The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-11-18
Utica Orchard Top
List For Cleanliness

w. w. Reynolds, Utica, treated
his 48-aere orchard with, ten eff
fective sprays this past year to
produce 99.93 per cent clean fruit
and merit the title "Outstanding
Ohio Orchard of the Year" ac-
cording to T. II. Parks, exten-
sion entomologist at Ohio State
University. 1t was the fifth time
in the past ten years of the "clean
Orchard" program that Reynolds
Licking county orchard finished
in the top ten honor group. One
scab spot and two apples with
leaf roller feeding scars were the
only blemishes found on 1000 in
spected fruits in the Reynolds
orchards.
The 1947 winner, E. J. Down
ing, of New Madison, Darke
county, was runner-up for honors
when his 15-acre orchard, treated
with 13 sprays, produced $3.50
per cent clean fruit. DoWning's
orchard also finished in second
place in 1916.
In announcing the results of
the 1948 fall orchard check-up,
Parks revealed that the ten high
est scoring orchards are located
in eight south or central Ohio
counties and one lone northern
Ohio county, Ottawa. He said the
average number of sprays ap-
piled was nine and one-haf. The
scoring performance of the top.
ten orchards averaged SO per
cent clean fruit, second only to
the average of 1914. Seven of the
orchards rated above SO per cent
clean which is better than for
any of the previous years of the
program. .E.,<- -,
Specialists in entomology, hor-
ticulture and plant pathology of
the agricultural extension serv-
ice in Ohio make careful examin-
ations in this program Of 33 or
chards that gave most promise Of
good pest control. These orchards,
at harvest time, averaged 95.4 per.
cent clean fruit. Apple scab &C.
counted for half of the blemishes.
Parks pointed to this years
outstanding record as an indica-.
ton that Ohio fruit growers can
produce clean fruit by carefully
observing a thorough spray pro-
gram. He says the record of the
Downing orchard with not a
single apple scab spot found in
the entire lot of fruit examined
can be duplicated by growers
who. not only time early sprays
to keep new growth constantly
but who also use ade-
quate gallonage in the applica-
ton.
Other orchardists to finish in
the honor group, their acreage
and percentage of clean fruit for
l948 include Russell Perry, Cam
bridge, Guernsey county, 80
acres, 9942 per cent; Harold
Moore and Sons, Oak Harbor, Of.
tawa county, A acres, $3.50 per
cent; j. B. Lane, xenia, Greene
county, 40 acres, 1928 per cent;
Wheeler Welday and Son, Smith
field, jefferson county, 80 acres,
1904 per cent; Southern Or
chards Co., Jackson, Jackson
county, $50 acres, 98.77 per cent;
Myron Baker, Morrow, Warren
rs acres, 97.75 per cent;
and Albert Livezey, Barnesville, i
Belmont county, % acres, 97.71
per cent. Seven of the top ten
honor group have been in the Sc a
lect class during one or more
previous years. ss
Growers in the honorable men
ton class, producing better than
81 per cent clean fruit include
Herbert Koontz, Licking county;
Otto Balduf, Ottawa county;
Harry Lutz, Fairfield county;
William Packer, Jefferson coun-
ty Mantle and Mantle, Lake
county; r. E. Frantz, w. H. Feicht
and Jerome Hull, all of Mahon-
ing county.
Only commercial orchards over
ii years of age were included in
the l948 checkup.