White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-07-04
APPLE PROSPECTS IN
STATE NOT so GOOD

indicated by conditions some weeks
ago. Blossoms this spring were so
profuse that many growers felt they
would harvest one of the largest crops |
in the history of the State. But sub
sequent setting of the fruits has not
justified earlier predictions. Winter
injury and late spring frosts are the
major causes affecting the prospect,
according to growers reports to John
S. Dennee, Federal Agricultural Sta
tistician stationed in Seattle. According
to the outlook now, the yield next
fall Of apples will be about an average
crop, though there are opinions both
ways on this point, Outstanding de-
velopments are
! WENATCHEE-O KANOGAN
/. DISTRICT
Indications at this time point to an
apple crop in North Central Washing
ton no larger than that Of last year,
many well-informed growers believe.
Late frosts in early May took the
gilt-edge off the prospect, causing
substantial reduction in growers pre-
vious estimates. And winter injury
developing in not few areas may be
expected to cause further reduction in
the probable yield. In the Cashmere
section frost after the fruit had set
, was very severe and worked heavy
! damage even in orchards located high,
while many orchards in the Valley
, are reported a complete failure, Wine
saps being especially hard hit. Around
Omak the freeze of May 8 completely
wiped out the crop in some orchards;
!. and winter-injury killed some apple
and pear trees, and cherries. Conolt1on
in this district is spotted. and the pros
! pect at this time is hardly better than
; an average crop. Growers say they
are expecting heavy June drop.
YAKIMA VALLEY
Fruit is not developing into as big
crop as the heavy bloom indicated.
Winter injury and spring frosts took
heavy toll in scattered areas. Apples
mostly good prospect on all varieties
excepting Winesaps, which give EVIL
dence of being light this year: Very
few peaches in Lower Yakima valley;
much better in the upper end. Inc
! freeze of May did much damage IN
the Selah and the Grandview districts
: on the lowlands, but on the hgn
S lands fruit went unscathed. delicious"
t crop in the Grandview district, and the
S prospects are good tor ZONES anu anu
9 Ionathans. Winesaps, however, are
. spotted. The prospect for pears re-
= mains favorable; some damage done
Q by the tarnish plant bug. Benton
+ county peaches and apricots mostly
S destroyed by winter-injury, but apples
pears, and cherries generally through l.
out the county were not injured
Grape production in Grandview ane
Prosser districts may be about 70 pei
a cent of normal, due to the effects o.
y the May frosts. The damage to tn
y buds was large, growers report From
% .Sunnyside to Granger and Zillah grape
T escaped injury and the outlook JUS
- now is for a good crop.
= SPOKANE DISTRICT
\ Cherry trees are showing in som
N degree the effect of the cold Weathe
ID last winter; the crop in Stevens an
" Lincoln counties will be light crop
6. approximately 90 per cent of the tree
= winter-killed. Pear prospects goo
THROUGHOUT this district, exceptin
Spokane county will have about rs pc
- cent of normal crop. Apples tai
pTOSpeCC III AHlSOAi SoAeJ, "u
~ to fair in Stevens county. Spokan
n county reports that the freeze OF ma
rs. 13 struck some sections. taking 1rol
[c- one-third to one-half of the apple crol
of but did not seem to hurt pears an
"a cherries. This district will averag
wv about rs to 80 per cent on apples; y
to rs per cent on pears; about SIS to
per cent on cherries; 80 per cent
ne prunes; and 10 per cent on peacne
In Poor pollenizing weather with TO-
.rt Temperatures has reduced the prospe'
somewhat.
of SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT
nd Apples about IS per cent OF crof
Mi Winesaps, a light crop. Peaches an
apricots less than 10 per cent in mo-
Of this district, excepting along tn
is Snake River-Alpowa to Centr;
MS Ferry-many orchards have almost
nd full crop. Pears, where grown, abo'
*, 70 per cent. Prunes about 70 to 80 .p'
no cent 1t is estimated that the ltalia
prune crop for this season will
about two-thirds as large as last year
crop. Cherries in Walla Waila ar
Charleston districts about so to 90 p
~ cent. but along Snake River almost
full crop. The prospect in this distrl
for all fruits, except apples, is spotte
winter-injury.
ED Apples 80 to 90 per cent of fl
fc- crop. Peaches 0 to 20 per cent. Pea
on- 80 per cent. Cherries so to 70 per cei
irg Prunes, where grown, 10 to 90 p
sp- cent. Much damage locally report
from frost early in May in the Unde
on wood and White Salmon Valley
iris Apples and pears frosted aroul
ra- Husum; cherries frosted in spot
ace prunes, heavy drop. Prunes in Ola
in. county 40 to As per cent of norm m;
lay trees bloomed extra heavy, but WI
in ter-injury caused heavy drop, and 7
much rain developed brown rot a
pies in this county IS per cei
aaa,.. aLau. third cron. pes