Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-09
ARKANSAS VALLEYS
SPECIAL pR0DUCTSI
L. NJ Lyon of New York Finds the Valley Adapted to
Tomatoes, Celery, Onions and Apples, Well
as the Famous Cantaloupe

loads day at Is cents per dozen
roots. 1t is my impression from
all l have heard that the quality
of the Colorado celery under the
irrigation system would lead all
the world on n reputation for fam
cy eating quality. We would be
willing to set aside our large eel
lar, employ an expert celery sales
man, and open n department in
our business for the exclusive use
and sale of Colorado celery, giv-
ing it thorough advertisement,
and by a careful distribution
amongst the hotels and restaur-
ants Of samples get them to place
on their bill of fare the name of
Colorado Celery" We under
stand that you have engaged one
of the most thorough experts on
celery TINT this section of the
country knows, and You no doubt
will receive thorough information
necessary to it's cultivation SO as
to produce the finest results, and
as understand that you solicit
the settlement of your land by
small settlers, ns an experienced
business man well acquainted
with all the markets of the U. S.,
we most heartily commend the
celery industry to your notice for
their benefit.
ONIONS.
When was Mt La Junta I was
surprised to see some very large
Spanish onions which looked ex-
actly like the genuine Denia
onions from Spain, which always
command a good price in this
market, as we'll as in the western
markets, and it struck me that if
the genuine seed could be pro-
cured from Spain, that after being
acclimated to the soil that you
could produce even better quality
of onions than they do. Under
our lead and advice we believe we
could induce the growers to use
the Spanish crate, and that they
would be able to market all such
onions at a very profitable result
to the growers, and if the growers
should all plant IN acre or two of
onions at the different shipping
points whereby they could load
carload lots, there is no reason
why that industry should not
prove one of the best of your val
ley.
Imade a remark when at La
Junta that If I owned the land
which you represent, with the
immense capital back of me which
your company has, that I would
set out every other fifty acres in
orchards with the best variety of
winter apples, such as Missouri
Pippln, Jonathan, Snow, Spitzen-
burg, Northern Spy, Baldwins,
Greetings and Newton Pippins.
1 don't think of the other varieties
which could be raised. OF course
l don't know whether these varie-
ties are all adapted to Colorado,
but 1 do know that around Rocky
Ford, Manzanola and Fowler that
they are raising some of the finest
apples produced in the U. s. as
to perfect shape, fine eating
quality and absolute freedom from
worms and grubs, and l believe
in making this statement, that
Colorado's future for apples is
one of the best sections in the
whole U. S.
In reference to melons, you
know my opinion that the Nutmeg
melons should be grown in small
lots by the different growers, that
is, each grower should put out
from two to five acres apiece. or
enough that he can carefully cul-
tivate ard keep free from weeds,
SO as to produce the finost result;
that all the growers should be or
ganized and that the whole valley
should be allotted sufficient acre
age to raise just enough melons
to cover the demand of all the
markets. and by such a system OF
thorough cultivation in small lots
by the different growers the prof.
table success is assured. The
great danger of melons lies in the
fact that some growers plant from
80, 40 to so acres, which is be-
yond their power to properly cul-
tivate, which is planted nearby
such crops rs cucumbers and
pumpkins, which injure and spoil
the flavor of melons, and through
such careless and large planting
the danger Of disastrous results