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Letter to Editor
May 8, 1888
The Progressive Farmer
Raleigh, Winston Salem, Winston, Wake County, Forsyth County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
J. Van Lindley of Pomona, N.C., reports to the Editor of Progressive Farmer on the 1888 fruit crop prospects in North Carolina. A late April frost damaged peaches, plums, and apples, leaving scant crops, while pears fared better. He compares to frosts in 1883 and 1873 and plans orchard maintenance for 1889.
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THE FRUIT CROP.
PoMONA, N. C., May 4, 1888.
Editor Progressive Farmer - Dear Sir: - About the 15th of April you asked my opinion of the prospects of the fruit crop in North Carolina. If I had answered at any time before April 20th, I would have reported a fair crop of peaches and a good crop of everything else, except cherries in a few sections. The prospects were never better up to April 20th; then winter set in and continued eight or ten days with frost and ice, for several mornings. And we would have had April 24th, 1883, repeated if we had not had cool, dry weather for ten days previous to that time. In 1873, if you remember, all vegetation of tender growth and all fruit was killed. It was cooler this last April than in April, 1873, but this year everything was well tempered and in a fair condition to stand cold, and consequently but little vegetation was killed and a scanty crop of fruit left. There is a fair crop of peaches and plums left in a few orchards, under favorable circumstances, but the most of them are pretty well cleaned of peaches, plums and apples. My own orchards have not missed a crop in four years, but the last freeze has left me a very scattering crop of peaches, plums and apples. There is a fair crop of pears, including the Kieffer, judging from my own orchard, and a few that I have examined in other sections. There will be very little fruit of any kind shipped from this section this year. So, I am busy trimming and thinning out the limbs, where too thick, cutting back tops and giving my orchard a general dressing ready for a big crop in 1889.
Yours truly,
J. VAN LINDLEY.
PoMONA, N. C., May 4, 1888.
Editor Progressive Farmer - Dear Sir: - About the 15th of April you asked my opinion of the prospects of the fruit crop in North Carolina. If I had answered at any time before April 20th, I would have reported a fair crop of peaches and a good crop of everything else, except cherries in a few sections. The prospects were never better up to April 20th; then winter set in and continued eight or ten days with frost and ice, for several mornings. And we would have had April 24th, 1883, repeated if we had not had cool, dry weather for ten days previous to that time. In 1873, if you remember, all vegetation of tender growth and all fruit was killed. It was cooler this last April than in April, 1873, but this year everything was well tempered and in a fair condition to stand cold, and consequently but little vegetation was killed and a scanty crop of fruit left. There is a fair crop of peaches and plums left in a few orchards, under favorable circumstances, but the most of them are pretty well cleaned of peaches, plums and apples. My own orchards have not missed a crop in four years, but the last freeze has left me a very scattering crop of peaches, plums and apples. There is a fair crop of pears, including the Kieffer, judging from my own orchard, and a few that I have examined in other sections. There will be very little fruit of any kind shipped from this section this year. So, I am busy trimming and thinning out the limbs, where too thick, cutting back tops and giving my orchard a general dressing ready for a big crop in 1889.
Yours truly,
J. VAN LINDLEY.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Fruit Crop
North Carolina
Peach Prospects
Frost Damage
1888 Agriculture
What entities or persons were involved?
J. Van Lindley
Editor Progressive Farmer
Letter to Editor Details
Author
J. Van Lindley
Recipient
Editor Progressive Farmer
Main Argument
a late april 1888 frost severely damaged the fruit crop in north carolina, leaving scant peaches, plums, and apples, but fair pears; little fruit will be shipped this year.
Notable Details
Compares To Frosts In 1883 And 1873
Personal Orchard Experience Over Four Years
Plans For 1889 Crop Preparation