The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-11
Report Of Conditions From All
Over the State.
Prospects For a Large Apple
Crop Are Good.
CAREFUL SUMMARY.
Secretary Barnes Has Made
Interesting Investigation.
Shows In Which Counties Fruit
Has Least Suffered.

Secretary W. H. Barnes Of the state
horticultural society. has complied the
following Information concerning kan
sas fruit prospects, for the State
Journal
Geary county-Apples 40 per cent;
pears 10 per cent; pIums so per cent
grapes SO per cent Best apple. Missouri
Pippin, 100 per cent, all will product
some WyandOtte county apples per
cent; pears = per cent plums per
cent; grapes 100 per cent Best apples,
Missouri Pippin and Willow Twig. Ben
Davis failed entirely.
Brown c0unty-AppIes 70 per cent;
Early Harvest 50 per cent Maidens
Blush 90 per cent; Winesap so per cent;
Ben Davis so per cent Pears 10 per
cent, heIfer 80 per cent Duches . per
cent; Seckel . per cent Plums IS per
cent; Wild Goose 80 per cent; Golden
Beauty 80 per cent; DamsOn 100 per
cent Grapes. 80 per cent; Concord 40
per cent, MOOre's Early IS per cent;
WOrden 40 per cent
Elk county-Apples. 50 per cent Ben
Davis. Jonathan. Missouri Pippin, Ar
kansas Black GeniuOn. Early Harvest
and Red Astrachan 50 per cent Pears,
10 per cent; keifer, CARRIER, Duchess
and SeckaI 10 per cent. Grapes. 50 per
cent; MOore's Early. Warden, Niagara,
Green Mountain and Delaware 90 per
cent PIums; Wild Goose, good
Barber county-Apples, 100 per cent;
Missouri Pippin best Pears 100 per
cent, all varieties Peaches % per cent;
HaIe's Early Plums, Chickasaw 100
per cent Grapes; Concord 100 per cent
All trees excepting old peach in good
condition AprIcOts; M0Orpark just rip
ened q fine crop.
Butler county-AppIes rs to 50 per
cent; Missouri Pippin and Lowell 80 per
cent PIuTns, so per cent Wild Goose
Grapes, Concord. 100 per cent
Bourbon couuty-AppIes 10 per cent;
mostly Missouri P1ppin and Ben Davis;
Willow TWig. Winesap and Genitons
1razTv- ant
keifer. Bartlett and Duchess Plums,
Wild Goose 10 per cent. Grapes so per
cent; Concord. Agawam. Wordens
AIOOre's Early
Wiuesap- Missouri Pippin. GenitOn.J Jon
athau, Grimes Golden and all early va
rieties fully 200 per cent, Ben Davis
$50 per cent Pears; Bartlett 100 per
cent; Duchess leo per cent; SeckeI 100
Per cent; Keller light Peaches, Ans
den . per cent, others light Pluns.
Japan dead natives good. Grapes 100
per cent; generally good
Harper county-Apples $50 per cent;
all varieties promising Pears 100 per
cent; all varieties good Peaches 60 per
cent; Amsden and Alexander 25 per
cent; Crawford and other August vari-
cites are few Late sorts are not all
good PIuns 100 per cent; Japan by
birds, natives and Wild Goose. Grapes
80 per cent; white and red varieties
are best With the exception Of some
late peaches and late cherries all trsS
fruits are full Condition of tree, old
and young exceptionally good Trees
set early this spring are doing finely
Harvey coUnty-AppIes 90 per cent;
COOpers Early 80 per cent Missouri
Pippin so per cent Pears 20 per cent:
Keller 50 per cent Peaches. budded
per cent; Seedlings per cent. Pluns
65 per cent Wild Goose and Miner 50
per cent Grapes so per cent; Concord
90 per cent The only tree fruit failing
Is the buGded peach. excepting AmSden.
Alexander and Crosby All trees young
and old are in good condition, excepting
some blight on old pear trees
Marion cOunty-HaiI storm on May
D. destroyed all tree fruits and dam
aged the trees greatly All but peaches
had bIOssomed full and were carrying
heavy crops when struck by the hail.
miles square
Pawnee county-AppIes 20 per cent;
Missouri PIppiu. Winesap 80 per cent
and summer varieties IS per cent Pears
. 20 per cent; Sickle and Duchess IS per
cent PIuus 10 per cent. Lombard best.
Grapes 100 per cent, Niagara, Concord
and Iona Old apple and old peach
trees and grape vines in good condition,
all others more or less damaged
Republic cOuuty-AppIes p per cent
Pluus and grapes Ice per cent
Russell cOunty-Apples IS per cent:
pears 20 per cent; peaches - per cent;
p1Un1s 90 Per cent; grapes so per cent
All trees doing well conditions and
weather fine for all sorts
SedgWick cOunty-AppIes - to 90 Der
cent; Ben Davis, Missouri Pippfn- Wine
sap, GanO, Cooper's. Grimes Golden
and Jonathan. all good Pears 90 per
cent: Duchess. Bartlett, Seckel. FIem-
ish Beauty Peaches. Champion, and
Crosby the only ones that fruIted
Plums 20 to 80 per cent: Japan No.
when cared for. Burbank. Willard.
abundance, good; natives no good.
Grapes 50 per cent Niagara best. Con
cord, AgaWam. Brighton and WOr6en
good Al trees excepting peach good
Wallace county-AppIes 25 per cent.
pears 10 per cent; plums and grapes 25
per cent All trees looking well and
making vigorous growth
Thomas cOunty-NO fruit this year.
excepting cherries GrasshOppers last
year and the severe winter weather
! causa5 ne loss Of r-anE annIa IT,