Cañon City record., 1899-05-18

Tie fruit conditions in Fremont
county are not nearly 30 bad as were
reported by irresponsible persons
earlier In the ssason- The RECORD
detailed . reporter on this special
work last week and the facts as be
found them are here given Over
forty orchards and vineyards were
visited and nearly that many persons
actively engaged in fruit culture were
personally interviewed. 1t is notable
fact that every person seen WAS in
high spirits over the exceedingly
bright outlook for a crop after the
exceptionally rigorous, winter just
passed through. Starting in on Griffin
avenue, South Ca6on, the reporter
worked east over Lincoln Park, thence
back to the Hot Springs hotel and
thence east on the north side Of The
river.
The first person interviewed was
Mr. H. Williams on the James 7. Locke
place. Red AstrachAn apple which
bore heavily last year are almost des-
tituts Of fruit this year Plums will
be . partial failure. and likewise
cherries, while the crab apple trees
are ss full - they win bear. Grape
vines ars practically Dad. Currants
ars al right; thses will b . full
crop; and ~ sans can b nd of
Gsbsrrses. &sns saristi1s * fasr
hsrriss killed dovn, whils othsrs viii
bar well, bat thsrs viii Be no black
berries. senator FELTON,. who = un-
doubted authority on anything touch
INK on the industry was very emphatic
In the statement that be never had
. better prospect for . crop Of apples.
He has six acres devoted exclusively
70 apple trees, having forty varieties.
Together we passed through the or
chard, carefully examining every tree.
No ono could ak for more sncourag-
Ing outlook. Trees 10 yesrs old hung
just - full Of well sst fruit - they
can Asalthfully bsar, with the sx-
ception Of Red AstrachAn. In other
orchards. however. this variety was
found TO BE- the beavy bearer this
ysar. The cause for the light crop
in The variety \ undoubtedly due 70
IN unusually heavy production last
year, - It wss sooa discovered BY the
inquisitive newspapsr man that in
every instance whore they gave evi-
dsnce Of . light crop the trees had
borne heavily the year before. This
was also found to be true in other
varieties - well, and can BE- taken as
conclusive evidence that apple trees
have suffered very little from the
cold weather. A small percentage
Of bloom that opened before the ~
we're weather ia April, was destroyed.
but that coming out later has ma-
tursd nicely, Furnishing all the fruit
that the trees should rightfully bear.
OF cherries Senator FELTON, has
three varieties that have not been
hurt at all--the Montmorsncy, Suda
Hardy and ostheimer. Royal Duke.
Bessie and Early Richmond varieties
were nearly eli killed. On this place
plums suffered more than any other
tree fruit, but even In these, certain
varieties came through Ill right.
Grapes are apparently in Bad condi.
tion. Although a few vines show
signs Of coming out, there will Be NO
crop to speak Of, and many Of ths
plants will stArt snsw from the roots,
Some varieties Of pears were not
hurt much until the bad weather n
April. A few tress still show . fair
percentage Of fruit but IN the main
the crop will b light.
Out Of l0O psach trses Senator
FELTON, hes shout 80 that viii proapcs
. crop. These are Comparatively
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