Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-10-30

In 1887. and today tho valleys 81 tho
Grand river from Glenwood Springs to
Grand Junction. ~ the north fork ~ the
Gunnison frum Pa0nia On Delta and ~
the UncompahHc are dotted with thou.
sands of acics devoted to orchards and
vineyards.
wh.re FraIt Rssshss Psrf.sti.a.
This Is perhaps the most famous fruit
b.lt % tho state Altitude and, soil
combine a. favor the industry. The alti.
tudo ranges from 1000 90 $500 feet
above "a level. Tho valleys are protect.
81 from tho chilling blasts ~ more .X.
po-a'l regions. while the winds from the
Pacific temper the climate f..r beyond
that IL equal latitude on the Other sido
of the continental diyid"
Snow seldom falls To- q, pth q 3
inches or lies on the grolnd "a week at
n time. Thus all the delicate fruits,
peaches apricots, prun,r, ncciarincs,
California Craps aud hyric, ~ al
kinds rcanh perfection The so.l 4, - n
ricl, sandy character, full ~ limo aud
magncsia. and furnishes it, own fcrti.
lizer ~ continued irrigation brings tIc
mineral ingredients to the surface
Then, too. moth and rust have never
yet appeared In thesevall.ys. The fruit
growers are organized 90 fight insects
on their frst approach. and blight has
never yet touchci apples, cherries ur
pears From thu firSt settlement un this
slOpe thero has never bocn "a failure ~
the fruit crop
The heart Of this great fruit region Is
about Grand Junction. Tho altitude -
not - great here. and the general aver
agc ~ the temperature Il much higher
Forty. 80 and 100 acre orchards are com.
mon Many fruitgrowrrs plant half 80.
tion. This acreage IL about equally III.
vidod between apple and peach. There
are. however. many pear orchards ~
from 40 to 100 acres A capable, indus
trious. painstaking fruitgrOwor can, In.
side of i've years from date q planting.
make hi- 20 or 30 acrcs yield him net
income ~ $500 an acre ON an average
Dos that sound like q gho~t story
Well. here are some figures which cant
lie Mr.. ". A. Kennedy ~ this city
has an eight acre orchard. lees the room
for his buildings and yards He has
demonstrated on this patch ~ ground
how q fruitgrowcr ~ limited means
NAV live while his orchard l. maturing.
Ills crop for $50? yielded $3.50 for straw.
b-rie.. sass. ~ for pcaclies, slIG.I7 for
apples, $50 for melons, s35 for cur.
rants, $55 for gonsel-rrios. els for rasp-
berries. s25 for CRAPS, s35 for let.
tuce. go. 80 for onions, t33 for rhu-
barb, els. 40 for radishes. 600 for po,a.
toss. s9,. ~ for tomatoes.
4 Iisnd.o,ns Profit.
Now. IL you will take the trouble 90
aid thesc fgurcS, you will gct a total
~ 81, isl35. II from that total you de-
duct the expense Of cultivation. $3.50.
you will find that Mr. Kennody's little
eight acre orchard brought him clear
profit Of sl.?3L3J.
small orchards we'll carsi for are bsi.
ter they tell me here. than large plant
ings Ten and twenty acru fruit tracts
with water can b. bought for frum $50 g.
tiO0 pr acr,, and when planted and
ready to tear they all at from $500 a.
$500 por acre
Grape culture il comparatively rccnt
herr. bu, Is crowding the peach and AZ
pie industry. Craps require little wa
ter, but q dry. sandy loan. with good
drainage The best situation for vine
yar,i IL where plants can have the tsne-
ft Of radiation of heat frOm surround
ing hills.
The Appi. He'll.
TN the eastern slOpo Of the state which
compri-es the territory lying north and
south bstween Canon City and Fort Col
lins, and extending eastward for dis.
tance of over 90 milos. lies the great
apyie belt. There arr two important
factors In the succcssful cultivation ~
applos-plenty of moisture to imiart
that exquisite. juicy flavor which Is ~
desirable and a clay subsoil. by I'M
CATION the fruitgrower Is enabled TO
absolutely control the moisture absorb
ed by the tres. and the soil l. not want
ing In this AREA A grower a Canon
City derived I, 500 barrels IL apples from
n five acre orchard and sold them Tor
| f5, 500. OF trifie les than an average
Of ~ barrel
The great San Luis valley promises
much In the way Of fruit culture The
small fruits and many Of the harder
varieties Of apples. pcars and cher
ries are grown there This valley Is a
stretch Of level plain. as large ~ the
state Of Connecticut. lying between
walls Of lofty mountains and watcr-d
By the Rio Grande river and n score or
morc IL small tributary streams IL was
once the bottom Of q great sea whose
deposits have made fertile soil ON an
average ten feet deep The mountains
are covered with snow. which inel,s and
furnishes the irrigating canals with wa
ter for tho crops.
The Mssket.
Now. where II the market for all the
fruit which this marvellous state pro-
duce.i This IL most interesting gucs.