The Delta independent., 1909-08-20
Colorado Fruit Crop Report.

Colorado Fruit Crop Report.
OFFICE STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE.
DENVER, Colo, August Z, 1909.
BOULDER COUNTY.
My estimate of fruit at this time for
Boulder county is: Apples 500. It. B.
Holman, Horticultural Inspector.
cHAFFEE COUNTY.
We have an average crop of all kinds
of fruit. We do not smudge against
frost in the spring. There have been
no new cases of twig blight in the last
two years. Several thousand trees
have been planted and more interest is
being taken in fruit culture than ever
before Mrs. Sarah M. Burnett, Pom
cha Springs.
DELTA COUNTY.
The fruit conditions are spotted
throughout the county: Apples 75e6 of
normal crop; pears 900 of normal crop;
peaches 500 of normal crop; apricots
55qS of normal crop; cherries (sour)
1905 of normal crop; cherries (sweet)
1905 of normal crop; plums and prunes
1905 of normal crop; grapes 1905 of
normal crop; all other small fruits $50
of normal crop.-H. A. Richardson,
Horticultural Inspector.
Apples of all varieties are fully a
normal crop, peaches are practically a
full crop. the orchards have been
thinned and the quality of both our
apples and peaches promise to be ex-
ceptionally good. Cherries of the sour
varieties are an abundant crop and are
being handled by the local canneries:
sweet cherries are about T5Ft of crop
and are commanding such prices in the
outside markets that the canneries are
getting very few. Apricots are about
sos of crop; st. Ambrose are being
marketed at this date and the Moore
the canneries are unable to pay the
prices offered by the shipping trade
and are getting no apricots except
those which they had under contract.
Berries of all varieties are full crop
and are bringing record prices: rasp-
berries and blackberries are being har-
vested now. All varieties of plums are
a normal crop. i. B. Cline. member
State Board of Horticulture.
DENVER COUNTY.
Orchards are in good condition. Ap-
pies s5g; cherries full crop; plums
COS: crop of small fruits has been
good and prices high. F. L. Rounse-
veil, Horticultural Inspector.
FREMONT COUNTY.
After a careful examination of the
orchards in different localities | submit
the following: The apple crop in gen
eral is good. varying somewhat in diff
ferent localities. Some varieties are
not showing full crop. The June
Drop cutting down the average of for
mer estimates earlier in the season but
our principal producers such as Ben
Davis, Gano. Winesap. Jonathan. Rome
Beauty, Geniton. Colorado Orange.
White Winter Pearmain and some 9TH
ers will produce all the trees ought to
bear. The Winesap and Jonathan are
evenly distributed ovef the trees and
promise splendid quality. Spraying
has been well done: fruit free from
worms.-F. Bachelor. horticultural
Inspector.
GARFIELD COUNTY.
The same conditions prevail over the
entire county. Peaches. all varieties
that are grown here such as Elbertas.
Carman. Triumph. Alexander. Craw-
ford. etc. are full crop and ought to
have been thinned. Apples are full
crop with the exception of few varie'
ties that over-bore last year. such as
Jonathan, York Imperial. etc. Pears
are not much good here on account OF
blight but what trees are left have q
full crop. Prunes and plums are full
crop. Berries of all kinds are full
crop. in fact | should judge that tn,
average crop for this county would b,
fully 90g5. -G4 NJ. Siprelle, Horticul.
tural Inspector.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
The orchardists in jefferson county
are feeling very jubilant over the
abundant crops this year. The orchards
are in fine condition and the prospects
at the present time for a good crop OF
fruit is as follows: Apples 659d
plums Sos; cherries 1856; grapes 1905
small fruits S5%. Cherries have re-
mained firm and prices high. &C. f.
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