The daily tribune., 1907-04-24
BETTER IN
THE FRUIT OUTLOOK

VITALITY AIteI tne cIeeZe-Ane
Berry Crop Will be Late-Fruitl
Crop Not All Killed as Supposed.
Although the frost of Tuesday
night and the snow storm three davs
later were serious valuations, the
opinion 10 gaining ground that they
were not nearly 30 disastrous to the
fruit crop a at first reportsd.
1t was very generally believed
last week that the horticultural
prospects Of the Canon City district
had been destroyed for this gear. bSs
during the last day or two . great
deal Of skepticism hes been aroused
upon that point and the Indications
are that the fruit growing interests
have not suffered to any thing like the
extent originally supposed.
While 1t is impossible at this time
to determine the actual loss that has
been sustained by the orchardist OF
Fremont county. it is certain that 1t
will not reach the figures reported
few days ago; In fact. many 0f the
ranohers who took a pessimistio view
of matters last week are now convirc.
ed that some varieties OF apples will
yield fair crop unless killed By
= subsequent frost, which of course
Is stu . disability.
A gentleman on Lincoln Park.
who has had many years experience
as . hortioulturist In this state, re.
marked that he was sure that many
Of the apples on his place were
thus far uniniured by the frost. Ia
All examination of the bloom in his
orchard he found much OF the fruit
still alive, whi oh greatly surprised
him. as he had previously taken
. despondent view Of the situation.
III know live apple blossom
when / see 1t" said he, "and think
I do. there is no . oubt hat there will
be some fruit raised here this year,
possibly good deal Of 1t. Ny inves-
tigations have been pretty thorough
90 far as my own place is concerned
and. l suppose. my orchard is not
greatly different In this respect from
others on Lincoln Park.
81 found good many apples OF
the yellow transparent variety alive
and, ~ they ripen earlier than most
other kinds. 1t 10 fair to suppose that
they are fully ~ susceptible to the
EFFECTS Of the frost as any apples
grown here, not excepting the Ben
Davis. The latter have been hard
hit. no doubt. but It would not
surprise me II we have to modify
our opinions that they are all
killed.
There will be . crop of blackber.
ries. rAspberries. Strawberries. cur.
rants and other small fruits. hut it
will como on later than would
have been the case had there been
no cold snap last week. In counting
their losses. which are purely profile
matical In amount. rAnohers should
= take into consideration the fact that
!: the freeze OF last week with its mt.
tendant snowstorm WAS not . looAl
affair. and that they would have
been no better of in KApsas. Neb.
raska. New Mexico. Missouri or lows
than they were here. Such things
are always = possibility In this lAti.
tude anywhere IN the United States
or Europe. Fortunately they do no,
happen very often In Colorado. only
once In = score of years or so, perhaps
III Ii rAy have been that our escape
| from total loss last week was due to
lunar Influences. At any rate. many
inteliiz gent people cling tsnaciously t.
l the theory that the Eight Of 49,
moon" had something to do with It
j Fremont county fruit growers shoult
= not orosa their bridges until they &c
10 to them. II may be after all thS
2. the fruit crop will be . remuner
a ative ono and the frost NJ last weel
10 prove 10 be . blessing In Disguise
X. of p. Excursion.