Show THE APPLE CROP The Time A American Agriculturist places the apple crop of the country for this year ear at barrels barrels bar bar- af- af rols against barrels last year ear It makes this the time third season of indifferent ent apple crops It gives as re reasons sons for the short crop that ill in in the eastern east cast ern em states states' the or orchards hards had been weakened by two excessively dry years rears and th the trees Y were re n not t in condition to resist another dry year In Iii other important important im un- un sections J just st as the orchard blooms presaged presaged pre pro aj b bumper crop frosts frost and cold rains sue suc From thai we wc conclude that farmers generally ill in the adopt the tue intermountain rule ruIe to at it least irrigate their o or hards Or Oi better er still rh They y had better bitter move moe west where irrigation is the time therul rule rul a and frosts and cold rains just at blooming time are are arc the hc e exception |