The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-06-16
Continued from First Pass.

Immense FRUlT CRUR.
Continued from First Psss.
The Flemish Beauty pear is establish
ing itself as certain and great marketer.
while the Heath Cling peach is in in
creasing demand az picker.
The apricot or tomato" plum, is meet
ing added market demand by prolific pro-
duction, while the famous wild Goose
plum is yearly increasing its canning
popularity.
A recent and final shipment from Del
ia OF winter apples OF last seasons crop
age aggregating $4,000 pounds brought
s cents per pound in Denver, the Delta
fruit selling for more per box in the open
market than the best Michigan apples
were bringing in Denver per barrel.
Apple trees Of three and four years old
average 10 pounds to the tree, while the
market value Of a typical thirty-acre
apple and pear orchard is placed at s25,-
900.
A Wagner apple tree out OF the nurse
~ but one year ripened thirty-two apples;
twenty-one pear trees have produced 4 SEQ
pounds of fruit; s36 worth OF fruit is the
record Of sweet apple tree thirteen
years old. A Jonathan apple tree has
yielded s7s pounds. while one orchard Of
nineteen acres Of mixed fruits-three-
fourths only bearing-has netted $500.
One orchard OF twenty acres will sell this
year $1,000 worth OF fruit, while ten
acre orchard has paid $500 to the acre.
THE COTTONWOOD BUD.
r. j. CofIey has originated and carried
to practical success the budding on the
cottonwood tree OF any Of the fruit, nut
snd ornamental shade tree varieties, an
enterprising innovation which is destin-
chard industries Of the Western Slope,
inasmuch as it assures to all fruit, NUT
and shade trees 80 budded the native and
luxuriant vitality Of the cottonwood itself.
Mr.. Cofey has now in robust growing
condition on cottonwood buds Of the
black walnut and OF the Lombardy and
Carolina poplar and is perfectly satisfied
from already obtained results that the
apple. peach. pear. plum. prune, apricot,
nectarine and cherry can be a. success
iuIiy ouooeo' iac' WHICH no rays no
will fully demonstrate by the close Of
the present year. 1t is difficult to gauge
or even 10 reaiize the VISA Oh Proouction
and beauty whose doors are thrown wide
Dy tne open sesa" Q OF tno cotton*ooo
bud. Inc cotIon"ooo ~ owing 10 its
unrivaied watei-sa.nef.ns powell inc
most active Ano nsroy Oh na.''e :" "es'ern
trees It's growth oeing alko vigorous
and enduring. Inc water nnding proper
Ties OF tne co''on"ood nave pssseo in.o
western PfoVerD. fictufe men, tnis
western Forest tree as tne utiIizeu agent
and promoter OF imported ana improved
western orchard grown anu bearing
From the water buried cottonwooa FOOT
would ascend the natiVe iorce ana Vigor
and from the COTTONWOOD stem "ouio
spring all varieties OF irui's anu mus,
and even OF nowers' tor' II tne orcnaro
bud would DC oorne 70 iuiies' iiui'aee'
the floral alliance wouid not DC lacking
snd the cottonwood oaiI wouio DO repiete
with all the bloom ana the oeauties OF
the rose. the accacia' tne mac or tne
snowfall.
Mr. Coney's twenty-acre orcnard is tne
most unique fruit acreage on the conu-
nent. ii not on the GLOBE comprising
planting OF fruits and nuts from all
known fruit regions OF the eartn. hero
are in hourishing initial growth-the or
chard being but three years oid-Ioo
varieties OF the apple oo varieties OF
peaches, ~ OF pears, ID OF cherries' 10 OF
1nr1SsOtQ. ~ OF Drune0 anu DIumg. IL OF