Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
LESS DAMAGE TO FRUITS
THAN FIRST INDICATED
Cold Spell of April 2l-24 Cut
Nirginias Production to
30 TO 80 Per Cent.

81 Mafhtt> dtd crop Estimates FOR
Virginia. issued e statement on Fri
day relative Ia IA. extent Of tho
damaS- done To frui; crops in III"
stat" hy the cor! spell OF April 2i-
-. Reports reaching Mr.. Taylor are
10 IN" effect that Virginia fruits
suffered less damage than was at
iirsi estimated. The report of IN"
bureau says:
II IL Impossible. 10 max" amy dchn-
tie estimate OF the production for
This year h-for. Ia. June drop. How
ever, assuming average conditions
during tn. growing season reports
ON ESQ orchardiyts In all parts Of
The state indicat. that Virginia will
have 80 per cent Of fun crop. with
possible rang" from 80 to 80 per
cent. The 'su-ycar average. l?l0-2O.
is 81 per cent: last year the pro
duction was only per cent Of
fun crop. = per cent in la2o and
~ per cent in lala rh. production
1919 the production was S.9iS.0OO
bushels
Peaches suffered Lass.
Peaches were morr advanced than
apples when the freeze came. so es-
capped with less injury. Present con
ditions Indicate approximately 80 per
cent Of a fun crop. which compares
with the teU-Near average Of S3 per
cent. In 1911" the crop was 6S2. 900
bushels. or - per cent OF fun crop
and in 1920 the crop was lo?2. 600
bushels or s. per cent Of full crop.
Many OF the large commercial or
chardS vii! have a full crop. while a
few haze been seriously injured.
Pears. plumS, cherries and grapes
have been damaged. but still prom
ise fair yield.
The prospects for frui, crops are
rather spotted. that is. there may he
total failure In some sections and
nearly fun crop in others. In gen
-ral orchards in valleys and low
lands were very hard hit. while those
on high ground and Oh mountain
slopes escaped with little damage.
Some varieties. such as the York. pip
pin. King David and Rome R"autv.
withstood the frost and fr"ezes bet
ter than winesap. Renn Davis. stay
men. black iwig or Grimes Golden.
In many sections there was a light
E'"uiu ~ vIu"sars. aii ven where
there was no frost damage. the crop
is small.
Frrdrrirk's output CMrtalled.
Frederick County. which normally
produces - per cent "f the total COM
merciai apple crop and which was eX-
y
practically all varieties. except the
York. The early bloom was nearly
completely killed, hut The develop
mem # la," buG' nc"' ',''rri!ses TAI
crop. indicating an average for tn"
county OF from - TO 80 per cent OF
It fun crop.
- ii, /. ~ NO ct!"r a'iey coun-
ties. Augusta. Rockingham and Shen-
andoah. indicate from 30 to "a per
at f,,f - 4,
look In Rockingham. The North
Piedmont district. comprising Kappa
hammock i."udnun. Fauquicr and
Madison. suffered much less damage
than the VALLEY. and thiS district
viii probably have an avrras" crop.
Alhemarle County is the third iarE
est producer Of apples. and Will have
an excellent crop or pippins. hut only
a fair crop Of winesaps. which an
pear to he setting nnorly. Mountain
orchards suffered very little damage
from the frost. but many orchards in
the Valley lost practically the entire
crop. This county will have from 40
TO co per cent 81 a fall crop. The
peach crop I'm this county. which is
III" largest producer in tn" state. Is
very promising, however. the crop in
several large orchards was almost de-
stroyed.
might damage In Nelson.
Nelson. Amherst. Bedford. Frank
lin and Patrick Counties had "nIy
Sigh, frost injury. but there * some
complaint that Wincsaps are not set
ting we'll Present conditions indi-
cate from ~ Ia 20 per cent Of n
crop in these counties Roanoke and
Rotetourt Counties had very little
frost damage and from 40 10 so per
cent cf d fun apple crop is Indicated.
liotctourt is the second largest pro
Queer III peaches and appears to have
an excellent corp In tho commercial
orchards. Conditions in Southwest
Virginia are quite irregular, ranging
from a total failure in low orchards
to good crop In those on high ele-
vations. This district viii probably
have from - To 81 per cent OF Il fun
crop
All fruit crops in tho ccn,raKcas,
crn and southern districts were dam
aged by the freeze, the greater part
81 this injury. however. was COW
fined 10 orchards in low places Many
counties in these districts still have
very good prospects.
Fruit prospects in other imnor-
tant states as reported on April 20
are not good az was expected
before tho cold spell. In the Mid
die Atlantic states the damage is
general to all fruits: early apples.
grapes and peaches were severely In .
jured. In Ohio and New York fruit
was injured; peaches suffered more
than apples, and in the Lake Erie
district have hcen mostly killed. In
the Central States there was no
great damage to fruit. except to
peaches In Arkansas. and In the IA
cIfic Northwest there was no dam
age The peach crop in Georgia and
! North Carolina is reported tc he very
| promising the Arkansas crop was