La Junta tribune., 1899-03-04
yAluAslt SUGGESTIONS TO GROWER.
Interesting Letter From L. -. Lyon, Of
New York. Concerning the Crops
Best Ada pied to This Valley.

The TRIBUNE is in receipt OF a
letter from w. Nj. Wiley, of Holly,
enclosing the following communi-
cation from l.. NJ. Lyon. OF New
York, OF the firm of Lyon Bros,
OF that city, one OF the largest and
most successful commission firms
in the country. Lyon Bros. are
backing the Western Poultry and
Game Company in their deal with
the farmers this year, and the sug-
gestions coming from New York
business man and successful fruit
merchant, will prove OF vital inter
est to the growers OF the Arkansas
Valley. The letter is as follows,
and will be OF absorbing interest
to the cultivators OF small tracts
hereabou,s:
NEw YORK, February 10, 1899.
.Hy. ~ ~ HiGy, H0Ly, Coio.-
DEAR Sir: wish to thank you
for the several pleasant interviews
| had with you during the time we
were together at Rocky Ford and
La unta, and feel sure that the
outcome OF the contract with the
Western Poultry and Game CO.,
will prove advantageous TO the
whole Arkansas Valley, and that
the net results OF the whole season
will surprise and please the grow
ers. As you are aware, had
personal interviews from Fowler
to your section with many OF the
experienced growers, and was very
much surprised al the immense
advantages which the Arkansas
Valley has to offer TO small set
tiers, that IS, to farmers or garden
ers who would cultivate from five
to twenty acres under the great
and constant water privileges which
they have assured TO them. | will
take up the different fruits and
vegetables it struck me could be
cultivated and raised TO very
profitable result:
| TOMATOES. "A canning factory
should be established at suitable
places which could afford to pay
the growers about IS per ton for
the tomatoes delivered at the
factory. and If man had ten acres
at his disposal he could plant, say
two acres in tomatoes, and under
the positive supply OF water there
is no question but what a large
crop would be assured him.
CELERY.-Celery is another vege-
table which can be raised TO very
\ profitable result in the Arkansas
Valley, as the soil is well adapted
to producing the very finest grown
on the face OF the earth. From
the inquiries made personally,
every one stated, without one dis
senting voice, that the celery they
raised was OF the large, white vari-
ETY., brittle and sweet, and If the
different growers at the different
shipping points would organize
themselves under the same plan as
they have for melons, and plant to
produce celery for the October,
November and December markets,
and il they could do so, SO as to
plant to produce late, which could
be held IN the ground for the an
uary and February market, they
would find that buyers would be
ready TO contract for their entire
crop at prices that would pay
handsomely for the labor expend-
ed. 1t Is my impression that the
Western Poultry and Game Com
pany would take hold OF the celery
and market it for the account of
the growers in the various markets
OF the United States to a very sat
isfactory result. California celery
sold last year to the spectators
for from IS to is cents per dozen
roots, and as the freight rates from
Colorado would be much less than
from California, and without ques-
ton the quality of the celery