CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-08-19

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Denver. Aug. 1s.-Reports from
various counties Of Colorado ON the
fruit crop for 1909 are for the mcst
part encouraging. The detailed re-
ports. collected by A. NJ. Shute. as
sistant secretary to the state board OF
agriculture. have been prepared for
publication as follows:
Fronent County
F. Bachelor. Horticult 1ral inspect
or: After careful examination of the
orchards in the different localities
submit the following:
The apple crop in general is good,
varying somewhat in different local
tiles. Some varieties are not showing
a full crop. The June Drop cutting
down the average estimates earlier
In the season but our principal prod
ucts such as Ben Davis. Gano. Wine
sap. Jonathan. Rome Beauty. Geniton,
Colorado Orange. White Winter Pear
main and some others will produce
all the trees ought to bear. The
Winesap and Jonathan are evenly dis
tributed over the trees and promise a
splendid quality.
Spraying has been well done. fruit
free from worms.
Jefferson Ceunty
c. e. Parfet, Member State Board
of Horticulture. Golden: The orchard
lists in Jefferson county are feeling
jubilant over the abundant crops this
year. The orchards are In nne oondi-
ton and the prospects at the pres
ent time for . good crop of fruit
IL a. follows: Apples e5 per cent;
plums so per cent: cherries IS per
cent; grapes 100 per cent: small
fruits IS per cent: cherries have ~
mained firm and prices high
2SaI6s9 Comsy
T. B. Holman. Horticultural In
spector: Ny estimate for fruit at this
time for Boulder county IL: Apples
50 per csat.
C1AiSeo County
Mrs. Sarah u. Burnett, Ponchs
Springs: We have an average crop OF
all kinds Of frnit. We DO not smudgs
against frost In the spring. There
have been no new cases Of swfG biiKht
In the last tow years. Several thous-
and trees have been planted and
more interest 10 being taken In fruit
culture than ever before.
Delta County
H. A. Richardson. Horticultural In
spector: The fruit conditions are
spotted throughout the county: Ap-
pies IS per cent OF normal crop; pears
80 per cent OF normal crop; peaches
so per cent of normal crop: apricots
IS per cent OF normal crop: cherries
tsour) 100 per cent OF normal crop:
cherries fsweet) 100 per cent OF nor
NAL crop: plums and prunes 100 per
cent OF normal crop; grapes 100 per
cent OF normal crop; all other small
fruits SIS per cent OF normal crop.
Delta CsuRty
7. B. Cline, Member State Board OF
Horticulture: Apples OF all varieties
are full 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 exceptionally good.
Cherries OF the sour varieties are
an abundant crop, and are being ham
died by the local canneries. Sweet
cherries are about rs per cent of .
full crop and are commanding such
nrfN~~ to 1.,t~tA~ 49,
the cannaries are getting very few.
Apricots are about SIS per cent OF
crop. st. Ambrose are being market
ed at this date and the Moore Park
will begin to move next week. The
cannaries 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 a full
crop and are bringing record prices:
raspberries and blackberries are be-
ing harvested now.
All varieties OF plums are q normal
crop.
Garfield Csanty
@. NJ. Siprelle. Horticultural In
spector: The same conditions pre-
vail over the entire county. Peaches.
all varieties that are grown here,
such as Elbertas. German, Triumph,
Alexander. Crawford. ETC.. are . full
crop and ought TO have been thinnsd.
Apples are full crop with the ex-
ception OF a few varieties that over
bore last year, such a. Jonathans.
York Imperial. etc. Pears are not
much good here ON account OF blight
but what trees are len ars fan
cro0 pPunNa and nynvna 49, = e,,yp