500 Hl ears are Xewtowns. balance Bell- H flowers and odd varieties It now ap pears that practJcally all of the crop H will be sold for consumption In and near the state of California, with the exception perhaps of about 2in cars of Newtowns for export account The fl foregoing conditions, conservatlvelv stf ted seem to pofnt to the Inevitable conclusion that there will be a very stronK demand for Pacific northwest boxed apples, both for domestic ;ind export accounts, the latter, especially In view of the fact that the barrelled app!es will be short in quantity, and gtnerally unsatisfactory In quality, nnd also because the apple crops 3 throughout northern Europe are un- jjj cenlably short because of sprint; Hf jt frosts and other damaging conditions. |