Apple and Peach Conditions In Viricity and Other States
Virginia State Horticultural Society bulletin reports generally good apple and peach prospects. Crozet and Lynchburg regions show strong peach crops. Roanoke and Timberville improving from early pessimism. Apple yields expected to approach or exceed 1924, with regional variation and some frost impact noted. New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan outlooks vary, with peaches stronger in northern states and apples differing by variety and county.
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State Horticultural Society Bulletin
Virginia Fruit
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Crozet
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Timberville
Virginia
Patrick Section
Bedford
Amherst
Nelson
Albemarle County
Augusta County
Rockingham
New England
Com
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Yorks
Adams
Franklin
Ohio
Lake Erie
Grimes
Rome
Jonathan Heavy
Baldwins
Wealthy
Ben Davis
Michigan
Baldwin
United States Fruit Crop Prospects Across States 1926
The report surveys peach and apple prospects nationally, noting Georgia and North Carolina strong peaches, Illinois heavy volumes with Winesaps and Jonathan, Missouri lighter apples, Arkansas a large peach crop, Iowa double last year, Washington winesap gains, California large peach and apple outlook, and European Canadian crops showing varied outcomes. Overall commercial crop likely a shade lighter than last year, but farm crops may rise.
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Illinois
Indiana
Ann and
Cobham
Centralia
Jonathan
Grimes
Missouri
Arkansas
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Washington
Wenatchee
Anu
Yakima
Wien
Cowet Ethren
Walla Walla
Boise Idaho
Romes
Delicious
Colorado
Montana
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Europe
Britain
British Columbia
Department of Agricul
Nova Scotia
Ontario
New York
Ozarks
Idaho
Weather note hints uneven fruit crop across regions
The report suggests sap is light in the Northwest and Baldwins light in the Northeast, while the summer and fall apple crop appears to be rather heavy overall.
Trophies of Victory in Poplar Church Pillars
Oak pillars in a Poplar church, a London suburb, are believed to be masts from wrecked or captured ships of the Spanish Armada, linking the church to historic maritime conflict.
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Poplar
London
Cox Acquitted On Charge of Shooting Former War Buddy
Welby C. Cox was acquitted by a Martinsburg jury on charges of shooting his World War buddy Jesse Frye. The defense argued self defense citing fear of Frye. Frye survived and testified as the state's first witness. details of a prior dispute over payment and an alienation suit were offered but excluded.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Welby C. Cox
Jesse Frye
Frye
Cox
Mirage Nearly Rivers Travelers See Distant Water
A desert illusion lures weary travelers with a shimmering strip of water on the horizon that vanishes at sunset. The phenomenon, described by Grit, is a mirage produced by light refraction rather than actual water.
Mello Glo Cream Promises Bright Complexions
A new French Process Cream for white and beautifying skin claims purity and uniqueness. Users report smoother, brighter, and younger-looking complexions after the first application, with widespread praise from Peoples's Drug Co.
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Peoples’s Drug Co
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