Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-07
ENCOURAGING CROP RgsoRrs.
oshsisi Reports From All Over ststs
Show Favorable Fruit Prospects.

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hrs- Martha Shuts. secretary Of the
Colorado State Horticultural Society.
has received the following reports from
various fruit sections Of the state:
Edward Silva. horticultural inspec-
tor. Montrose. Montrose county. TO
ports as follows:
In reply To yours regarding the
fruit crop from Montrose county. there
will be = good crop Of Rails Genet and
Rome Beauty. aud small per cent. of
other varieties OF apples OF cherries
about twenty-five per cent OF a crop.
Peaches. piums and prunes are badly
damaged
GARFIELD County.
y. y. Myser. horticultural Inspector.
Rine. reports as follows:
The fruit crop in this county from
. commercial point of view In not en-
couEasins. possibly q scattering crop
here and there in some localities. aud
some late cherries
Morgan County.
"a. ". Harcourt. horticultural In.
Specior. Fort Morgan. reports as fol-
lows:
e Indication are now that we will
have one fourth crop OF cherries.
crop Of raspberFies. all other blooms
being badly damaged
Iarin,sr County.
MIR. =. Y. Mossiey. horticultural In.
spsc,or. fIovcinnd. reports ms follows:
There will be no tree fruits In
i.arincr county this year. The trees
have borne heavily for several years
in succession. and probably this en-.
..sill l...s t.N N..I
run to all concerned. The raspbcrrics
had Just been taken up and the nrst
tender growth was killed by severe
frost on April :o,h. a fresh growth
has started now and probably will
make onc.haif y crop. Tn. strawbcr-
rics are In iinc shape. aH the. were
protected by the snow
Delta County.
MIR. II. A. Richardson. horticultural
inspector. Delta. reports ns follows:
Replying to your inquiry regard.
Ing the injury to fruit. of peaches.
p,ums. sweet cherries. pruncr and pears
there will be heavy loss. We Will
have SOUR cherries and very fair crop
OF small fruits. OF apples. Rome
Beauty. Rails Genet and Wincsap Will
be cishty.nvc per cent OF n crop. iona.
than, Gano and hen Davis are spotted.
according to the locality. We are In
very good shape. taking into consider.
alton the extreme early spring and
the severe frost In April
Fremont County.
"Mr. Thurston White. horticultural
inkpccto Canon City. reports that:
+" Tho strawberry and currant crops
| will be better than at hrst expected.
Ono Of the fruit growers. understand.
will have 1000 crates Of peaches.
| There will be fair crop Of late vari.
ctics Of apples. and probably some OF
/ tho carly varieties In some localities.
Mentszuma County.
"Mr. p. 8. Taylor. horticultural In
spcctor. Dolores. reports:
" Replying to yours. ! beg to say
that In Mt. Elmo canyon the growers
claim nifty per cent. Of an apple crop.
Outside OF this the damage In consider.
able. There will be n fair crop OF
small fruits
Pueblo County.
~. N. Bartels. horticultural inspoc.
tor. Pueblo. reports that:
" I have made a careful examination
OF the fruit conditions In this county,
md ind that there are few apples. OF
plums there will he n fair crop. Grapes
are In good condition. Dcwberries are
fine, and Strawberries promise well.
There will be some currants and goose.
berries, but not full crop.
Mesa County.
| "Hon. A. d. Hoyt, Grand Junction.
reports as follows:
| The late freeze did some damage
in spots, In some sections no damage
whatever. There is going to be the
average crop OF apples and pears. but
| the peach crop is somewhat lighter"