El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-12
PLENTY Of FRUIT
FOR PRESERVES
EI Paso Women Are Urged
to Prepare for the Can
ming Season.

III paso housewives are promised an
ample quantity Of fruit for an cau-
ming and preserving purposes this
year. a survey OF the valley by Ro-
land HarweU. county farm demoustra-
tor. shows that the supply viii be
large. George r. LeBaron. assistant
district food administrator. urges
woman TO prepare TO handle all she
cam VIII S. Crombie, a member Of
the local price fixing committee. joins
him iu urging the preserving and can
ming of an fruit possible.
There are plenty of fine peaches at
Iularosa and Alamogordo and some
fine cherries at Mountain Park" said
sir. Crombie. -iu addition TO what we
VIII have iu the valley. Fl Pas1 and
ncighbOriuC towns should consume an
Of this fruit 1t must not be wasted
People must encourage their neigh
uOrs TO save 10. There is going t1 be
shortage Of canned and preserved
goods next winter. because Of the
enormous Quantities the soldiers in
France must have Women Of III paso
can set all the sugar they need and
an the preserving jars they want Tt
Is patriotic duty 20 preserve this
fruit and DO IS also a necessity for
those who fail TO put it mp this sum-
mer. may find themselves without
fruits and preserves this winter or
find the prices very high
Valley Fruits.
The survey by AR Harwcu shows
the following fruit conditions iu the
valley below FL Paso;
In general. there are 1880 pear
trees planted IN the county. OF this
number. SLIPS will bear fruit this
year. Conservative estimate places
the marketable product Of these trees
at $3.50 boxes Of 45 pounds each.
ON this basis, each tree would average
one and one-quarter boxes. The lower
valley pear growers association, ac-
cordinE TO T. ~. Whitney. viii iu an
probability handle for outside ship
ment some $4,000 boxes. Growers who
make outside shipments Independents
lE or the association viii. iu all prob
proNlmately 5000 boxes. OF 2-5.00Q
pounds cf marketable pears. viii be
offered on the El paso market. The
pears should reach the IL paso mar
ket about July IS.
There are approximately 1888 peach
trees in Fl Paso county. OF this num-
Der about 5000 are bearing. The fruit
from these trees viii be in the neigh
bcrlo0d uf $4,000 pounds. Practically
an of this fruit viii be placed on the
local market ID June, July and Au-
gust
p
prise is not extensively grown iu
El Paso county. out of the 5558 pIUm
trees tn the county. 70 is estimated
that 2001 trees are bearing The fruit
from these trees should approximate
lNo. 600 pounds. The bulk Of this fruit
may be expected about July is.
some 5000 apple trees are 90 be
found On the county 10 IS estimated
that $1,000 20 100000 pounds of mar
ketable apples win be produced this
3 ear This product may be expected
from July IS on
There ara approximately $50 ounce
trees in the county. OF this number. .
some 500 are bearing. IL IS estimated
.hat there VIII be offered Uu the local
market some $4,000 pounds about the .
middle of August.
Some offerings OF apricots NAV oc- .
eur about the middle ~ June and there .
VIII also be a few cherries
While Information concerning the .
grape acreage is not nearly so COM .
pete as for the other crops. 10 is es-
-imated that there are some $4,000 .
vines IN the county. Yields from this .
viii approximate. iu the aC-
lregatG. some $4,000 pounds. This .
.ruir viii make ITS appearance on the .
market about Aug. i.