Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-17
Nebraska
FRUIT CONDITION IS GOOD
Secretary Duncan Of Board OF Horti.
culture Makes Statement
OF Situation.
SMALL FRUIT LOOKS WELL
fifrom a alaff Correspondent.

1 iFrOn n Etan Gorrekp0ndNntl
| LINCOLN, April iG. Especial t-secre-
tary j. H. Duncan Of the State Board
Of Horticulture has been looking up the
situation regarding tho fruit prospects
and believes that as general thing the
chances compare fayorably with former
years. ne says.
THE prospects for 4 fruit crop at this
time Of the year are as q whole fair and
good. With aeaaonable weather md no
late spring ffosta, Nebraska should hAr.
vest q good crop of apples. provided
proper care IL given IN tho production ~
The crop. The time IA past when The
farmer or fruit man can let bis orchard
take care ~ itself during the summer
and EXPECT II TO produce q crop Of fancy
fruit. Spraying. pruning and cultivation
must be practeed and tho orchard
gwen the same comparative chance Tint
IL allowed the corn or other crop 10 pro-
dGce maximum crop, Reports received
NJ The office Of the Nebraska state IIor.
ticnlaurai society Indicate that tbc SET
Of buds last fall on most varieties Of
apples was good. Some of The heavily
loaded trees last year which did not
have the best Of care did not form
full set Of buds, 40 cannot be expected
10 produce heavy crop this year
Peaches Src practically all dead. The
trfes did not go into winter in the best
Of condition and the extremes IN tenn.
perature during the winter Killed the
fruit buds a#.
Pear trees generally have good sct
Of buds and II nothing happens wiii have
good bloom.
"prospects for plums and cherries are
good 10 excellent
Grapes are reported IN nrst-elass con-
dition IN most parts Of the state with sH
occasional report of winter injury. The |
production of grapes IA becoming one Of
theleadlng fruit crops along the Missouri |
river in eastern Nebraska. No finer
grapes ran be grown Of The same varf.
eties Than afe produced IN eastern Ne-
braska vineyards, seycral thousand
vines 9re being set In commercial Vine
yards this spring. which viii add e0nsid-
erablc 10 the output IN few years.
'strawberries and blackberries are re-
ported IN excellent shape. Last year Was
an excellent one for strawberries and ail
beds matted The entire surface of the
ground over With plants. The crop may
be cut down on account of the thick
stand Of plants II Dry weather is with
us during rpenlnR period.
"Anthraenose, the great enemy OF the
raspberry seems TO have gotten IN It's
worst Hicks last summer. Grower after
grower report that their old plantations
are practically 8ll dead X seems that
the weather conditions last summer we're
IDEAL for the development Of the anthrac-
nose and while the plants made seem
ingly good growth the disease weakened
them 10 that the low temperatures ~
iast winter destroyed the last spark of
life Young plantations set ogt last
spring we're seemingly not hurt.
"other fruit such AZ currants, goose
berries, etc, are al IN good condition
Although the outlook for fruit in Me-
brasBa IL encouraging provided the
grower will do HE part and destroy the
funFons md Insect pests. which attack
the fruit. Spraying must be praetlced II
good fruit IA 10 be harvested and nothing
pays better than 10 take care Of the
trees. plants and vInos 10 that first
class product Is produced. The Owner
of either n large or small number OF
fr'lt trees. etc. should adoot the slogan,
and execution" and help
10 eliminate some Of the pests. which
every fruit grower finds IN Increasing
numbers each year. owing to their neigh
1or'H lack Of preparedness and exc
iutlon."