Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-09
IOWA EXPERTS AND GROWERS
DELIGHTED WITH PROSPECTS
AND LOOK FOR GIG CROP.
GREENE AND MURPHY ARE
PLEASED WITH WEATHER
Blossoms Will Be Late and Only an
Extremely 6sIatsd Frost Could Do
Material Damage to Fruit-Prunins
Season Now in Progress. w. Muir.
ply, Of Glsnwoed. Issues Statement.

SouECiI biuuS, April S.-ETNlt grow.
ers and experts unite in the statement
that the prospects were never better al
this time OF year for a pig fruit croI
than this pring. There seems to be no,
a single element that is threatening
and the lateress of the opening OF
spring seems to presage a delay in the
opening OF the buds until practically
al! danger of a late fros, has passed.
Prof. Laurenz Greene, one of the ex-
pert horticuNurists at Ames College
came TO Council Bluffs Monday morn
ing. and declares that the fruit pros
poets are fine. ]. W. Murphy. the Glen
wood fruit grower. tells the same story
Local fruit raisers are going about
with broad smiles. indicative Of the ut
most confidence in the future.
Professor Greene gave it as his opin-
ion tina. the fruit trees will not bloom
this year. under continued normal con-
dttions. until probably May 10 to Is
By that time practically all danger of
frost will have passed.
Little Danger Of Frost.
"of course" said Professor Green.
''if we We're TO have some 100 degree
weather during the next month. as we
had during March two years ago. the
buds on the fruit trees would develop
more rapidly. But with normal
weather conditions during the re-
mainGer Of April. do not believe the
blossoms will come before the middle
Of May"
The latest frost ever known in Iowa.
according to Professor Greene. was
about May &c, at Charles City. in the
northern part of the state. 1t was about
the middle Of May that the latest frost
ever appeared at Dies Moines, he
says. and the season is usually little
more advanced here than at Des
Moines, SO there would not under any
thing like normal condition be any
danger Of frost here later than May 10.
Usually Of course the last frost of the
spring Is much earlier than this
Nr Greene declares the prospects are
as fine as anyone could ask for at this
season Of the year, and he can see no
reason. or indication, at the present
time Of any failure in the fruit crop Of
southwestern Iowa in 1912.
Murphy Greatly Pleased.
j w. Murphy. the Wen Known 1Tuil
grower OF Glenwood, who Is said to
have more first premiums and more
medals and trophies on his fruit from
Mills county than any other individual
exhibitor anywhere in the United
StatesI confirms the views OF Professor
Greene. In a letter just received from
him, Mr.. Murphy says:
TT gives me great pleasure to an
nounce at this time that the fruit pros
poets were never better at this time OF
year. All tree fruits except peaches
are in good, healthy condition. and
owing to the lateness Of the spring. the
blooming season will be much later
than usual which will be much more
favorable than early blooming.
'The time for pruning is now here,
and there are more growers pruning
this spring here than was ever known
before. ] have several expert primers
a. work now, and the good work is 60
ing on in good shape all over the coun-
try here.
1--WE have the Invest commercial club
here there is anywhere in the country.
We have a membership OF about 200
now, and Of this number there are
fifty fruit growers and farmers that
belong to the club. outside of the city
This will prove a great benefit to both
the city and the farmers, from BUSH
ness as well as a social standpoint