The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-07-06

E Comparatively speaking, there are only
! a very few large orchards in this district
: In the southwestern section, which in.
q, cludes all of the couties from Bates on
the north to Howell on south, and
where large commercial orchards are
located, the average is 80 per cent oi
, a full crop. Individual estimates from
the different counties range from
almost nothing to IS per cent. This
wide variation in yield is probably
8 caused by differences in management,
particularly cultivation. In the south
eastern section where only about half
dozen counties have commercial
orchards the average yield is placed at
4Os per cent. The estimates range
from 20 to 80 per cent. There is a
general complaint from all sections
| that there was good bloom but poor
set of fruit. AS whole the orchards
of the State seem to be freer from
scab injury than before in long time.
Curcilo and codling moths are reported
present by about half of the cores
pondents. Spraying is on the increase
this year but reports show that this
part of orchard management is being
badly neglected. Only in very few
instances did correspondents report all
of the orchards in their community as
having been sprayed. Probably one
fifth report no spraying at all, and the
majority say there were only from five
to ten per cent up to so per cent
treated. On the whole probably one
tenth or less of the apple orchards of
the State were sprayed at all this
spring.
PEACHES. In the northwestern
section 80 per cent of full crop was
reported but this estimate undoubtedly
iucludes many small commercial or
chards or home paintings. Large |
paintings are very scarce in this sect
ion, 10 to 20 acre orchard being ex-
ceptional. Almost no diseaeases and
insects reported. Only one cores
pondent reported any spraying done.
The northeastern section contains even
fewer orchards although the yield for
the district is given as "a per cent.
these estimates are probably based on
home paintings for the most part.
Disease and insects are very scarce.
Only four correspondents reported any
spraying done. While IS per cent
of a crop is reported from the central
section again there are few COM
mercial orchards. The largest number
of sprayed orchards reported was from
this district. Very few insects and
practically no diseased. In the south
western section 1o per cent of a crop
is reported, and since here is where
the large orchards are located it is
probable most of the reports have
reference to commercial varieties
From these reports It may be said that
the peach outlook is from 8 to 10 per
cent better than it was a month ago.
Curculio has not been bad, and there
are very few indications of diseases.
Most of the leading orchards have been
sprayed although In some instances the
work was imperfectly done owing to
inexperience and misinformation. Some
of the large growers have followed the
instructions of persons who had spray
lug material to sell rather than relying 4.
upon the Experiment Station. Bad /,
results have followed. In the south 6
eastern section, Oregon county is the i.
most important district. Almost 90 .
per cent of the orchards there were +,
sprayed, but the work was not always
done. Cuculio is present !,
but no rot as yet.
STRAWBERRIES Reports show
that from 10 to 90 per cent of full crop
was marketed. The lowest yield was
In the southwestern counties where the
great bulk of the berries of the State
are grown. There the yield was cut
down by the drought to about one
third of crop or less. The rains In ;
the northwestern section enabled the c