Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-16
Fruit in Fine Condition

Fruit in Fine Condition
Logan, Ia, April 11.-Not-
withstanding the lack of mois-
ture Of last year, successful
fruit growers of Harrison coun.
ty are thoroughly of the opin-
ion that a normal crop of stan
ard varieties of fruit will be
produced in the county during
the coming season.
Jake Service, of Six Mile
grove, resident of Harrison
county since 1855, and fruit
grower of more than a half
century says, "Unless the un.
expected happens, there will be
a fine crop of summer, fall and
winter apples in my orchard.
The plums look fine, and the
cherry, the pear and the peach
are full of promise, likewise
the grape and other small
fruit, as may be judged at the
present time, excepting the
strawberry
Harry Waters, another sue
cessful farmer east of Logan,
after careful examination o
his orchard, is also of the opin-
ion that not only the fall and
winter varieties of the apple,
but also pear, peach, plum and
cherry will be plentiful in the
coming season.
E G Stone, a we'll known
successful fruit grower of Lo-
gan, says that the promise of
fruit for the coming season is
exceptionally good here as may
be Judged at the present time
This applies to the apple, the
cherry, the grape, the peach
and the pear; however, M.
Stone is not so certain of the
raspberry and strawberry be-
cause of the lack of moisture
last season. "Compared with
former years, fruit develope.
ments are less noticeable at the
present time" says Mr.. Stone,
land the lack of development
may prove the salvation of
fruit in the event of late frost
here"
Mayor ]. C. Milliman has an
orchard of fine varieties of the
apple, pear and cherry; also
raspberries and other small
fruit and judging by q brief
examination, he made, the
fruit prospect is all that any
one could ask at the present
time. In addition to the apple.
Mr.. Milliman has been especial.
ly successful with the pear in
his orchard in Logan.
The w. D Ball orchard was
given a careful examination by
Mr.. Ball and Herman Bluedorn
this morning and Ben Davis,
Jonathan and other standard
varieties of the winter apple
were found to have come thro'
the winter in prime condition.
Pears, peaches and p!ums were
also found to be in good condi-
zion. The orchard now owned
by Mr.. Ball was formerly own.
ed by Chris Peterson and was
given especial care by Prof.
Nancy and other Ames horti-
culturalists when giving a dem
onstration at Logan from time
to time.
Over in Raglan TOWNSHIP
where they produce and sell or
the markets from $3.50, to $3.50
an acre in raspberries, and
where they grow fine cherries
abundance of apples, hundreds
Of baskets Of grapes, strawber
ries and watermelons - comes
the report that though the
cherry and strawberry are less
satisfactory than in former
years, yet Mr.. Louis Erickson
is of the opinion that they will
produce an excellent cropof the
apple, raspberry, grape and
pear in the coming season.
j. S. Swalley, of Magnolia
township, reports the prospec'
for fruit as fair in his immedi
ate locality, and unless killing
frosts prevail, Magnolia town
ship will produce a normal croK
|of all varieties of fruit in thu
coming season.
Though Almor Stern doe
not give the time to the pro
duction of fruit that he does t,
the abstract business yet h
takes kindly to the pear peach
Grimes Golden, Jonathan ant
other standard varieties o