The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-06

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Much needed fruit crop this season
and while sections Of the state have
/ bccn injured by the cold heretofore
I Tulsa county fruit IL not injured ana
/ prospects right now are for "A bum
per crop.
Tulsa county possesses what Is
probably the finest and best known
/ iruit farm in oklahoma, an orchard
| with q national reputation, the EVA
+ e. BATIoNs Fruit Farm, located TWO
miles southeast Of Tulsa on The Lew
is avenue section line. Fruit has
. been hobby for years with its own
/ cr, Elva G.. Barrows. and his 6O-acro
/ orchard southeast Of the city - a
/ mecca for thousands of visitors each
year, and hundreds Of auto loads
visit this farm during blussomins
season alone.
Harrow L. Optimistic.
\ reporter called on Mr. Barrows
| yesterday and inquired as 10 the
outlook for the 1921 fruit crop. Mr..
Barrows smilinRly inquired OF the
reporter as to whether he had any
reliable Information az to whether
spring was here to stay before he
cared to risk forecast OF the fruit
outlook for the year.
Barring injury from cold here
after" said Mr.. Barrows, Tulsa
county VIII have a bumper fruit
crop this year. something badly
needed not only in Tulsa, bu.
throughout the entire middle and
southwest
"As Oklahoma is more naturally
Interested IN the peach crop than
D. h
lem OF probable frost damage to
that crop is of first importance.
Fruit Can stand Cold.
, TT has been fairly accurately de-
tcrmined from observations that
when peach buds are absolutely dor
mant they will stand down to y TO
10 degrees below zero, a few varic.
ties weather through colder periods
than that. when tho buds are APP
proCiably swollen they VIII stand
zero weather. when the buds show
r slightly pink they will stand down
: to 10 degrees above zero, when al
most open 25 degrees; when newly
opened, 20 degrees; when petals fall,
IS degrees, when petals are off, 30
p degrees, and whom the "shucks
9 (CalyN tubs) are beginning to fal!
then 32 degrees Is the danger mark.
, will stand 20 degrees above zoro
= without injury; when in fun bloom,
20 degrees Pears, showing pink,
, 20 degrees in full bloom, "a de-
- grecs
"Air drainage also has it's bear
ngs. too. Orchards located in the
low lands will not stand the degree
Of frost that those on higher ground
will stand. Cold air drains TO the
lower areas, as Is very noticeable in
driving through a hitly country in
the evening. the air in'the valley be-
ing much cooler than on the higher
. points.
Tulsa county fruit buds, so far as
| am able to see or learn from
y others, are not damaged up to this
I inauguration day.
I There are one or two fear allay-
I ing features to the present weather
i condition, one being that north OF
{ us to the Canadian border there Is
y mighty little doing In the line OF
T. winter weather. Another IS. that old
timers in this vicinity cite the fact
! THAI about the year ! 900 peach trees
. In this vicinity were in fun bloom
February %, and a splendid crop OF
: fruit was had.
summer Birds Are Hero.
, Weather is the big gamble for
a tho fruit grower, and | might add
r the frpit consumer as well, 80 let us
@ hope that the robins, red birds and
other fcathcry migrants now with us
have not located here too early
when the Barrows fruit farm is In
bloom, which will be about the mid
die to latter part of this week. II Is
"A sight TO please the eye and worth
, ! going miles to see. There are over
, 4,6OO peach trees alone on the farm
: and II these rows Of peach trees
{ were placed end to end they would
/ extend for 25 miles. When they
, are all in bloom it is averitablc sea
I Of pink and white blossoms, flanked
g on one side by l,iO0 plum trees that
resemble scented snow banks win
% their masses Of pure white tragra nj
L blossoms, while on the other side
r hundreds of trees of apples and crat
! apples In blossom add their delicate
pink and white dainty fragrance.
Nor is this all of this wonderful
, orchard. There are hundreds o'
, cherry trees that will be IN bloom :
few days later, and when one sees
- those trees in bloom, each a mass OF
, snowy white, and catches scent OF
their sweet fragrance even beforN
reaching the farm he does not won
der that the japanese nave MADE o'
I cherry blossom time a period OF ies-
% tiyal.
- Then, too there is little matter
y l-of 2.2OO grape vines OF eight varle'
- ties, that every year bear load OF
?. pink and white and purple punches
d often producing as high as ten tons
OF that delicious fruit. No finer
grapes were ever produced In the
famous grape belt of "N Nork state
than are produced each year on the
BarrOws farm,
q Expects $1,000 Bushci Crop.
1t As estimated that with a full
crop OF fruit this year the BarroWs
orchard will produce not less than
10, 900 bushels.
Foresight seems ever 10 have beer
in evidence in the planning, deyel'
opmcnt and operation Of this farm
Only by foresight could II have beer
so successfully planned and carried
out. And foresight still seems to be
the watchwOrd, for every prepara'
ttion has been 10 care for the expect
ed crop this year, thousands OF bas'
lIots and boxes for every need Of the
market are now stored In the pack
ing house and sheds, ready for use
IN, hnlr th,N ara uppnnI