La Junta tribune., 1899-03-04

exclusive use and sale OF celery,
giving it through advertisement,
and by a careful distribution among
the hotels and restaurants OF sam
pies get them to place on their
bills OF fare the name of colorado
Celery" We understand that you
have engaged one OF the mos, thor
ough experts on celery that this
section OF the country knows, and
you no doubt will receive thorough
information necessary to its cultI-
vation so as TO produce the finest
results, and as | understand that
you solicit the settlement OF your
land by small settlers, as ex-
perieuced business men well ac-
quaintcd with al, the markets OF
the United States, we most heartily
commend the celery industry TO
your notice for their benefit.
ONIoSs.-When was al La
Junta | was surprised to see some
very large Spanish onions which
looked exactly like the genuine
Denia onions from Spain, which
command a good price in this mar
ket. as well as in the western mar
kets, and i, struck me that II the
genuine could be procured from
Spain, that after becoming acclI-
mated to the soil, better quality
OF onion could be produced than
is produced in Spain. Under our
lead and advice we believe we
could induce the growers 10 use
the Spanish onions, and that they
would be able to market all such
onions TO very profitable result TO
the growers. II the growers would
all plant an acre or two OF onions
a, the different shipping points
whereby they would be enabled to
ship in carload lots, there is no
reason why this industry should
not prove one OF the best o. your
Valley.
APrLEs.-I made a remark when
at La Junta that if owned the land
which you represent, with the i'm
mense capital back OF me which
your company has, that | would
set out every other nifty acres in
orchards with the best variety of
winter apples, such as Missouri
Pippin, Jonathan, Snow, Spi;zen-
burgh, Northern spy, Baldwins,
Greenings and Newton Pippins.
dom, think OF the other varieties
which could be raised. OF course
| don't know whether these varie-
ties are all adapted to Colorado,
but | do know that around Mama
nola and Fowler that they are rais-
ing some of the finest apples pro-
duced 10 the United States as to
perfect shape, fine eating quality
and absolute freedom from worms
and erubs, and | believe, in max
ing this statement, that Colorado S
future for apples Is one OF the best
sections in the whole United
States.
In reference to melons, you know
my opinion that the Nutmeg
melons should be grown in small
lots by the different growers, tha,
is, each grower should put out from
two to five acres apiece. or enough
so that he could carefully cultivate
and keep free from weeds, SO as TO
produce the finest result; that all
the growers should be organized
and that the whole valley should
be allotted sufficient acreage to
raise jus, enough melons TO cover
the demand of all the markets,
and by such system of thorough
cultivation in small lots by the diff
ferent growers a profitable success
is assured The great danger in
melons lies in the fact that some
growers plant from thirty, forty TO
fifty acres, which is beyond their
power to properly cultivate, and
when planted near such crops as
cucumbers and pumpkins injure
and spoil the flavor of the melons.
Through such careless and large
planting the danger of disastrous
results lies. but in the small acre
age planted by each grower is the
success of the melon industry as
sured
The above are the four principal
nrodurtS that came under mi. ohsa,