The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-22

Grocery Co. Nlnta, l. T.
of the year: there viii be Is per cent of
acrop !; they are smooth and free from
worms; mostly Ben Davis, Missouri
Pippin, Winesap and Jonathan. Grapes
a good crop
Marshall county-Apples Is per cent,
quality good; pears % per cent, a full
crop; peaches loaded to break. of inn
proved quality; plums % per cent-not
many cultivated; grapes full crop.
Old trees are 25 per cent deads those set
last spring 40 per cent dead
Marion county-Apples plentiful, but
rather small; pears not plentiful, but
very nice; plums a good crop; grapes
full; not many worms, but some nan;
trees set last spring are nearly all
dead.
Mcpherson county-Apples IS per
cent; pears 60 per cent; peaches rs per
cent, and plums 100 per cent; grapes
101 per cent; a large yield of fair quail
Meade county-Apples % per cent and
of fair size; grapes a fair crop, punches
struggling; peaches small and not plen-
tiful: plums good crop; trees except
ing pears are in good condition.
Miami county-Apples so per cent ana
free from insects; pears We're never bet
ter; peach trees very full plums a fair
prospect. Grapes pOOr-30 per cent; old
orchards dying out, young trees dong
we'll excepting those planted last spring,
of which 40 Der cent are dead The ap-
pie crop promises from 20 to rs per
cent.
Morris county-Apples IS per cent.
Ben Davis one-third crop, Wnesap
one-half crop and fine, Jonathan one
fourth crop, Grimes Golden a full
crop; all are of fine quality. Pears 100
per cent, mostly Keifer. Peaches good,
IS per cent; plums 80 per cent, mostly
Wild Goose; grapes, 80 per cent. Trees
planted last spring are 80 per cent
dead.
Montgomery county Apples. one
half crop; pears, in fine condition, trees
full; pea hes, One-half crop, old trees
dilapidated. Trees planted last spring
doing fairly we'll; mulched grapes are
good. If the showers continue the late
fruit will be the most abundant IN
years. The drouth has perhaps affect
ed the size, but the rains are bringing
it out amazingly.
Nenaha county-Appless 80 per cent
and good; pears, so per cent. old trees
damaged some; all others better than
usual with less pests; Winesap and
Ben Davis lead, with Baldwin as q
close second; peaches, hree-fourths OF
a crop, injured some by drouth; plums,
80 per cent, quality good, few insects;
grapes, three-fourths of a crop, but
rather uneven, crab apples, 80 per cent
All trees in fine shape
Neosho county-Apples, yet uncer-
tain; pears in good shape, more SO than
usual; peaches, inferior; plums and
grapes not encouraging.
Mitchell county-Where trees have /
been irrigated they promise a good /
crop. Not over 10 per cent. of the trees
planted last spring managed to live
Norton county-Apples, scarce; pears, !
one-third; peaches, one-half; plums, |
one-half; grapes, almost failure; /
Trees planted last spring are in good I
condition. Our best early apples are
and Cooper's White, and for 4
winter the Ben Davis. Our most pro- /
life peaches are Early Rivers, AmSden, I
and Elberta.
"A
cent; Winesap leads at 100 per cent, I
Ben Davis 40 per cent, Missouri P1ppin /
full 100 per cent, Jonathan from 25 to 1
100 per cent Cooling moth, bad. Wine
sap is the freest and the fairest but I
must be thinned. Weak apple trees of I
all ages are killed by drouth. Peaches, 4
IS per cent
Ottawa county-Apples promise fair
crop; peaches, one-half crop quality
good: pears. better than either of the
above, fine crop; grapes on sandy
oam are fine and well mafured- Spring /
planted trees have largely died On the
whole Ottawa county will have an av-
arage crop of fruit.
Phillips cOunty--Trees and fruit have
both suffered very much from the long
dry spell Very few apples. Other
fruit not reported.
Potta watomie county-Apples plenti-
full on young trees; peaches full; no
pears; plums are scarce; grapes plenti-
full. Old orchards dying, young or
RawIins county-There viii be but /
few apples. dry weather killed most of
the trees. excepting those well pro-
tected, or on creek bottom land.
Republic countyr-Apples Is per cent;
generally fair; pears Is per cent; peach
es 30 to 40 per cent; plu1ns. Wild Goose
Is per cent; grapes: Concord 30 per
cent.
Rice county-Apples stin uncertain;
peaches fair. grapes a good crop; plums
good. Spring rains helped everything.
Riley county-The apple crop viii be
large and hrst-class; peaches a good
crop on upland; grapes a full crop. Most
apple trees old enough to bear are load
ed. Send US buyers.
Rocks county-WhiIe our apples.
peaches and pears viii be below the
average, yet we viii have a good 70 per
cent crop of fair fruit; pluns 100 per
cent or over; trees. have generally suf-
fered from drouth. Those planted this
year are mostly dead.
Smith county-W1A not produce one