The Delta independent., 1895-07-24

which had been put up two years ago
and was in a perfect state of preservation.
This splendid place is called Riverside"
ranch and the orchard is the first one
planted in that section of the county.
Mr.. Chiles has quite large acreage Of
alfalfa which he has irrigated and cut
on shares, and keeps hired man busy
in the orchard besides himself This
year he will derive very handsome in
come from his sales of fruit and for
some years to come it will increase
steadily.
Poplar Grove" fruit farm, owned by
w. w. Rowan, formerly Of Lake City,
and worked by Ed Rowan and A. L.
Cook, has 3 acres OF wheat, 10 of corn,
the finest on the mesa; 1S OF alfalfa 3
Of squash. 2 Of potatoes, IA Of orchard, .
acres of which is in bearing and the re-
mainder set last spring. They have al
mond, chestnut and butternut trees all
growing finely and expect next spring to
set out several acres more to trees.
They had 80 hogs and Is stand of bees
G. B. Estes has 25 acres of alfalfa,
of garden, of corn, 8 Of orchard, half
OF which is in bearing, and 8 stand of
bees. In company with his brother,
H. H. Estes, he has co head of horses.
P. Shark, on Alfalfa run, has in so
acres of alfalfa, Of corn, 8 of wheat.
Of garden and acre Of orchard set last
spring He has stand of bees and is
rapidly getting his ranch in shape for
more extensive crops.
Charley Shark has in 6 acres Of al
falfa. 5 of wheat, 5 of corn and 2 of or
chard. His place is comparatively new
and at his present rate OF improvement
will soon be one OF the best in that vi
cinity.
Z. L. Cole has Just filed on his ranch
and has in 4 acres Of alfalfa. He has
stand OF bees and will be prepared next
season to put in more extensive acre
age Of crops.
Harvey H. Estes has 5 acres Of orchard
set last spring, 10 Of alfalfa and of gar
den. He is employed at Silverton at ore
hauling and the work is being looked
The Geo. Wilson place is being worked
by Harrington Bros, who have in 26
acres of alfalfa, 8 OF corn and 10 of or
chard on it.
VIM. Harrington has in G acres of al.
falfa on his own place, also II OF wheat,
2 of corn and 8 of orchard, acre of
which is in bearing.
E, G. Rist has 81 acres of alfalfa, 3 OF
wheat. 1 of potatoes, which he is now
marketing; Of corn, 2 Of garden and 8
of orchard, one half OF which is now in
bearing and looks very fine. He has 25
stand of bees. He left Friday with
wagon load Of potatoes for Telluride, it
being cheaper to haul his new potatoes
to that point than to ship them from
Delta on the cars.
John Harrington has acres of corn, 5
of wheat, 2 of alfalfa and acres of or
chard set last spring.
M. Ewing has 30 acres Of alfalfa, s Of
wheat, 1 of orchard set last spring and
has stand of bees. He has built
commodious two-story house and is fix
ing up his premises in good shape.
]. G. Hart has 80 acres OF alfalfa, % of
corn, 25 of orchard, Of which is in
bearing; rs stand of bees and $50 head
of hogs.
J. w. Stell has in 10 acres of alfalfa, 5
of corn and 18 OF orchard, 3 acres being
in bearing.
R. L. Griffith has 18 acres OF alfalfa
which he cut this season and acres
just sowed, Of wheat, u Of corn, 5
acres in orchard, acre Of which is in
bearing; and Is stand Of bees.
L. NJ. and G. N. Smith have out
acre orchard, but no crops on their
ranch.
Titus Lewis has 12 acres of alfalfa and
2 Of orchard on the ranch just pur-
chased.
John Ashworth has s acres OF corn,
besides potatoes and garden, and has 8
acres of two-year old orchard.
VIM. Roberts has acres OF wheat, 5
Of corn, and 2 Of orchard. He settled on
the place last fall and is making good
progress in its development.
VIM. Loback has acres of wheat, 10
of corn, 16 Of alfalfa and % OF orchard
all set last spring. He also has 80 stand
Of bees and 30 head OF cattle and horses.
Richard Forrest, at the entrance Of
Harris basin. has 135 acres of alfalfa, 15
Of corn, 4 Of wheat, 3 OF oats, 42 acres Of
new orchard and acrcs OF old orchard
in bearing.
From Forests ranch run Of five
miles was made to the head OF Harris
basin. This basin is an oval depression
containing something over 1000 acres Of
fine agricultural land, surrounded by
hills from 900 To 800 feet hiph II is