CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-06-17
REPORT OF THE FRUIT
CROP ALL over the STATE

The prospect for a fruit crop In
this county is the best we have hao
for a number of years. Cherries Will
be full crop; apples from S5 to W
per cent of a crop; plums rs per
cent; pears so per cent; appricots so
per cent; grapes full 100 per cent;
dwarf pears rs per cent; currants 70
per cent; gooseberries so per cent;
so per cent; dew berries
a full crop.
Garfield County
George E. Harris. Member State
Board Of Horticulture.
The prospects at the present writ
ing for an immense yield OF tree
fruits in all sections of the county
is very fiattering. A full crop is ex-
pected of all standard varieties OF ap-
pies. A good crop Of pears and
peaches. Farmers and fruit growers
are jubilant over the great prospects
for a bountiful crop of orchard and
field products.
MOntezuma County
c. H. Taylor, Horticultural Inspect
or.
A careful examination of the bear
ing orchards in this county shows
that all varieties of apples promise
full crop. the present condition being
perfect. Peaches three-fourths OF
full crop as a whole, there being some
damage to this fruit in unfavorable
localities. Pears three-fourths OF a
full crop. Cherries both sweet and
sour full. Grapes and all small fruits
in good condition and fruiting abund-
antly. No smudging or artificial pro-
lection has been employed here. Ow-
ing to the specially favorable climat-
ic conditions prevailing in this county
together with the past heavy annual
yield of all fruits planted. the present
seasons planting at least doubles our
previous orchard acreage, while the
acreage planted to grapes is at least
trebled.
BY a system OF judicious spraying
our only insect enemies Cooling
Moth" and "Aphis" are we'll under
control.
Though this county is yet an infant
in age and development. I assure you
we have "the goods" and as hereto
fore will not hesitate to deliver them
whenever or wherever called upon to
do so.
Otero County
Chas. S. Lane. Horticultural In
spector.
The fruit conditions in Otero coun-
ty are as follows: Full crop Wine
saps: half Stayman Winesap;fu crop
Genett and Walbridge: one-fourth
Maiden Bush; one-fourth Wealthy:
one-fourth Ben Davis; 10 per cent
Jonathan; 10 per cent Gano; 10 per
cent Missouri Pippin; 10 per cent
cherries. Wragg; " crop Morello;
full crop English Morello; 10 per cent
Montgomery; three-fourths crop Rich
mond; Dyehouse and sweet sorts 10
per cent; Grapes full crop; gooseber-
ries ": and all other small fruits
full crop. Very glad to report this
much OF crop.
Lsrimer County
G. B. Bruce, Deputy Horticultural
Inspector.
G. B. Bruce, Deputy Horticultural
Inspector, repores that the fruit pros
poets are: For apples a good crop;
early cherries good; late cherries
heavy; Lombard plums light crop;
all other European varieties good and
native plums a heavy crop. Currants
and gooseberries a heavy crop; resp
berries fair.
Boulder County
T. B. Holman, Horticultural In
spector.
I have spent the past week visit
ing the orchards in this county and
should make the following estimate:
Apples so per cent; plums 10 per
cent: cherries 10 per cent; raspber-
ries so per cent: blackberries 40 per
cent; strawberries 40 per cent.
Mesa County
Grand Junction Daily News:
An estimate Of the present seasons
fruit crop in the Grand valley from
reliable information appears to be
that a full crop OF peaches In the Pal
isade district: 60 per. cent outside the
Palisade district: IS per cent Of a
crop of pears and a full crop OF ap-
pies in the entire valley. From all
present appearances the valley is
surely going to have the largest fruit
crop in its history. Trees are in fine
condition with the prospect OF an ex-
ceptionally superior quality OF fruit.
Delta County
Delta Tribunt, Delta, Colo:
Delta Tribune. Delta, Colo:
about $500 cars OF fruit-more than
ever before in its history. Very little
smudging was done the county in
accordance with the acreage. Paonia
will have full crop and this is the
leading peach section Of the country.
It is estimated that 1.50O cars Of
fruit will go from this section. The
Hotchkiss-Crawford district full crop