Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Fruit Situation, Vol. 139: June 1961
The 1961 deciduous fruit crop will be somewhat larger than that of 1960, and well above average, if June 1 prospects for production are realized. Har vest of early-season fruits in California and various Southern States started a week or so earlier than in 1960. Shipping - point prices for early - season sales tended to be somewhat under those of last year. Consumer demand for fruit is expected to be at least equal to that of last year. But because of increased production, 1961 grower prices for some fruits may not average as high as 1960 levels. Growing conditions for deciduous fruits this spring have been generally favorable, though in some areas cold weather cut production or retarded development of crops. Among fruits for which estimates of 1961 production have been made, larger crops of peaches, sweet cherries, California fresh plums, and strawberries are expected. The U. S. Pear and California dried prune crops as of June 1 were expected to be about the same in 1961 as in 1960; the outlook is for smaller crops of apricots and sour cherries in the Western States. The June 1 condition of the apple crop pointed to production considerably larger than the below-average crop last year. Prospects are favorable this year for a better geographic and seasonal pattern 01 produc tion of some fruits than last year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.