The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-08-10
Missouri's Fruit Outlook

in receipt of special reports from cor
respondents in all the counties of the
state which show that the outlook for
a good apple crop is still excellent.
Taking the average condition of the
entire state. the outlook for the apple
crop has declined seven points, the
present estimate being thirty per cent
OF full crop. The peach situation
remains practically unchanged, the
present estimare being 28.2 per cent
as against 1872 per cent a month ago.
Since large number of these reports
are based upon Seeding peaches, the
estimate will have to be cut in half.
The outlook for grapes is excellent,
the average for the state being seventy
five to eighty per cent. Blackberies
and similar fruits were almost failure
except in the southwestern counties.
There is some complaint of drought
injury but it does not seem to be
serious. Unless there are heavy rains
apples will be smaller than usual but
the color and quality will be unusually
good. Fruit has dropped badly where
trees were unsprayed and uncultivated.
There is no rust but scab is prevalent.
A detailed summary follows:
In the northwestern section where
most of the apples were produced last
year, the weather has been very dry.
There is some injury from the drouth
particularly in unsprayed and unculti
waited orchards. The present estimate
is 81 per cent of crop, decline of
six per cent in a month. Heavy rains
have just fallen there which will greatly
improve thesituation. Grapes promise
from so to IS per cent of a full crop.
In the northeastern section, apples
promise 40 per cent, decline of only
a little more than one point. The
same is true of peaches. Slight drought
injury is reported by majority of the
growers. Grapes promise 80 per cent
of full crop.
In the central section, the apple
situation has dropped from 37.5 to 2s
per cent. In this territory, the soil
for the most part is of such a nature
that continued dry weather has caused
much fruit to drop. Very little signs
Of disease. Peaches have declined
from 25 to 21.5 aercent.
In the southwestern section apple
prospects are eleven points poorer
han month ago. the present esti-
nate being 81 per cent. There is
considerable complaint of drought in
ury although the well cared for or
hards are unhurt. In the main, fruit
as dropped badly although sprayed or
hards look well. The peach outlook
J percent better than a month ago
ome rot has developed and unsprayed
caches are often scabby. Grapes are
stimated at 60 per cent and the berry
'op at % per cent.
In the southeastern section the
rought injury has been less than else
here in the State. Apples have
'opped badly perhaps Oh acconts of
ck of spraying. The apple crop
ospects have declined only 4 per
mt while the peach outlook is very
uch better than month
%. Apples now promise Sc per cent
a crop there, and the same for
caches, but the latter must be dis
united so per cent or more on ac-
unt of seedlings, and other upmar-
table sorts being reported on. Grapes
omise full a full crop but berries
= a failure.
Nearly all sections of the state have
ELY had rains so that the situation as
CARDS apples certainly ought not to
ow any worse, and it is believed that
will materially improve as additional
DISTURB in the soil will cause the
lit to increase in size very rapidly.
now seems that nothing can prevent
apple crop which will be fully 200
II cent greater than was harvested in
e state last year.
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