August, lyoo. 
AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
tttrnl .Society, Virginia Stale Hnrtleulturnl 
Society, I’. < ilonaon. I.eroy, v Y. 
Cnlleerion nf orange* am! Lemon* m 
romrrn-r.-htl pa.-nk.-g- < *n 1 1 f« Tit In .-'t.iii 
Comnib-don. 
Semin! rii/.i- Indlnna Horticultural 
SoctotJ. Nr tv Mexico • fdb-gi- of Agrlcul 
I lift'. Nortli Ihindlim llepl. of A gri* illtur- 
K. <\ VVnrner, ( 'In ililir. Com ii. 
TIitTfl Prigew: F 1’, Itnlii-ock, M-.n 
burg: I. H. Perrlne, Hint- l.nio*, Idaho; 
A I. Wrlilnrr. Aroml1«vllle. Pn 
CONDITION OF CALIFORNIA FRUIT 
In :i recent Inlllrlln *rni out by ilir Pn;! 
fonilii Puled I'lttl 1 \ ssuei.it inn it 0 -i.n 
frt that: 
“We Iimvi* i ii ivf nil _v gntlo ri .1 ri jM.11- 
I'roln inemherK of lids a*»<ielnthiu ilurimr 
the putit week iiiiii'i'riilMjj flu- ifTi-i-i 1 
ivhnt l» kuotvn n- fin- ".imp- drop' on th. 
growing fruit crop, esjicein II j prutn—- Mm 
n-pori* arc ••k|hm-|u ll>- cnniideto from 1 1 . i - 
county 1 Son til rianil. which furnish.? 
til it'p-ftf tlis of the prime niiliiut of tlw- 
hi 11 lo, and coiiviun-s 11s ipnt the a<'Vrrlt> 
of tin- “limp" is 11 uptmil Icliol in ri-ocnt 
yon rs. 
Report.-, luilli n |e th.it tin- ilrn|i will n - 
duel.- the output to in "o per h-lii from 
previous estimate,. rin- drop »*-i-ios to 
have lieeii more seven- In till* county than 
it tin- stale outside. In mhih- orchnnls 
nearly all tin- prnue-t ire dropping fr-nn 
tin- trees. 
The onuses of the seven- drop are 
First, tin* hot spell that 1. 11110 Just at the 
critical period; second. tin- link of ueds 
tore ill the sub-suil us a result nr tie- light 
>a it all for tin- lant few year*. Util) * 
few orchards hlive rsi-ftped iTuuc* 
slightly nffeeted by the spring frost n- 
umltied on the trees until the hot wave 
ea me. 
The effect on tin- poaches urn! tipth-uls 
has In-fti to ripen thorn prematurely. thus 
dllllllilshlilg their weight and Siv.e Tie- 
‘cots are also drying nut heavily on tin 
tra.vs. This well lessen the total -01111111 
i-nuslderably. 
PROSPECTS FOR FLORIDA ORANGES 
lit tin- Pucker fur .Inly 10, Mr \\ It l ul 
h r. traveling rrelghl agent of the Florida 
I’t-litrnl A feim-vlvtltila H K.lii thu- 111- 
sivt-ra tin- ipiest Ion alnntt the I ! la ,..,p 
“The following nr.- Mr. Pullet s ligmv- 
for the south Florida eountles express'd In 
hoses, liy eountles: 
DeSnto. , . . 2Atl,*KNt 
VlnuatiH- "110,1 «tn 
Hillsborough . 200,000 
Polk tan, ooti 
I we, ... “a. noo 
Orange "Vih»i 
Lake hVmo 
Oseeohl | AH 1 
Total '.i.uiin*i 
••Mr I’nller allows TO.ono box.. for tin 
seiitterlug crop* from the non* Inder of the 
Htllli-. which tllllki-- the tut n I 1 r»|l tot III.' 
.Hilling STMS' *tl I.WHI.IHSI l.i.v.-a 
“The average pn.e for the . omtug «. is u 
is approximated at |2 tar bn* mi the tro. - 
which menus a total iwv .11 lie from the 
min. crop of s.',' '■«•.. nst. Over utm 
lentil-, of ild» amount will ...me from tin 
growers of south I loin In 
“The crop of I no 1 1U0-J Me. i utlcr 01 
.•numbly estlmntes at 2.000, tmo Imi.m -. oil 
which hi- Allow- a ruling juice of *1 IV) pet 
tins While therv will tie n mini ttoi, of 
lift)- icnts in j.rlr-t-. Mr Fuller thinks 0 
• ife to give tin- bouofit ,.f tin- doubt and 
I l.ti tin prlif at tin- Itjmv mu.. at. 
Tills will unike it..' rain, of th.- rn.p of 
Iti'l-v.'irj roily gU.Mm.bbO 
’I he largest orange imp rvurd.-d t»-forv 
the ftretfe niieiunt.-t to Mf*Ni,fMI t-axi-s rl .• 
UVftUue Iifto- Is lug only fifty ct-uts a Is.* 
Ii will. 1 he ref or.. u- readily *• »•« 'tiat Mr 
F uller'* ■-•tllmilr la- 1 11 a .-nrrrt-f, tie- cr..p • 
tfSTl lltii* w ill l«- rs|n»l in value to Hurt of 
the rvenrd-tu rule lug apfe-fre*-*,- y.-ar. 
■‘Tlir- 1110*1 .-1110)111/ mudlDou ... nriplv 
»ul *llll(llalelt t.y 111,. p|>*.-Ut slut Os of till 
aiHve- the leuith) movement of 11 vested 
eitplnl lonard il. e -onth FTorida oraa.m 
■ eliou, the a.-llvlfy with width ilmndmu.1 
gtvive* ary being taken lt» hand by f»r. — 
»rc*«lvp gfnwvr*, and the many iih.m icrr. 
of new groves W til. h Ion- Is-, n *.-( out In 
flic past few years ,<i-| which will Is- bear 
Dig by m xl M-nw-Ti Among tlo -e hrrter ar- 
lltH* of the MalMt's- I.-mou .-anisHi) 1*»t 
a- ii--. mill He- A l wood ' •nipe-frulr Pmii- 
pany, Jtfl acres " 
THE WEST VIRGINIA APPLE AND PEACH 
CROP. 
Reported hy Pn-r I 1* ( orlwtl. «r W. -t 
Vlrgiula Agricultural Eip.-rliM»-iii sumiu 
for Aiiu-ibiin F’rult nn>| Xiurmil 
flic onthsik tor tbe apple . top in YY.-st 
Virginia is not al all gmtlfylag. but sine- 
ibis 1* the off tear In olir slab- we hare tro 
gr .tinda for r-oinplalnl Anim- few on-hard* 
both in lie* Nortln-m mid Kaatenj Pau 
handle*, are carrying 11 pgh' . n.p 
many others *how A to t r. or '.Yt per -ml 
-f n crop- The crop fur lie- stale will ag 
k-regato a number of thousand* of barrel* 
. f fruit of superior qnnlltj ; tin- fruit ufs n 
I lie free* Is sTTlvn.1 h and large lor lh<- tune 
of year. 
I he I ern-h ervip w ill Is- the larj.-st mid of 
highest qiHlIb of mu yet protu.nl in ih. 
*laie Old u. hard* are carry Ing a u-nder- 
ful crop and man* young nt> hnnl« nrv 
alKixring a virgin -II< rin, of *m*rlor . x- 
1 ellenrv. The crop will erwwd the liulf 
million ma.k. I'Ue siijs-rlor color and 
tlavor of t h. i1011mt.11 n.-bc» .-r lY.-i 
> tnrliila ar- r.v-i gaining ,u the e*(im,itliin 
of the pcnr lorftttng popuhitlou of our cpi..- 
• md tlw 'UMiedale growers who place -in 
-Ml article ou (he markets are certain to 
re—i... dm- .lonpemuikm r-r th.-tr latair 
and ran- 
itlly 27. 1A»I. 
SOOTHERN CALIFORNIA FRtTlT AND 
PRtTNE CROP SHORT 
t n.l-r -Ule ,ct July 2b President Sprague 
of the suitlwrn ' '.lifornln tieetdiurH* FVftlt 
Exchfinge. • atr«1 If, a r ; airier .-ODf-TTirns 
the fruit < 
— '>r ■■ 
•enp a, follow 
"Tti*-rr 
Will tnr very 
till* ns Ik 
tlMlH‘*4 f|>1 
•fl Ihla y.»r 
mi the north 
flu-re la thrr.. a b» 
■ •>f 1-nifr »ppr* eel.o* the 1 
sl.rinag*, for ih«. 
ou>*t .oi-e:i-.m 1 l.li 
• ►"TlSft 
11 will Inter uh. 
oary; 
folio rrral 
w-atl 
Her, rto- 
-t \n 
* 1* ** M 
r|.r« m 
i»i.i in 
Lriifion 
ffllJl 
little rtilnl fnllt In 
pt Hint wfeit-b 
| 
»r pm 
>-rv will 1.*. no 
lira. Tlw itprl- 
• tvurf 
untr hrn- mil 
y lu < 
s hill) the .y or I 
th*’ 
1 |«rr 
ivenig.- Hi'* 
l* inn— -il by 
Wt, »u 
| f,,. , 
.-»tlw m Jun 
111 in*t fniwiv 
'tain 0 
* f))< Ml 
iWn1IH»n of Ibr 
1 -lis<i*< linn lo 
HORTICULTURE AT THE IOWA AGRI- 
CULTURAL COLLEGE 
Ilj .bihn fr.il* l'r->fe*s..r i.r HortlcitPun- 
and Forestry 
Th* pun-’- of th<» arth l* i» »..t -1 nm>'h 
to dls*-it«s (he mntw. -.f sru.lj ofTcresl in 
ll.vrtlrulwre at tint .sj||e 8 , n » p, )tn((.-xtv 
bri.-rty »be trend ■>( l’..rti-'iil»j»rul -v luMou 
whirl, -s taking plnr- In r. • > m jar-, .jiii| 
to tlmw the lw»nog of * -ollsge irollPug 
U|H.u It. 
In the I- ..linings of every agr'.idiurnt 
ind(.atr) t-hc tlrr-nb-m ’.teg 1 u— d. ’O - 1 Uwfes 
i'hluga sre grown In n -m.rli .>ij Whet 
t«» grow 1 * j mot* inij-otmit ip.osiioii than 
bow to itniw it letter. «‘(b I In' roltlml* 
huitimi ..f i—td.-s, marhvts ,1 .>.o'.d, 
tlmn the .smnncr. ni I id. a w»t.-.-. Urgely In- 
to tlo- cut* rpruw 1'h* sentlrn.'i.t *bvli Iti^ 
dUor» the I map. nr to tw k n lie- ••-•rk Is 
tvpliic .1 ht the tnolwj li.ac mg h i lire 
irnlnl Ihouaht •>( rai.iui.-r. lalism 
E9TABUSHEO IB90. 
«. oroRoe 
W 0. MaLL 
M. GEORGE & CO. 
Commission Merchants 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, ETC, 
SPECIALTIES: Strawberries, Cantaloupes, 
Peaches and Tomatoes in 
Carload Consignments 
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Kt.tKHtMlts *... sl.lm-sr a* has* r>. U*.*< - I •’ l,h — "•'* 
95 SOUTH VVATE M ST., 
CHICAGO 
