Cañon City record., 1900-08-30
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usys.asa sssls 9s'S y I
rhe 1Cichissn eFoS Ss,prt far July
has the foisowing to, say bf tha frui&
u that sta&s:
Apptes. IN proepsct for appSe6 tAis
ySeF 4 on tbs whole better than one
ysar ago There are some ecnsplaints
of apples faiiing badly, ut eansfally
TIE same correspondent viii report
small per cent Of orchards cultivated
There y no question but what ths crop
can be controlled. In : ueasure, By
cultivattng. spraying and thinning.
and also NO doubt but what the crop
pays when such measures axe adopted
Thsre are = few complaints Of canksr
worm and soms Of twig blight. Some
report that the Baldwin and 6py. old
standard varieties. ars not doing we'll
this year.
promises to b. : lsfgs one In many
sections Of the stats. The light crop
last year. togsthsr with . favorable
growing season, enabled the trees not
killed by the cold winter Of 1889. TO
rscuperats and set plenty OF fruit buds.
Where ths orchards receive proper
care all through the season. there Will
be . good crop. especially in tho fruit
belt and also In favorable locations
outside Of that belt. The proft Dc
rived from this crop depends mate
rally upon the location Of the orchard.
the varieties with which II II planted
and the cars which II recsIvss- There
IL NO complaint Of curl leaf or other
diseases.
A general summary Is as foilows:
Appies-Prospects for an average
crop. 6 per cent
Peaches-Prospect for an average
crop. ~ per cent.
Pears-Prospect for an average crop.
52 per cent.
Plums-Prospect for an average
uroD. 4s per cent
Orchards-Per cent that are cuiti-
vated, 81 per cent
Trees-Condition Of last springs
setting. IS per cent
Grapes-Prospect for m average
crop. u per cent
| rAwbsrries--Avsrags price per H.
quart case. - cents
ne Ra.es chseas rsssresissA
The potency for evil Of ths tubsr.
culous germ depends greatly ON the
conditions under which II gains Ac-
cess to, and the resisting power Of. the
recipient Undsr such conditions ~
| generaiiy prevail in the artificial
handling OF cattle and other domesti-
Gated animals. tuberculosis h strictly
contagious. Under rangs conditions.
~ exist IN the western statss. II 10
very fesbiy. II u all. contaG1ous
| Quarantine measures are an ine6sctu-
Il preventive against the disease under
most conditions. and certainly un-
reccssary and impracticAbls In The
case Of range cattle. The dissass u
insidious In Ne action. and usually OF
very slow progress. and absolutely I'M
| possible Of dstsction BY ordinary In
spection. except in advanced cassa
The remedy against purchase cf In
fccted breeding stock lies In the hands
Of the individual mcrs than oe ~
state. ~ proof Of freedom from the
disease can " enacted Of the vendor.
The tuberculin test ts the only reliable
test Of tho sxistenes Of the diseaseL
The spread cf the disease can ~
checked by preventive measures based
upon the conditions favorable To IL
occurrence. more thss By direct at
tsmpts 10 isolate and destroy the germ.
omciaI action should b connnsd TO
the prsvsntiou Of the spread oe tns
dissAss TO mankind By Tie sale Of To-
bsrcuious aninsl products, and b nm
dsrtaksn BY the psbiic health suthori-
tiea There u u present no fear
whatever Of tubsrsuiousts sndangsr-
ting the range cattle Of the vostsrn
statss.-Dr Chas. Creasvsil.
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A United States archaeological Re-