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18 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, October 29, 1985 Bringing in the apples at Ocala One hundred and-eighty thousand apples later, Lloyd Smith can sit back and relax Either that or he can bake up the biggest, juiciest ap ple pie known to man. 180,000 apples 4,000 bushels with some 45 apples in each That's ap- proximately how many of the coun try's favourite fruit were grown this summer out at Ocala Orchards, Lloyd Smith's family farm just southwest of Manchester. Thanks to the weather, cool nights, sunny days and lots of moisture, Lloyd says he had a good quality crop this season with bushel after bushel basket full of macs, spy. delicious, spartans, and empires. Each year Lloyd likes to have his apples picked by October 25th and he was only one day late in 1985. With the help of a laughing crew of relatives and friends, the apples are picked by steady hands balanced on precariously high ladders. Once picked, the apples are stored in a controlled atmosphere room with the oxygen and temperature carefully monitored. By the time February 1st rolls around, the Ocala apples will be shipped either to Dowson's Valu- mart, where the first quality apples will be sold, or to Bowe's Confec- tionary in Colbourne, where the "peelers' (second quality apples) will be processed and sold to bakeries for goodies like pie fillings. To the untrained eye, there's lit- tle difference between top quality apples and peelers but the sorters know what to look for and zip 2 WEDDING INVITATIONS and Accessories PORT PERRY STAR 235 Queen Street Port Perry 985-7383 IN MARIPOSA -- elect -- DOUG FISH Deputy-Reeve IAN PAGE has joined the sales staff at Dean Watson Auto Sales Ltd | Hwy 47, Uxbridge lan invites his many friends and acquaintances to drop in and discuss their re quirements in new and/or used vehicles DEAN WATSON AUTO SALES LTD BOX 1240, UXBRIDGE ET Woy 852-3313 through dozen after dozen separating the bright red fruit from the greener, marked vanety And yes, you can eat the apples straight from the tree but Lloyd says they're a lot tastier after they've sat in storage for a few months . Now all we have to do is wait for February. Sorter Carol Locke checks the spy apples, picking out the first quality from the '"peeler" (second quality) fruit. RUSTY CHECK VAN CAMP CONTRACTING LTD. 90 Vanedward Drive Port Perry (416) 985 8469 66 Brock St. W., idge 852: 5291 DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC Open Weekdays including SUNDAY! - By Appointment Only -- 214 Dundas St. E., Whitby 668-7797 AUTO INSURANCE DJ J TAYLOR INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. 170 Water Street North, Port Parry - 985-8416 Also see us about your Home Life, Farm. Commercial and Mortgage Insurance Needs Lloyd Smith, owner of Ocala Orchards, gives sorter Joan Flem- ing a hand. Joan, by the way, is Lloyd's niece, and knows a good apple when she sees one. Picking the apples is easy, though time-consuming. All you have to do, say the experts, is twist the apple upside down, and as easy as that it's picked pes Cn « Tr po