The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
FAIR FRUIT CROP.
NOTWITHSTANDING REC ENT
FROSTS, HARVEST TO BE FAIR.
state Board Of Agriculture Quotes
Farm Agents In twenty-five Scat
tered Counties IN Presenting Its
Forecast. Reports BY Counties.

Farm Agents in twenty-five Scat
tered Counties IN Presenting Its
Forecast Reports BY Counties.
oklahoma City April To- Reports
received by the state board Of agri-
culture from the county agents in
twenty-five scattered counties through
out the state indicate that notwith-
standing several recent heavy frOsts,
the state will harvest a fair fruit
crop The reports by counties are
thus summarized
Blaine-Apricots. peaches and early
plums damaged at least 90 per cent;
PEARS So per cent other fruit all
right
Coal Condition Of fruit in this
county. Apples, go per cent, peaches,
SO per cent; plums 10 percent; ber-
ries, 100 per cent, cherries 100 per
cent; pears % per cent Peaches
are badly hurt
Cleveland Elberta and other medi.
um season peaches are killed; will
make enough for home consumption;
plums mostly dead also all early
cherries and apricots Grapes and
apples unhurt as yet
Mclntosh-Fruit condition peaches
80 per cent; apples gj per cent;
plums. 100 per cent, strawberries, 60
per cent, blackberries, so per cent.
Harmon Practically al fruit kill.
ed Peaches are the main fruit here
and there viii be no crop.
Jackson Practically all stone fruits
killed by frost; some other fruits se-
riously damaged Dry weather is SEE
riOusly damaging small fruit trees set
ont this season
Jefferson Plums pears aa1 peaches
seem 10 be safe yet Probably about
~ per cent of crop killed by frost In
some sections the recent hail did some
damage TO orchards
Kay Better than 80 per cent of the
peach plum and apricot buds In good
condition; apples promise a good
crop.
EiOWa Fruit crop damaged 30 per
cent by recent fr0sts, some orchards
viii have no fruit to speak OF others
will have plenty OF iruit ii no further
damage occurs
Latimer Seyen'yfiye per cent loss
is predicted in this county but a more
conservative estimate would place the
loss at about 60 per cent.
McClain-PeaChes, somewhat dam.
aged but fair crop promised Ap.
pies safe as yet Apricotg good crop
in prospect; cherries, onehalf crop;
damaged more by dust than frost
Pears In good condition; fair crop set.
Berries just blooming.
Haskell Indications for 60 per cent
OF a peach crop; other fruits about
normal crop. but not much acreage in
other fruits. Berries promise normal
crop.
Usage Best condition OF fruit in
some years, II later frosts do no dam.
age.
Ottawa a-Most all peaches winter
killed Some seedlings and in well
protected orchards some budded
peaches, but not many Recent frOsts
have not caused much damage here.
Apples are unhurt Apples, cherries
and plums promise a good crop but
peach crop will be a practical failure
Not much prospect of berry crop.
Extremely dry weather last summer
and fall killed most all strawberry
plants. Other varieties suffered to
about the same extent
Pottawatomie- Prospect for fruit
crop first class. unless damaged later
will have plenty OF all kinds OF fruit.
Pushmatdha No damaging frosts in
this county prospects fine for a full
crop.
Seminole Prospect for good
peach crop Elbertas have been thin.
ned by hail and frost to good crop.
while Wheelers have yet 10 be thin.
ned Indications OF good crop of ap.
pies and berries.
stephens Peaches. 90 per cent.
plums 9N per cent; apricots. 40 per
cent; cherries 30 per cent Too early
To- forecast apples and small fruits.
Tillman Late frosts have killed
practically an peaches in this county.
Other fruits somewhat damaged
Tulsa From Tulsa southwark this
county win have two.thirds fruit crop:
from Tulsa norlhward about onetenth
normal crop
Washington Probably OrebaIf
peach crop killed during the winter.
No damage from recent trosts
Woods Fruit not much damaged In
/ This county as vet
Cleveland Fruit condition. App'e.
No per cent; peach, 40 per cent. apri.
cot 90 per cent; plum. Go per cent:
pear ,' per cent, cherries. go ptr
cent, berries and grapes. go per cent.
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