Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-08-13
ERuiI PROSPECTS

| The New York State Fruit Growers
| Association has made q careful canvass
OF the fruit prospects of the country, the
results of which should be in a high de-
gree valuable.
| Reports from II counties in this state
show very low percentage of apples
compared with the normal crop. The
highest is 40 per cent in Duchess
County; lowest, 10 per cent in Chautau-
qua County; average for the 2l counties
about 22.7 per cent. Peaches make a
much better showing, the IA counties
heard from averaging nearly % per
cent. OnOndaga reports 100 per cent
crop, while the lowest report, 20 per
cent, comes from Chemung. Plums are
not quite so good, fourteen counties re-
porting percentages which average about
31.6. Pears are somewhat better. Four
teen counties report percentages averag-
ing trifie over so, the best report, SO
per cent, coming from Seneca, the
worst, Is, from Onondaga. Ounces and
grapes at present promise really quite
good crops. OF the II counties report
ing on ounces, the lowest, Niagara, in
dieates 50 per cent of the crop, while
Chautauqua, Columbia and Seneca rate
theirs at 100. Grapes are put at 100
per cent in five counties-Chautau
qua, Chemung, Erie, Onandaga and Os-
wego, and the lowest report from the II
counties is So per cent. So it may be
said that, Judging from the counties
that report, grapes, which average near
ly 90 per cent, promise the best of any
fruit in New York state.
In New England, reports of the con-
dition of apples continue unfavorable.
In Maine, apples have blighted and
dropped, and nearly all correspondents
throughout the section state that the
crop will be light. Other fruits con-
tinue to promise well, except that in
parts of New Hampshire pears have
blighted. Fire worms are working on
cranberry bogs in Plymouth County,
Mass, but in general, caterpillars and
other worms are few. In all New Eng
land the apple crop will fall much be-
low the average, and especially the
winter varieties. In some orchards the
fruit is dropping badly, and in Others it
has been blown off by high winds. Ber-
ries of all kinds promise good yields of
excellent quality; particularly raspber
ries and blackberries. Plums, pears and
grapes will be plentiful, and in some
sections peaches will be a fair crop.
In New Jersey all kinds of fruit are
reported seriously injured by hot dry
weather; apples dropping.
Pennsylvania reports apples 60,
peaches 50, and grapes 80 per cent of a
full crop.
Ohio reports good crop of early
cherries, but plums, cherries and grapes
have begun in some instances to decay,
and the dropping of apples increased
during the first half of July.
In Michigan the outlook is for about
half crop of apples; peaches, s. per
cent. In Kentucky apples are about the
same rs in Michigan; pears and peaches
appear nearly normal, but the crop is
very spotted and hard to estimate.
In Indiana and Illinois the prospect is
more favorable for apples and other
fruit; for Illinois the general estimate
for the fruit crop is 65 per cent.
In Kansas, apples are reported three
fourths of a crop, but rapidly deteriorat-
ing in the hot weather. This is also the
case in Missouri. where the high tenn
peratures and drying winds have caused
apples and peaches to wilt and drop
badly, and in many sections those re-
on the trees are small and
knotty. In few counties an average
crop of apples is still promised, but in
general the crop will be very light, and
in some districts practically a failure.
From Wisconsin and Arkansas come
similar reports of injury from the in
tense heat.
Nebraska looks for three-fourths of a
crop of apples and full crop of peaches.
Colorado and Washington make rather
favorable reports, while Idaho and
Oregon complain of late frosts and fruit
dropping. g.-Country Gentleman.