Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-26
PEAR CROP TO
BE LARGE One
ROGUE RIVER CROP WILL En-
CEED FIRST ESTIMATES.
FRUIT CROP SHORT ELSEWHERE
Prof. O'Gara States that Pear Crop
the Present Season Will Equal the
Apple Crop in Rogue River Valley
Eastern Crops Short, Say Reports.

After an exhaustive study of or
chard conditions following an ex-
tended inspection tour, Professor
O'Gara states that the probabilities
are that the pear crop in the Rogue
River Valley district will equal the
apple crop as there will be probably
200 cars of pears more. than first
estimated. The crop in most or
chards has been very light and some
orchards, like Bear Creek, have rec
ord crops. The prospects are that
600 or 700 cars of pears will be har-
vested by the valley.
Indications point to the best prices
for several years on account of an
almost universal crop shortage in
the fruit districts. The Packer thus
summarizes conditions:
Atlantic Section Frosted.
Another and by far the most ru4n-
Gus frost that has visited the Allan
tic coast states this very frosty
spring overspread Virginia, West
Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New
Jersey and New York states last Sat
urday and Sunday nights. Reports
coming from all of these states indi-
cate that enormous damage was done
the growing crops. Virginia was
again hit hard and the early fruits
and vegetables in that state were
badly damaged, and in some places
entirely wiped out. This time tn,
eastern shore of Virginia was hurr
worse than at any previous time this
season. There is no telling to jus
what extent the general crop dam
age is at this writing. All reports
however, are of discouraging ma
ture.
Peach Crop Knocked Out.
Reports from Virginia, West Vir
ginia and Maryland, many of whicl
were received prior to the frost O
last Monday, indicate that the peac
crop in many sections of these state
has been killed by cold weather
Not alone has the frost been tn
cause of serious loss to orchardistI
but truck growers complain {
drought and a general shortening c
truck crops.
4 Losses in Michigan.
: Dowagiac, Mich.-There was
frost two or three times last week
froze ice. Temperature as low {
. "a degrees. Fruit is killed
Reports to the Packer receive
this week from various Michiga
fruit-growing points told of more c
less recent frost damage. At Lacot
the temperature dropped to 22 d,
grees and it put finish to earl
strawberries, cherries, plums, peacl
es and pears. Damage to peaches
so per cent and apples, pears, che
ries and plums will not show up MOI
than quarter to third of crol
There are a few localities whic
were not hit so bad.
Georgia Peach Crop.
From observation, notwithstant
ing reports given out by Mr.. MARI
of the Georgia Fruit Exchange tht
the total crop would not excee
1900 cars, we are not willing
. believe that it will not exceed $50
cars. All our varieties excepting r
bertas show good crop and thes
: are shy in most orchards, althoug
= some young orchards of Elbertas al
!, promising a good yield, but upon til
J. whole they will be the shortest Vi
Q riety.
Spokane River.
s Davenport, Wash.-Indication al
r that the fruit crop along the Sp,
O kane and Columbia rivers has bee
J. severely injured by the recent frost
k Peaches, apricots and cherries a.
: reported injured, while the app
crop has been damaged also.
l. After Noted Alaska Bear.
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