Actually, it allowed us to pick apples later with good color and quality. My experience was mainly on Macs that always were falling to the ground about one day before they got good color. Since I was one who had to pick fresh fruit apples for our family roadside stand, I loved it when Alar came along. Delaying Mac picking let us get rid of the Wealthy apples and "early Macs".
W. H. "Butch" Palmer Cell: 315-945-0945 Reality Research Alternate e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arthur Harvey Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 3:59 PM To: Apple-Crop Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Referral needed - orchards and sheep Alar retarded internal maturity, while not retarding color formation. It therefore increased storage life and allowed apples to be picked sooner. --- Philip Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, I always thought Alar allowed us to present a better product to > the consumer for a longer period. I can't figure out how it could have > resulted in "cardboard". I don't think it led us to harvest immature fruit. > My experience is not as a direct marketer, so perhaps my point of reference > makes a difference. > > Philip Smith > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arthur Harvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Apple-Crop" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 8:18 AM > Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Referral needed - orchards and sheep > > > >A lot depends on whether you think as a consumer or producer. Of course > >the producers > > loved Alar because it gave apples that looked ripe but stored longer. The > > consumers > > expected a ripe apple but got cardboard. This led to increased demand for > > Grannies from > > elsewhere. > > > > > > > > --- Philip Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> That doesn't sound like the Alar that I knew and loved. > >> > >> Philip Smith > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Arthur Harvey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Apple-Crop" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:01 PM > >> Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Referral needed - orchards and sheep > >> > >> > >> > You are certainly correct about what happens in Washington, as a rule. > >> > But my opinion is > >> > that banning Alar was a benefit to the industry, for it stopped the > >> > sale > >> > of immature, > >> > inferior apples to the public. Maybe that was not the intent, but it > >> > was > >> > the result. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > --- "George M. Greene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >Hi All: > >> >> > > >> >> >>Dr. David Acheson, FDA's new Assistant > >> >> >>Commissioner for Food Protection may well be > >> >> >>"both a very intelligent medical professional > >> >> >>and a practical > >> >> >realist" BUT practical realists and good > >> >> >scientists don't always carry the day in DC. If > >> >> >there is 1 or more outbreaks of E.coli 0157:H7 > >> >> >tragedies Dr. Acheson probably not be able to > >> >> >convince others that onerous rules are not > >> >> >needed. > >> >> > > >> >> >The impact of a couple testifying about the > >> >> >death of a beautiful 3 or 4 year-old young girl > >> >> >will be impossible for agriculture to counter. > >> >> > > >> >> >Don't forget the big A--- deal a few years ago. > >> >> >Reason does not always prevail! > >> >> > > >> >> >Best regards, George > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> George M. 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