The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-23
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first Impressions that the three
days Of cold weather two weeks
ago bad killed most Of the fruit,
and present Indications are that
ihe trees will still require consid
cradle thinning before harvest
time.
IL the vicinity OF Boise where
the frost was more severe than in
this immediate section prominent
fruit men say the smudge pots
apged the large orchards from any
islas whatever, and wherever The
pots were not used only the sweet
cherries, apricots, some Of the
peaches. and few varieties Of up
pies suffered AT Payette the
damage was much less than was at
lirsi anticipated and growers are
very optimistic, while At Emmett,
Charles 7. Hartley, probably ihe
lending nnraeryman and fruit
grower In that neighborhood, de-
clares @ihe Emmett country will
harvest q larger frnit crop this
year than ever before Thiaatate
ment WAS made after thorough
investigation of the district on the
slope. the bench and in the valley
The Emmett Index comments:
As last years crop was a record
breaker, Mr. Hartley's statement
puts The kibosh 10 reports Of a
fruit failure in this end Of the
valley
The experience Of the cold spell
has clearly demonstrated that the
popular varieties Of apples in this
section Jonathan, Winesap, Rome
Beauty and Delicious are well ac-
climated, as there is practically no
loss whatever among them.
John ID. Bloomfield, deputy hor-
sicultural inspector for this dis
trict, has made a thorough investi-
cation Of orchards in all directions
from Nampa since the frost, He
stated to reporter Of the Leader
Herald Saturday that TO the best
Of his knowledge there will be d
full crop Of apples IN all the stand
ard varieties. The only apples
found to be injured are the White
Winter Pearmain and the Ben
Davis. There will be an abnnd.
ance Of Jonathan, Winesaps and
other standard varieties Mr..
Bloomfield states that il is singu.
lar to find the old, time-honored
Ben Davis nipped by the frost; as
rule that variety thrives when
all others fail.
The sweet cherries in various 10.
calities were badly frosted, while
the sour cherries were uninjnred.
the plums and prunes are in splen.
did shape and will yield large crops
Peaches were badly affected in
some localities, while in others
they were untouched, but on the
whole there will be at least half
crop. Apricots, which were oil in
bloom received the hardest shock,
but the quantity produced in this
district is so small that il viii be
practically no loss to the com
lnnnity
On the whole the injury done to
the fruit affects only those vari-
cites Of apples and other fruits Of
which there are very few grown.
The little family orchard will prob.
ably be incomplete without its
sweet cherries and its apricots, but
the commercial apple crop Of the
Boise valley will from present in
dication be about as large as last
year, which was record breaker.
Nampa Leader.
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