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after mid April.
Wood is also worried because orchardists had a bad market this past year. The problem, however, was not because of too few apples, but too many. Because of the glut of apples this year, apple prices dropped to the lowest they have been for almost a quarter of a century.
HERBERT FOSTER, another orchardist in Rappahannock, is also worried about his apple crop. Foster estimates that if the orchards get a killing frost now it could kill up to half the buds. He feared that some buds could have been hurt in early January when the temperatures dropped to zero.
If the orchards do suffer a killing frost, Foster said that the “canners won’t have enough apples next fall.” He said that there are still many apples in storage, but they wouldn’t be enough.
The best temperature for the remainder of March would be between :S5 arid 39 degrees, said Foster. He added that if orchardists have another bad year il could be really serious.
“Tries* apple people are really hard pressed," he said. Labor, fuel and equipment costs have gone up while apple prices have dropped, Foster observed.
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