CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-06-17
jefferson County.

reports that the prospect lOi Aeo'1
crop of fruit all through JEFFERSON
county is very good-never better.
Strawberries are not as largely plant
ed in Jefferson county as they were
wears ago, but there will probably be
a good crop and a full crop OF resp
berries. Most varieties of cherries Will
produce a full crop. Lombards ana
some of the later varieties OF plums
will be full crop. In apples the yell
low Transparent will be full CROP
also Of fall apples and a heavy crop
of winter apples. In my orchard OF
thirty acres I have Gano, Winesap,
Mammoth Black Twig and Shackel-
ford and all give promise of an I'M
mense crop Charles H. Easley's cher
ry orchard promises big yield or
cherries. He will also have good
crop OF grapes.
Fremont County.
F. Batchelor. horticultural inspect
or:
The prospects for a bountiful crop
of nearly all kinds Of fruit are good.
The cold weather we had through
February, March and April retarded
the growth so much that the buds
were not so far advanced as usual IN
this section. The freeze of the last
days of April did but very little In
jury.
Only some Of the early blooming
varieties of cherries. plums, pears
and peaches were seriously hurt and
some of these will produce from 40
per cent to so per cent Of an average
crop. Unless some unforeseen calamity
comes the apple crop will be record
breaker, probably from on-ffth to
one-fourth more than ever produced
in Fremont county. The trees are
mostly in good condition and should
produce a splendid quality of fruit
this year.
The small fruits such as strawber-
ries, raspberries. currants. gooseber-
ries, etc., promise a good yield.
The prospect for cherries Is espec-
tally fine, the trees have been a mass
of bloom and are setting all the fruit
the trees can bear.
Denver County.
F. L. Rounsevell. horticultural in
spector for this county says that the
conditions Of the orchards in Denver
county are first class. None OF the
blossoms have suffered to any great
extent with early frosts and the fruit
crop both large and small bids fair
for one of the heaviest yields in many
years. Owing to the lateness Of the
season the danger OF loss through
frosts is very slight and the fruit
growers in this section will be we'll
reimbursed from their crops.
Montezuma County.
W. F. Bozman: In this county we
came through the late frost in excel
lent shape. The entire north end Of the
valley is all safe including peaches,
the apples being not hurt at all. In the
big orchard in McElmo. that famous
old standby. the peach trees have all
they should carry and. in fact full
crop. The apples were not yet out and
not hurt at all. So just tell our friends
that Old Montezuma is all right in her
fruit crops.
Montrose County.
J. A. Chamberlain horticultural in
spector:
The fruit condition OF Montrose
county are fine. Have just returned
from fifteen days inspection OF the
orchards and am in a position to give
a very accurate account Of the fruit
conditions here 1t has been demon
strated by our crop last year and also
this year that Montrose county can
raise fruit without the aid OF smudge
pot, as such varieties as Rails Ganet,
Rome Beauty. York Imperial. Missouri
Pippin, Jonathan. Winesaps. Grimes
Golden, Mammoth Black Twig. White
Winter Pearmain and Northern Spy
will have to be thinned fully one-half.
Some early varieties such as Early
Harvest. Rer June Yellow Transpar-
net, Summer Pearmain. also Ben
Davis will have from half to three
fourts of a crop There will be a full
crop of prunes and plums; the early
Elberta peach will be about one-half
crop; there will be from fifty to sixty
per cent early and late Crawfords;
there will be heavy crop Of cherries:
the late pears will have to be thinned.
Apricots about rs per cent. Blackber-
ries and raspberries stood the winter
very well; prospect of full crop;
also be full crop Of currants and
gooseberries. Strawberries where not
uncovered too early will be a heavy
crop throughout the county.
Chaffee County
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Burnett:
The fruit conditions in this county
are as follows: Buena Vista. Trout
Creek. Browns Canon. the vicinity
of Poncha Springs including the val
ley of the South Arkansas. all report
for bountiful fruit crop the coming
season.
The average yield per acre of ap-
pies was over 200 boxes Strawber-
ries possibly 5000. Cnrrants. goose
. berries and raspberries will compare