Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
EARLY VARIETIES HIT
HARDEST BY COLD SNAP
hirty to Forty Per Cent of Full Crop Is Predice d.
Peach Production Will Be Nearly Up to the Ten
car Average in Observation-Disclosures SPRAYING

The FIRST crop report for 1922 is-
sued hy W. i. Massey. secretary OF
the Virginia State horticultural So
ciety. says that such fruit as was
damaged by the April frosts has al
ready dropped from the trees and
tha, the young fruit now on the trees
most likely Will properly mature. A
possible output Of from 20 TO 80 per
cent OF fun crop. approximately
100000 barrels OF apples. liz fore
castcd. while the peach crop Is pre-
dictrd 10 be nearly up TO the ten
year average for this State
sccrctnr!'r Report.
Secretary Massey's report reads as
follows:
The following estimate Of the an
Pic and peach crop prospects for Vir-
Rina was compiled on May Is, and
represents reports from - large num-
Der Of fruit growers and from per
honal observation by your secretary
u ~ believed that such fruit as was
damaged by the April frosts has al
ready dropped from tho trees and
that the young fruit now on the
trees most likely VIII properly ma
tirc. The frost damage in April this
year was much loss in its severity
and extent than were tho frosts of
1921. and was largely confined TO the
lower lying orchards and exposed To-
chlities. valley orchards on tHgh
lands and great deal OF tn. +icd-
mont territory escaped sever, dam
ago. with q few favored orchards re-
porting iuli crops Of both apples and
peaches.
The early blooming varieties Of ap.
pies suffered the heaviest loss. Ben
Davis, Stayman. Grimes and Black
IwiS were nearly entirely DESTROYED
In tho valley. York Imperial promises
about half crop. In the Piedmont
districts Alhcmarlc Pippin prospects
are for an excellent crop. while Wine
zap are reported rather SHY. as they
bloomed lightly And are not well set.
II is now cstin:.tcd that tho general
prospects arc tpr possible output
~ from 80 ~ 20 per cent Of "a fun
crop, which ihay work out around
1900. 900 barrels OF apples Tho pea on
crop is good IN the iinportau, peach
producing sections and promises
nearly up TO the tcn-year average for
the state.
The apple estimate by districts and
varieties 10 as follows
Winchester scction--Pippin, 35;
"inesap. 5: York Improved. 80; Ben
Davis. 80; others. Is.
Mount Jackson scction-plppin. i5:
winesaT. l2 York Improved. 80: Ben
Davis. Is: others, 3
y
wtncsap. 80: York Improved. 10; Ben
pav!s. 80; others. 40.
Staunton section-No pippin; Wine
sap. 80 York Improved. 80: Ben Da-
Wis. 40; others. so.
Roanoke section--Pippin. 60. Wine
sap, 30, York Improved. 10. Ben pa
Wis. t5 others. 10.
North piedmon, scction--pipp!n.
Io Wiucsap. 20: York Improved. 10;
Ron Davis
south Piedmont scction-P!npin
So Wincsap, 30. York Improved. 40;
Ben Davis. SO. others. so.
Reports From other states.
west inia-About the same as
Winchester section.
observation-disclosures half a crop
az York. very few Zen Davis or
others.
Maryiand-liaif crop n apples
lcft. Peaches badly killed IA
Delaware--Early varicticB apples
severely damaged and all peaches
hurt.
Missouri--Good prospects for
good CROP OF all fruits.
Illinois and Indiana But little
damage. Prospects good.
New EnEland--Finc fruit prospects.
Apples light bloom in Maine.
New York-only slight frost dam
age. Baldwin bloom very light.
Ohio-IIeavy damanse both apples
and peaches.
Western Statcs--Reccnt heavy
freeze. late reports not sc; in.
Spraying III Virginia has been gen
orally heavy and thorough. Orchard
diseases will bc we'll under control
providing the spray schedule is con-
i.nucd throughout the season as eff
ticiertly as IL has been up 10 the
present time.