Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-05-11
The Richmond Daily Register Richmond County g Thursday May r. 1922
some DAMAGE TO
APPLES and PEACHES
Survey of State Shows Only
Slight Losses AS Results of
Late Frosts In Spring
CBy Associated Cress1

Lexington, NY, Mdy ll-AI)'
pies and peaches in parts of east
ern Kentucky have been damaged
considerably by spring frosts this
year while injury to peaches in
the western part of the state has
been slight, according to the sur
vey made by c. w. Mathews
head of the horticultural depart
ment of the College of Agricui-
ture. The survey also shows that
grapes, strawberries, cherries and
[ PINS were among the other fruit
that were nipped in practically ali
sections Of the state. Reports
were received from eight differ
ent counties, on frost damage.
Cur reports show that injui
to apples in the eastern part ci
the state, ranged from 20 pc
cent loss in Boyd county to %
per cent in Rowan county," M
Mathews said. Peaches haze
suffered from 10 per cent injur,
! in Boyd county to 100 per cen
loss in Rowan county.
Injury to peaches in the Yves,
ern part of the state has beer
slight, prospects at present point
ing to an excellent crop in War
rem and Henderson counties
However, Henderson county re
ports indicate that the set of ap
pies is light, this possibly beins
due to the continued cold anc
rainy weather which has prevent
ed the proper polarization ftht
blossoms. =. ..
The injury to pluns and cher
ries throughout the state ha
been considerable although i
western Kentucky the loss is
slight, Mr.. Mathews said.
Grapes throughout the east
crn two-thirds of the state have
suffered heavily as they have il
Fayette county, the reported loss
ranging from Is to 50 per cen
i'll most parts, he said. The los
appears to be insignificant in tn
western portion of the state, he |
said.
In the important strawberr, !
section of Warren and adjoining |
counties, there has been SOM |
loss in berries, averaging abou |
20 per cent in Warren county an |
probably somewhat larger in til, |
eastern half of the state, NJ.
Mathews said the reports show
Of the eight counties reportin:
on frost damage, Rowan sufferet |
most heavily, H. Van Antwerp |
Farmers, reporting 100 per cen1
oss Of peaches, plums, cherrie'
and grapes and 95 per cent los.
of apples.
From Boyd county E. C. XIII
Catlettsburg, reported 20 percent
oss Of apples, 10 per cent loss OF
peaches, 40 per cent loss of plum
and Is per cent loss of cherries.
IN Fleming county, prospect:
Sor the apple and peach crops
we're reduced 50 per cent by the
5rost, according to the report OF |
'. {. Razor, Flemingsburg Cher
lies, plums and grapes each suf
Tered a Is per cent loss whiIc
strawberries were damaged
about five per cent, he reported.
Ben H. Niles, Henderson, re
ported a light frost injury il !
Henderson county and vicinity.
Plums, grapes and Strawberries |
suffered most in Madison county |
according. to the report of Prof.
F. O. Clark, of Berea College
which shows that the grape crop
viii be reduced 50 per cent and
he plum and Strawberry crop
10 per cent. He reported 20
Der cent loss in peaches and cher
les and 10 per cent loss in ap-
)les.
Grapes only were injured in
Morgan county, according to the
'eport of county agent, R. B. Ran
Kin.
Grapes and strawberries were
hardest hit in Warren county, E.
}. Hughes, Bowling Green, re-
ported. The loss in strawber-
les was estimated at 20 per cent
md the loss in grapes at IS per
ent. Peaches, plums and cher
les were damaged about 10 per
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