The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-22
BY WILLIAM a. sANsoRN

BY WILLIAM r. sANHORN
Are we to have any apples in Wayne
county. this year? Yes, indeed, a |
whole lot Of them, from present indi-
cations.
And how about cherries?
The very earliest cherries were bad
ly nipped, particularly In the low
spots, and of these there will be but
few. hardly enough for the birds, it
may be, for tho birds must have their
share. always. But Of late cherries
there is fair promise. A personal in
specuon OF number Of cherry trees
on Wednesday. during q forty mile
drive OF observation, seems to assure
this. On many trees one may see q
scattering Of blossoms, blended with
perfectly formed fruit, now about the
size of navy bean. Frost blight
shows on some Of these trees, in spots,
but the later poisoning fruit seems
TO have set" to stay, though there
Is always a percentage which falls
during growth. At this writing fair
number Of home grown cherries and
home made cherry pies are IN pros
pect.
And plums and pears? The few
fruit, though not on the scale one
could wish. But as to Kieffer pears,
81 you have any Of these you are lucky.
At the Arthur Collins home, q mile
east Of Fountain City, and where they
had Kieffer pears to supply a lot Of
their friends last year, the ground is
carpeted with tiny Kieffers and none
are expected to be picked this fall.
As 70 pluns, It depends on the variety
and how late and hardy these are. At
the best there will not be plums
enough to glut the market, nor is
Wayne county noted for plum culture
anyway.
Strawberries and BIackberriee
But II you had asked about blackber-
ries we could have told you a very
cheerful story. At the Carl Medaris
home, some three miles north of Gen.
terville, on the Williamsburg pike.
may be found one of the largest and
thriftiest patch OF blackberries to be
seen IN q days travel. probably. This
patch is carefully mulched and tended
evidently, and from all indications
will be almost a solid mass of fruit
when the ripe berries are due. Mrs.
Medaris will also have lot of cher
ries, and an inspection Of the orchard
indicates plenty of apples, unless I'M
favorable weather later on prevents.
This is true as to apples, generally.
Any number of farmers have garden
patches of blackberries and raspber-
ries and wherever these were noted,
there seemed to be good promise
of fruit AS to strawberries, the
earliest blooms. from which come the
choicest berries, were frost-nipped
but the strawberry IL persistent
bloomer and a little later the home
grown strawberry will again claim our
allegiance, and let us hope, at an at
tractive price. Allen Rich, living just
north of Fountain City, gives much
care to his strawberries and says the
prospects are bright. Mr.. Rich also
deyotes considerable time and care
to bees, also to the manufacture OF
beehives. He says that bees wintered
well last season and that some are
swarming. The winter of 1915
killed millions of bees, the country
over, one man living near Fountain
City saving but three swarms out OF
ninety, for example.
We who love honey and admire the
industry of the bee may well hope
that no such calamity may again be
fall in thousand years. Wonder wha
hluQ lOl d HOTlu IIllS VIII NC " llV0 IL
2919, say? But no matter as to that
what happens to crops in 1919 is alon,
Of importance here.
Percentage Of Corn Planted.
Elmer Warner. living mile nortl
of Centerville. says he has been ablt
to get sixty acres of corn in between
rains Of these, "a acres were plantet
two weeks ago. about the same mum
Der last week. and on Monday of thi
week IL more acres were drilled in
He says, too, that his orchard tree
look all right and expects to hav
some fruit.
At the Carl Medearis farm on
corn field. centered by a large patel
of potatoes. is making brave show o
corn growth, the rows being clearl
defined in their outlines of green. Nj
Medaris has corn in sight somewha
earlier than his immediate neighbors
at least we saw no corn on exhibit
either side Of his place. nor betwee
his home and Centerville.
But arriving at Olive Hill. just mort
on the pike, we struck the most prom
Using field OF corn of the entire mor1
ing's travel up to that hour. Thi
was at Arthur Lundy's place. NJ
Lundy has fifty acres already in an