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The Monmouth Inquirer
Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey
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The US apple crop is projected at 242 million bushels, a bumper harvest exceeding last year's 172 million and the five-year average of 170 million. Most grown in Northern states, with New York leading. Commercial crop totals 40 million barrels, up 83% from average, suggesting each person eat four apples.
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Doctors will have an easy winter on the theory that "an apple a day keeps a doctor away," says the Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation, for according to the latest official figures, the apple crop will be a bumper one. A total of 242,000,000 bushels will be produced, the government report states. Last year the crop amounted to only 172,000,000 bushels, while the average crop for the last five years was 170,000,000 bushels, the Foundation points out. Most of the apples are grown in the Northern states. New York is the heaviest producer. The bulk of the crop is grown on general farms and less than 45 per cent goes into commercial channels.
The commercial crop will total about 40,000,000 barrels, which is 83 per cent larger than the average crop of 30,000,000 barrels. On this basis, says the Foundation, each person will have to eat four apples, as compared to three a year ago.
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Northern States, New York
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bumper crop of 242,000,000 bushels total; 40,000,000 barrels commercial, 83% above average
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According to Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation and government report, apple production reaches 242,000,000 bushels, mostly on general farms in Northern states with New York heaviest producer; less than 45% enters commercial channels; each person to eat four apples vs. three last year.