An Apple A Day...(1934).
In 1934 in Western Australia a record crop of apples was forecast.
This wonderful photograph of two children eating apples in their backyard in Subiaco was published in the Daily News newspaper to encourage people to eat apples.
The articles and photograph are from Trove, the database of the National Library of Australia. No copyright infringement intended.
Daily News, 7 June 1934.
'An Apple a Day— Will Keep a Glut Away'
Due to the prolific season for apples in this State, most of the available refrigerator space in the metropolitan area has been taken up. This photograph, taken today in a Subiaco garden, shows one way of preventing a glut.
The photograph and articles are from Trove, the database at the National Library of Australia. No copyright infringement intended.
Kalgoorlie Miner, 29 December 1934.
RECORD CROP OF APPLES.
FORECAST FOR COMING SEASON ESTIMATED AT 1,250,000. BUSHELS. Perth. Dec. 28.
A record crop, of apples for the 1934-1935 season is forecast by the Superintendent of Horticulture, Mr. G. W. Wickens, in his report to the Director of Agriculture, Mr. G. L. Sutton. It is estimated that the crop will show an increase on the 1933-1934 season, except in the case of pears, which will have estimated drop of 9000 bushels.
In his report, Mr. Wickens states that out of 20,670 acres used for the production of fruit (exclusive of grapes; in Western Australia, 59 per cent, or 12,207 acres, are under apple trees, and this season a record crop is in sight. Only twice has the million bushels mark been exceeded — once in the season 1928-1929, when 1,122,713 bushels were harvested, and again in 1931-1932. with 1,014,054 bushels.
Last season the total amounted to 93,049 bushels. This season, it is estimated that the crop will reach 1,230,000 bushels, and if weather conditions are propitious, with no excessive heat waves nr hail damage to upset calculation, the estimate is a conservative one.
