Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-08-07
General Estimate
of Fruit Crop
Gathered Statistics by
North Pacific Fruit Distributors as
to Fruit Crop of Country Esti-
mates on Oregon, Idaho, Washing
ton and Montana to Follow Soon.

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+ Pacific Fruit Distributors have issued
] the following estimate of the fruit
crop of the country with the excep
I tions of Idaho, Oregon, Washington
! and Montana. From these states suf-
, ficient information has not yet been
: received from the sub central sta
report Enough however is known of
the crops in these states to state
roughly that peaches will be normal,
pears, prunes and plums about sixty
per cent and apples not to exceed 65
to rs per cent. This is of course TAX
ing the four states in general and
detailed information will soon be is
sued from the head office of the
North Pacific Fruit Distributors Of
flee.
Their estimate on the fruit crop of
the country is as follows:
Peaches.
Georgia-With about 25 per cent
crop has almost wound up her ship
ping.
Maryland and Virginia-Our reports
from Maryland indicate that Western
Maryland and Virginia are practically
| failures and that all other sections
of Maryland will have not more than
25 per cent crop.
Texas-Is about through shipping. |
Her express shipments of Elbertas |
will be done in about ten days.
California-Is shipping Elbertas
freely and has a fairly heavy supply.
Her shipments will be over however
three weeks earlier than usual.
Oklahoma-With 25 to 80 per
cent crop starts shipping about Aug.
1st.
Arkansas-Reports about half a
crop.
Observation-Disclosures are plentiful
Both states are now starting to ship
and will continue for about 80 days
Iowa-Is said to have about 6S per
cent crop.
Michigan-Reports indicate about a
60 per cent crop.
New York and Connecticut-Wit
a heavy crop will start shipping about
the middle of August.
Ohio-Northern Ohio along the
Lakes with 60 per cent crop will
start shipping about Sept. 1st.
British Columbia-Reports show
about so per cent of last years crop
according to report.
Colorado-With about so per cent
crop starts shipping the latter part
OF August.
Utah-With so to 60 per cent crop
starts shipping about Sept 1st.
Pears.
Maryland-Is reported to have
25 per cent crop.
Delaware-And Maryland Kiefers
are very light. This will make a ia /
vorable market for late Bartletts.
Acknowledgements the bulk of the
pear shipments from the Sacramen- :
to River now rolling.
Michigan-Is estimated to have
40 per cent crop.
Iowa-Reports indicate only 80
per cent crop.
New York-Has heavy crop of
pears, Bartletts the heaviest ever l
known. Dutchess full crop, the
Kiefer very light
Ohio-Will not average 80 per cent
2rop according to estimate.
British olumbia-Reported as hav- c
ing so per cent of crop of last year. I
Utah and Colorado-Reports show l
I so per cent crop.
Prunes and Plums.
Texas-Reports show poor pros l
poets.
Maryland-Raises practically no
prunes and plums.
Michigan-Will have a 40 per cent a
crop of prunes and a 40 per cent Il
crop of plums.
Iowa-Reports 81 to 43 per cent q
crop
New York has an average crop of II
Dlums and full crop of prunes.
Ohio-Reports light crop e
and Cleveland trifle lighter than
asst year.
Lake Erie points will be better
than last year. p
British Columbia has a fair crop,
about the same as last year.
Utah and Colorado-Will have D
about so per cent crop according to [
'eport.
Apples |
Texas-Reports the outlook for
arge crop very unfavorable.
VirgiRia-Will have q fair crop, par c