The Princeton Star
data provider: CONTENTdm
is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: French, G. E.
issued: 2022-07-20
issued: 1922-07-07
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/similkameen/items/1.0416461/source.json
format: application/pdf
note: THE PRINCETON STAR Published in the Interests of Mining and Agriculture in the Similkameen Twenty-third Year—No. 33 PRINCETON. B.C.. FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1922 PBR YEAR: Sa.oo Cash Single Copy gc. 1922 FRUIT YIELDS ARE ESTIMATED KEREMEOS APPLES ARE PUT AT 110% OF 1921—PENTICTON SET AT 60% Weekly News Letter No. 9, Horticultural Branch Vernoh, B. O, July 1. District No. 3—Okanagan Salmon Arm, June 28.—The weather continues hot and dry; lcjcal showers have fallen in some sections of the district, but these have not lasted long enough to help matters very materially. Strawberries |are coming" fairly strong up to the present, but the plants on mGfst patches are showfng the effects o£ the drought, and It is doubtful if the later berries will size up in many places. Raspberries will be starting fairly soon now) and are in great need of rain. Gooseberries are going out in small quantities: also cherries. Moisture, conditions in most orchards are satisfactory up to the present; the fruit is sizing well, and the trees! are putting on a satisfactory growth, but, unless, we get some good rains there will be trouble ahead. Vernon, June 30.—In the Vernon, Oyama, Okanagan Centre and Armstrong districts, the Wealthy, Duchess and Yellow Transparent apples are below *average and the crop will not run more than 70 per cent of last season in these varieties. Mcintosh are showing fairly good while Jonathan are genera'ly heavy. On the whole the fall and early winter varieties may be put at 10 to 15 per cent, be'ow 1921. The winters will be off 20 per cent. While Delicious are very heavy, such varieties as Rome Beauty and Newtowns are slightly under par, while Wagoners are off very considerably. Taking the tonnage as a whole the tonnage will run approximate^ 85 per cent, of 1921. Crab apples 50 to 65 per cent. Pears 85 per cent, of last year. Plums 85 to 90 per cent and Prunes nearly up to normal. The water situation at the present time is rather serious owing to the low precipitation of the p…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Similkameen Star (1900-03-31 to 1900-07-28), The Similkameen Star (1900-08-04 to 1900-10-20), Similkameen Star (1900-10-27 to 1918-05-10), Princeton Star (1918-05-17 to 1929-12-26).�
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Princeton, B.C.
spatial: Princeton
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0416461
language: English
lat: 49.460278
long: -120.507778
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Princeton : The Princeton Publishing Company
rights: Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/
source: Original Format: Princeton and District Museum and Archives
type: Text