New York has shipped a large volume of red currants to Chicago in 32–qt. crates and these have ranged $4–$6, depending on the quality, condition, and the market. One car of New York State Columbia red raspberries, shipped from Clyde, Wayne County, has arrived to date and sold at $3.25 per 48–pt. crate. This stock was of fine quality but in rather poor condition.
Practically all of the sour cherry supply comes from Michigan, packed in 16–qt. crates and, after the first few Early Richmonds, consists principally of Montmorency and a few English Morello. Wisconsin also ships a few cars of Montmorency in the same package. Odd lots of sweet cherries in 16–qt. boxes come from Michigan. These for the most part vary widely in quality and condition and are not graded well enough or handled carefully enough to compete with the well-packed sweet cherries, principally Royal Annes and Bings, from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah. Most of them are Black Tartarians, Windsors, Bings, and Napoleons (same cherry as the western Royal Anne). The price has had the exceedingly wide range of $1–$3.50 per 16–qt. crate.
Report on Cabbage and Onions in New York.
Reports from the field service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture for the date of July 25 contain the following information concerning commercial cabbage and onions in New York:
Cabbage.—The acreage planted to cabbage in the eastern portion of the cabbage belt in Cortland, Chenango, Madison, and eastern Onondaga Counties and in some sections of the western counties has increased greatly over 1921, but for the State as a whole the acreage is probably not far from average. The percentage of the acreage in late cabbage is larger than usual. Rain has delayed planting and damaged cabbage on low ground but has prevented aphis damage, so that the average condition of the crop is good throughout the State.
New York ranks first among the States in production of commercial cabbage and Ontario County first among the counties of the State. This county will begin to ship cabbage by Aug. 15, but most of the crop is late.
Onions.—Harvesting of early onions in Orange County began July 15, but the main crop will move between Aug. 10 and Sept. 1. Best yields may reach 400 to 500 bus. per acre but rains have reduced the probable average for the county to 275 bus. and perhaps to 250 bus.
Growers and Dealers Expect Good Potato Crop in New Jersey.
Growers and dealers in the northern and southern potato sections of New Jersey are optimistic over the prospects of this season’s potato crop, according to a report from the Philadelphia representative of the market news service conducted by the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
The weather has been almost ideal from the growing standpoint and prospects are for the best crop in respect to both quality and quantity that New Jersey has had in several years. This is true of all varieties, but especially of the Irish Cobblers and the Giants. Thus far the crop has been yielding 60–80 bbls. per acre, mostly around 70 bbls., which is a good yield for so early in the season.