The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-04-13
HEAVY BLOOM
IS INDICATED
SPURS LOADED, SAYS C. R. BONE
Effective Spray Operations Of GrOwerS<
Expected to Increase CONNER
Cial Tonnage

Although definite forecasts cannot be
made as to the tonnage of the 1922 ap-
pie crop, C. r. Bone says that fruit
spurs indicate that the bloom of this
spring is going to be one of the heavi-
est in the history of the Hood River
valley.
1.-The spurs. with the fruit buds now
beginning to SWELL" says Mr.. Bone,
'show that the trees are going to be
covered with blossoms. But for the
natural provisions and the annual drop
that always follows heavy blooms, we
might well expect heavy expense of
thinning this year. | anticipate that
our tonnage of this year will be about
the same as last, when a little more
than 2,O00, 900 boxes Of commercially
packed apples were shipped. "
If anything, in Mr.. Bones opinion
the 1922 tonnage of commercially
packed fruit will be little heavier
than that of 1921. He cites that grow
eTs are making preparations to engage
in the most thorough spraying ever
pfacticed here. This will eliminate
damage from codling moths and an
thTacnose, which resulted in a high
percentage of the apples of many orch
ards going to the cider factory last
season.
Il have snever seen growers display
ing greater interest in spray meth
ods, - says Mr. Bone. 1.-THE result Of
work of the Hood River Experiment
Station and its superintendent, Leroy
Childs and hOrtlculturist, Gordon G.
Brown, has been wonderful. Growers
have learned how to spray effectively.
They are going to do it this year"
With spring nearly a month later
than usual, thereby decreasing the
danger of damage from frost and Civ
ing the trees and bushes a longer sea-
son of dormancy. prospects this year
are declared to be good for one of the
best fruit years in the history of the
state and of the northwest.
1t is still too early to give any defin-
ite productions owing to the fact that
rainy weather or touch of frost dur
ing tbs. blooming season might cause
damag6As However. there is less dan
ger of this with late season than
with the ordinary season
G. d. Minton, secretary of the
Northwest Gamers Association. who
has been travelling extensively through
the fruit districts of the state, said
are good for a fairly big
crop at least this year. Everything,
he declared is favorable so far, ac-
cordiDg to the Oregonian.
Col. H. +. Dosch, secretary of the
state board of horticulture, also de-
clared that the late season was likely
to make for big fruit crop in that it
the danger of frost dan age.
lie said 1t was still too early to give
any definite predictions, but that so
far everything was favorable. An
early season, he said. was often the
worst thing which could happen from
the standpoint of the fruit grower.
The fruit growers throughout the
northwest are in a prosperous condi-
-iun and there are good prospects for
good crop. according to reports re-
,eived from various banking institu-
lions of the northwest by Better Fruit.
In the Rogue RIVER district the Grants
Pass and Josephine County Bank re-
ported that with the spring season
nearly a month late there was every
for bumper crop.
Prospects are good for heavy apple
,rop in the Hood River district, the
First National Bank reported The re-
port from this bank declared that the
apple growers here probably were in
he best financial condition since the
apple became the leading crop. This
was declared to be due to the big apple
'rop of last year.
The Butler Barking Company also
the fruit growers of of this
section TO be in unusually good condi-
ion financially, with more money yet
% come in from late sales.
In the Wenatchee district the We
latchee Commercial Bank & Trust Co.
reported that the growers were in ex-
,ellent condition financially, due TO
having marketed the biggest crop in
history. Prospects were also declared
10 be excellent for a successful season.
The Weiser Loan q Trust Company Of
Neiser. Idaho, also reported fruit grow
srs in that district to be in good finan-
,ial condition with bank deposits on
he increase.