Good Fruit Grower

December 2016

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60 DECEMBER 2016 GOOD FRUIT GROWER www.goodfruit.com W hy should anyone bother growing cider fruit? Let's start with what cider fruit is. There are more than 7,000 varieties of apples in the world and most have the potential to make some quality of cider. In the world of cider, apples are divided into four distinct categories: Sweet, Sharp, Bittersweet and Bittersharp. The differ- ences in the categories are based on acid and tannin levels. Sweets could be apples you can find every day in the supermarket: Galas, H o n e y c r i s p a n d R e d Delicious, for example. These are apples that have low amounts of acid, which make them taste sweet. Good examples of sharps would be Granny Smith and Newtown Pippins, very high acid apples. Take those two categories, Sharps and Sweets, and add tannins and you have Bittersweet and Bittersharp apples. Although there are some heirloom varieties of apples like Golden Russet and Ashmead Kernel from which people make cider, these Bittersweet and Bittersharp apples are really what we are talking about when we say "cider fruit." Cider fruit has been grown for centu- ries in different parts of the world. In these cultures, ciders made from bittersweets and bittersharps are commonplace or even expected. Here we can make a cor- relation to why someone would grow table grapes versus wine grapes. One has been GOOD POINT Cider insider report More cider apples are needed to meet soaring demand. by Marcus Robert Marcus Robert CALIFORNIA 509-840-1828 WALLA WALLA 509-525-4550 PASCO 509-544-6678 SUNNYSIDE 509-839-2066 GEORGE 509-785-2595 MATTAWA 509-932-4001 UNION GAP 509-248-8411 Patented Single Cup Conveyors - Fruit Never Transfers Until It Reaches The Bin Patented Single Cup Conveyors - Fruit Never Transfers Until It Reaches The Bin Wireless Remotely Operated Picking Platforms Wireless Remotely Operated Picking Platforms See Your Nearest Blueline Equipment Dealer Today. . . See Your Nearest Blueline Equipment Dealer Today. . . BLUELINE EPS Electric Platform System BLUELINE EPS Electric Platform System • 10-12 Hour Battery Life with Overnight charge • Adustable Height and and Width Work Platforms • Highly Maneuverable with Easy to Operate Controller • Capable of Carrying a Bin of Fruit • Hands Free Foot Peddle Controls Forward Movement • 10-12 Hour Battery Life with Overnight charge • Adustable Height and and Width Work Platforms • Highly Maneuverable with Easy to Operate Controller • Capable of Carrying a Bin of Fruit • Hands Free Foot Peddle Controls Forward Movement Blueline OP33 Platform Blueline OP33 Platform • 4 Person Platform • Adustable Height and Width • Four Wheel Drive • Dual Speed Hydro • Kubota Diesel Engine • Auto Steering • 4 Person Platform • Adustable Height and Width • Four Wheel Drive • Dual Speed Hydro • Kubota Diesel Engine • Auto Steering ARGILES FRUIT HARVESTER ARGILES FRUIT HARVESTER WE'VE GOT THE WORK PLATFORM TO MEET YOUR NEEDS . . . Gentle Bin Delivery Gentle Bin Delivery LABOR SAVING Bin Handling Trailer and Bin Filler Bin Handling Trailer and Bin Filler Blueline's New Remote Operated Trac tor and OPW "Orchard Platform Wagon" Blueline's New Remote Operated Trac tor and OPW "Orchard Platform Wagon" Includes Kubota L3901 Tractor with Hydrostatic Transmission, Wireless Control System, and the New Blueline OPW "Orchard Platform Wagon" with 4 Wheel Steering & Brakes. Introductor y Priced FEATURES. . . • Wireless Remote Control of Transmission and Steering with 50 Foot Range • Versatile - Tows the Blueline OPW "Orchard Platform Wagon" and in 20 Minutes converts to Conventional Tractor Operation • Auto Steering Row Finder keeps tractor on course $ 34,800 $ 34,800 Pays for itself quickly - Replaces an operator and all their costs! Pays for itself quickly - Replaces an operator and all their costs! $ 15,900 $ 15,900 $ 39,800 00 $ 39,800 00

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