The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-17
PREDICTS FINE
YIELDS HERE
+ w. Vickers Reviews
Crop Prospects for
This Valley

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sver experienced according to J.
v. vickers, who is manager of
large orchard company, when
5,,ked for an opinion on the gene
al results to be expected from this
.eason's operations in the various
farm products of this district.
II seems to me that no one but
dyed-in-the-wool pessimist could
he able to see anything but a pros
uerous season for the Kennewick-
Richland district this year. The
winter was favorable and there
uas no damage from spring frosts.
Asparagus started off strong and
we'll. and good prices have been
maintained thruout the longest
shipping season our growers have
ever enjoyed. Our strawberry crop,
while comparatively small on ac-
count Of shrinkage in acreage,
was one of the finest in our his
tory in the way of quality and per
acre production, and prices were
exceptionally good. Following G
these products with the largest
cherry crop on record at good
prices, and going into early spud
deal with carlot shipments bring
ing between fifty and sixty dol
lars per ton is putting a lot of
money into circulation here and
again demonstrates the advantage
we have over other districts in
the state where the seasons are
later and climatic conditions are
less favorable.
We are undoubtedly off to a fine
start and with good prices prac-
tically assured for apricots, peach
es and pears, all Of which prom
ise heavy production and high
quality, and our wheat growers
just starting to harvest good
crop, for which profitable prices
are also assured, we may, I be-
lieve, approach the apple deal,
which is, of course, of major inn
portance to us, with a feeling of
confidence.
Our apple crop will no doubt
fall short of the record tonnage
shipped in 1923 as the set of both
Wlnesaps and Delicious is rather
light in some orchards while ex-
ceptionally heavy in others. In
other words the set is spotted as
TO these varieties this year, as
against a practically uniform max
mum setting in 1923.
This condition will be offset to
some extent, however. by the in
crease IN the size of our trees and
E tnls factor must be considered in
estlmatlng the present crop, as a
tree that produced ten boxes Of
apples in 1923 will, with an equal
sestng OF fruit this year, produce
1Iteen boxes, the difference being
eue TO increases in size and bear
ing area of the tree.
AS to quality, present prospects
.noicate one of the best in the his
'ory OF the district. The trees
eenerally are in exceptionally good
condition, the fruit is well-formed
sood as to size and, due to thoro
spraying from the very beginning
:, !, tne season, is also remarkably
''ean as to worm stings. This al
hlost complete control of the first
4 r.usd r.u1d OIL codling moth will leave
~ s'le to lear from second brood
~ ~, worms and if we have reason
~ ,y favorable conditions during
sa m remainder of the growing sea-
h.. a the crop should be almost as
..se se as that of 1923 and of ex-
epslonaliy high quality. =
e.s1s as TO probable prices. it is too
All Airy IN the season to make any,
7. IKE an Intelligent forecast.
nor.. may be said however. that re-
ms ms SO far as received from
een4s. y OF the large apple growing
M. indicate crop which will
a. ,oas at pest, exceed the tonnage
$50 a and as the country is in
es,1.l sUund healthy condition econom.
peos there is every reason to ex-
pie crop. p'i'eS lof our ap-
fns with big crop of asparagus. q
cber.l lop OF berries and a record
prieas crop already sold at high
dollss, spuds selling at fiftv five
ferrinas. fa per PEI ton, cannery men of.
for nas 1orty-fve dollars per tor
for p,, prars and good prices in sight
OIa, H. our apricots, beaches and alr 1-sn sn'
tho n,.ao. ana our wheat growers sit
proStabIt with d good crop and
ers of W ,n. prices assured, the farm.
no eausa sais community should have
Of se tba for complaint at the enc
thermoup present season. and fur.
the farn;o II my prediction as tc
hess mau nefs is correct. the busi.
anxious ea u OF kennewick viii be
n incoroe ~ see another reduction
feet e ~be tax rates to 90 into ef.
due. "Den the 1926 returns arr