Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01


Grapes will be an abundant crop.
Peaches, of course, are a failure.
Pears very light crop.
Plums very good crop.
Detailed Report from Country.
Below we quote from special reports just
received by the Fruit Grower from almost
every section of the United States. These
reports are strictly reliable in every respect
and a perusal of them will place our read
ers in touch with conditions throughout the
country.
Plums full crops. B.
Mena, Ark.-Plums, 75 per cent crop
II w.
Bentonville, Ark.-Apples, one-fourth crop
and poor quality. Trees in good shape.-L
Springfield, Ark-Apple crop about 70 per
cent. Fruit affected with scab and bitter
rot; no worms Summer apples have been
selling 70 cents to S1.5O per bushel. General
wet weather caused more scab than usual
and ,hindered cultivation Think, however,
quality will be good-R l. ].
FTuita, Colo.;1-Apple crop 40 to so per cent,
quality g Of fruit fair and condition of trees
Rocky GFRF f0Fd GSo6pe CROP a 3 per cent
and quality of fruit good.-J. H. c.
Canon City, Colo.--Apple crop from 300 to
Quality good and but few wormy apples on
orchards thoroughly sprayed with arsenate
oil lead. NO sales winter apples, summer
apples go to 70 cents per bushel. Grapes one
selling at si.4O to si.5O crate.-I. w. W.
Rome, Ga.-Very few commercial apple
orchards and crop not over 20 per cent and
quality, Of fruit medium. Some large
orchards Of early apples have been planted
recently.-G. II. NJ. & S.
Clayton, 1ll.-Size of apple crop about one
quarter, but quality Of fruit No. l. Troubled
with codling moth.-M. l.. A Co.
Blue Lake, Idaho-Apple crop 100 per cent
and quality of fruit good. Summer apples
selling at $l.25 per box. Good crop all over
Hamilton Ii-Apple crop almost a total
failure and very poor quality of fruit.-F.
Quincy Ill.-Apple crop about 40 per cent
Quality of fruit splendid in sprayed
orchards and Indifferent in others.-C. H.
Alton. Tll.-size of apple crop about Is per
cent More insect injury noticeable than
earlier in the season.-E. A. R.
Murphysboro, nl.-Apple crop about 40 per
cent and fruit is fair TO good: Condition of
| trees of winter varieties good, but summer
apple trees blighted.-G. w. L.
| JerseyYille. Il.-Apple crop 10 to Is per
cent Our 1OO-acre H-year-old orchard
about 1900 barrels. Fruit is good. There
| is considerable dropping of fruit.-I. d. s.
Centralia, Ill-Apple crop is less than 25
Per cent. Quality OF fruit is generally a
Jonathan much better than Ben Davis
w. S. P.
Vincennes, Ind.-Thirty to S5 per cent of
an apple crop and quality of fruit fair.
Summer and fall sorts show up better than
winter sorts.-H. w. S. & S.
Yillisca, Ia-ApPle crop about 20 per cent.
Fruit medium.-H. s.. A
Topeka, Kan.-size of apple crop, east
| 10 per cent, south and central 30 per cent.
/ The quality of fruit in the east is poor, and
excellent in south central. Some big crops
| in Reno and Sedgwick counties.-W. H. B,
Edwardsyille, KanIAPple crop is very
Quality is poor Wheat, corn and pota.
Wichita, Kan.-Applee crop 80 to 60 per
| cent Grimes GO Jonathan 40 and Davis AZ
Maiden Blush 60 per cent, Fruit good. APP
Piles selling at 60c. Think the speculator
Wathena, Kan-Apple crop 10 to Is per
cent, and quality of fruit fair, B,
eem snd axe2se aS6u 10 per tS
will be about rs per cent of last year s
crop Fruit is medium. Prices very low
Brooks, Me.-Apple crop 10 per cent of full
| crop; Is to 20 per cent Of last years crop
Quality of fruit fruit good 10 per cent cen 90 Of Bald. al,
drop has been heavy Weather conditions
seem very favorable.-H. w. L.
Ipswich, Mass.-Apple crop 20 per cent
Fruit good quality. Apples holding on wei
and are smooth and good for the odd year
Baldwin crop small and Russet and Green
Amherst, Mass.-Apple crop abou
one half, perhaps less. Fruit fair to
good. Shortage of rainfall. Other con
Watervliet Mich.-Early apples Z
per cent and late apples (winteD not
| per cent VI NlOps UT puol' ullB vi
apparent on foliage. Duchess selling fo
$1.0O parties to pick and haul Southwes
Michigan will have the lightest crop II
Oregon, Mo.-Twenty-fve per cent of al
apple crop and fruit farm. F. NJ.
Odessa, Mo.-Not over 10 per cent OF
crop. A great many orchards without an,
lebanon, Mo;zApple crop IS to so pc
| cent Quality of fruit good. Apples eXtrj
large and smooth for this time Of the year
Large enough TO pack NOVA. T. N.
Columbia, Mo.-Apple crop 20 per cen
and about the same as last year,. c. w
I Koshkonong, Mo.-Apple crop 10 per cent
La Plata, Mo-AppIe crop about Is De
cent Fruit fair where sprayed. VIII hard
, ly be enough apples for home demand
Richards, Mo.-Apples 10 per cent of ful
crop, but 80 to 40 per cent better than las
year. Jonathans fair and other varietie
poor. Ben Davis somewhat winter killed
| but generally ine.-W. II. B.
Springfield, Mo-Apple crop, 20 per CEN
Ingrams by far the best. Fruit is wormy
r Farmington, Mo.-Apple crop one-thir
of last year. But few commercial orchard
in bearing in southwest Missouri, Qualit
fair. Some good Grimes Golden, Jonatha
I p1sEdss Crete, Ne6.ETwenty per cent of an app
K crop 9ualitiy 95g2IniyE fair F to good Selling
Tecumseh, Neb.-Apple crop not over
. to. Is per cent, Quality fair Apples az
| abundant-W. G. S.
> Fayette N. Y.-Fifty per cent OF an app
= | crop. Quality Of fruit as good as usua
= The June drop very heavy in Baldwins an
7, | Greenings-F. f. ID.
: Adams Basin, n. Y.-Apple crop smaliei
I, | in nine years. About % per cent Fru
u where well sprayed is good. great dei
l. OF rain and fruit has dropped badly.-C
:; o. b.
S jay, n. Y.-Not as large a yield Of appI,
a | as last year. A little early TO determin
: Quality good at present. Early frosts II
jured blossoms on apple, pear and cherI
r, | trees.-H. T. s.
Rockwood, o.-AppIe crop Is to % o,