Cañon City record., 1900-04-26
GOOD CROP OF FRUIT.
Canon city's Fruit Very Lightly Dam.
aged BY The Lafs Storms Asd
Freezss.


Nearly ali the Denver papers have
contained alleged specisl depatchss
reading like this-taksn from tho
Pueblo Cheftian:
Canon City, April l9.-Ths storm
Of the past two weeks has played
havoc with the fruit crop. and es.
pecia!ly at this place, the center Of
the fruit growing industry in Fremont
county. Orchardists about Canon
and vicinity report total loss of the
apple, pear, peach and plum crops.
The loss will aggregate $500. 900.
That's the sort of stuff that makes
one immensely tired of the reliability
of the state papers, and their un-
reliable local correspon tents. Since
the item was put'ishsd RECORD
man has interviewed hundred fruit
growers about the chances for fruit
crop. No man has been found 30
pessimistic as the Denver correspon-
dent. All are surprised and delight
ed with the prospects for . good
crop. People interviewed have re-
sided in all sections. Judge Eel ton
has examined orchards in South
Canon and Lincoln Park. Mr.. Snow
has a good orchard on Lincoln Park.
and knows what be 10 talking about.
DIR. Peare and Mr.. Ia Grange on Orch
ard avenue have carefully examined
their orchards Of the best in
the State Of Colorado. David Ringis
Of East Main has eight acres, and A.
Schwartz on Park three acres, that
are no exception TO the rule Chas.
Richard Of Lincoln Park is by no
means cast down.
Capt. Rockafellow. who has the
largest bearing orchard in the state
looked vel; over his place and makes
tho following statement concerning
the result Of his investigations:
''On my orchards, the conditions Of
the fruit crop has greatly improved
Of late. many buds that came out un-
ssssonably oarly. % the psars and
some varieties Vi apples, notably on
the Haas. Transparent Fsll Queen,
Paragon and the Ben Davis and wsrs
killed by the April freeze. we're not
oil the buds nature provided. Plenty
dormant buds are coming on. to in.
sure q fair crop. While many varities
Of apples were slightly injured, such
~ th, Early Harvest. Snow, Winssap,
PeArmain, Rome Beauty. Soy. Bell
flower, Grimes Golden, and Jonathan.
yet the Genston and Rambo were
were not injured at al. The growers
who have pinned al their faith on the
Ben Davis, have received = hard les
son, showing that 10 just ~ necessary
TO insure . crop. to have many vari-
sties, as il is to properly meet the
demands OF the trade. In the north
part Of the State last year. even the
Harvest and Dutchsss apples stood
the late frosts, better than the Ben
Davis did. Our cherries and grapes
were not hurt As the danger days Of
frost are rapidly passing, we are very
hopeful for more than an average
crop Of fruit" Swarms Of bees are
at work on the blossoms, and fruit
growers all know that means good
buds.
Many others with smaller places,
and less experience have looked at
trees and vines TO find the extent OF
of damage done by the freeze. All
practically agree that while some
yaritiss Of some fruits have been hurt
yet taking the fruit crop of Canon
City section As an aggregate compare
lively little damage has been done
No one has placed the estimate Of
next summers crop At less than .
half, and many hold the income from
fruit will be greater this year than
last. It seems that the greatest
damage was done to the Ben Davis
apple. The Gano was touched badly
and the Dutchess slightly. A peculiar
thing about the freeze is tha. the
early apples are hardly damaged
at all The Early Harvest, was
hurt slightly. but the Yellow
Transparent, Red Astrachan and Red
June are ~ good - ever. There will
be . good crop Of all these. There
will be some Ben Davis. and with that
exception there will be . full crop Of
nearly al winter varities
All other fruits are ~ good % II
there had been no frost Most Of the
peaches were buried 20 they are not
hurt. Tho GrnnAa arn hna. ChArriAa