The Greeley tribune., 1906-04-05
THE OUTLOOK
FRUIT PROSPECTS IN STATE
NOT VERY PROMISING
State Secretary of the Board of
Horticulture Sends Out An
nual Report on the
Conditions

MTS. MdTlnd "A. SnuCe, secretary
Of the state board of horticulture,
has the annual report of the board
ready for distribution. Besides re-
ports from the various horticultural
inspectors there is also included a
full report of the annual convention
of the board few months ago, and
many other matters of interest to the
fruit growers of Colorado.
In the report sent in by the new
inspector of Morgan county, A. w.
Harcourt, some interesting facts are
given concerning tine fruit industry
in that county. For two years crops
of gooseberries have been grown in
Morgan county that brought in 35
cents per bushel, or $3.50 per acre.
Currants have Yielded at the rate Of
81, 100 per acre.
Mr.. Harcourt continues:
"What this section needs is more
fruit growers. Every year there is
from IS, 900 to $40, 600 worth of fruit
shipped in and consumed In Fort
Morgan alone, which could be grown
here just as cheaply and surely as
anywhere else. Now that there are
two sugar factories being built in
the county, together with the beet
growing, our population will increase
very rapidly. A duty which every
man owes to himself and family Is
to plant enough Of all kinds OF fruit
to make an abundance the year
around, for nothing is cheaper,
healthier or more enjoyed. He
should also plant enough forest trees
for shade and wind break.
lone thing fruit trees need here
worse than elsewhere is protection
from the sun; unless the body of the
tree is protected in some way 1T Will
be ruined. The best thing is the
elm veLeer tree protectors advertised
in many fruit papers.
'srhe heavy snow fall the lasC
two weeks was great benefit to
trees. The prospect for a good crop
is fine. !"
Several weeks ago Mrs. Shute sent
out letters to the different county
inspectors inquiring the prospects
for fruit in Colorado for this year.
Appended are the replies received to
date: 49,
w, L. Scott, Boulder county: Il
have not been out much this winter
I see some strawberries that have
been too dry and the wind has blown
the ground away from the roots.
Good for no crop. 1 think apples
are all right yet. Peaches gone.
Cherries all right yet. Peaches
gone. Cherries all right yet. Early
plums gone. Don't know how the
fruit under cover will come out.
We hope for the best. "
S. NJ. Bradbury, Mesa county
"The orchards and the prospects Tor
fruit were never better than at this
time
S. W. De Busk, Las Animas
county: 1.-The fruit prospects IN
Las Animas county are good thus
far. No extreme temperatures have
killed buds. Recent cold weather
has held back vegetation. Nothing
is prematurely advaced at this date.
The soil is very dry. High winds
have been prevalent, and an ample
sunply of moisture would be well
come. From now until May l we
consider dangerous enough both for
fear of early blooming and late
freezing. y ..
Charles S. Lane, Otero county
"Up to date everything very prom
;sinp Nothing has been hurt by
the freeze, but some raspberries have
been killed by the drouth or lack OF
irripation. There has been lots OF
annie trees grubbed out the past yeai
bv neonle that think apples are nc
rood here. So far l have en-
couraped it, for I think 1t a benen'
IN tbe community. If we have sucf
weather through this month as we
have 50 far think this will be the
banner year for this county.
Tburstop White, Fremont county
, "possibly foreign plumos ant
coaches are somewhat damaged ol
March freezes. Apples, cherries
, grapes, and small fruit propects wer'
neyer better, Fruit growers ar'