Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-12-05
WANTS TO KNOW
ABOUT ROCKY FORD!
Answers to Pennsylvanian's Queries Which
Are Of Very General Interest.
ouery 6.-How h6. -a summer2

the effect Of the abs 60 Of moisture in
winter apply 10 sumner temperature,
The rays Of the sun come straight down
in Colorado. there bs 1g nothing but pure
air for them 20 pas through, The sun
shines no, enough 70 grow the most delie-
ious cantaloupas 10 b. found in the union,
and TO aid in putting MO tho beets more
sugar per ton than esn be found anywhere
alsa in Uncle Sam's 17milions. II takes
summer heat TO makg the quality Of fruit
and vegetables grow in the Arkansas
valley. Nevertheless, tho heat Is not felt
as Il is in tho East. Along in tho latter
part Of July there may be some days in
which the thermome:gf registers 100 de-
grees in the shade during tho hottest time
Of the day for a short time. But there
arc no sunsiroses. owtnE 10 the absence
Of moisture in our atmssphere. a degree
Of hea, which would bs most oppressive
in the Eas, Is quite comfortable here, and
tho contrast between tho temperature Of
shade and sunshine Is very great in Colo
RADIO something that must be oxporienG-
cd To be appreciated. Summer or winter.
the year round. thorc Is no climate in tho
United States more desirable for genuine.
every day comfort than Is enjoyed by tho
dwellers Of tho Arkansas valley. Of which
Rocky Ford Is center
Query z.-Do farmer have to sor,ili.e
TO raise erops9
knswor.-No. Tbs sell Is rich and very
decp-seems to go all tho way down. BY
iudieious rotation Of crops almost all
kinds OF crops are grown with great sue
IA hFNf
is not tho rule. Our magnificent alfalfa
used in crop rotation furnishes all the fer
tilixa,ion neekcd by our soil for general
crops.
Query e.-Are peaches and apples
raised successfully In the Rocky Ford
eountry7
Answer Most eertainy. Those Of our
farmers who have givCn that careful at
tention TO horticulture That It's Importance
deserves have found Ito business quite
profitable.
In answer &c -''s ii'iry whnthos
peaches and apples Gun be grown sue
ecssfully here. Hon ]. II. Crowley. Of tho
Fairview orchard, says; II have never
recommended the peach for tho valley
unless protected by laying down in the
winter. We usually have ono or two cold
mornings that kill tho fruit buds. but VIC
have had peaches in seven years out OF
sixteen. and full crops four years. The
quality and size cannot be e&cellod by any
other state or locality. AS proof. we this
year sent peaches INTO fourteen states.
twenty peaches to the crate. These were
all bought by visitors who wanted TO show
tho folks at home what peaches we raise
here.
"As for the appIo5, have been grow
ing my orchard for sixteen years. II this
was not a good apple section | would
have had TO quit some time ago. This
fall we shipped "Inesap apples large
enough to pack only four layers to the
box. and which are now selling on the
Denver market at Sl.Z5 per box.
"of course, there are many orchards
which have not as yet paid expenses, but
all orchards which have been taken care
of and are old enough to bear do pay, and
will pay more as they get older.
AT the recent state fair this county
took first premium for best plate Of apples
and first for best plate of peaches, and
second for peaches, also first for best
plate of Elberta peaches, also second pre-
MUM"
The experience Of C. P. Randall will
aid in answering MIR. Hull's question con
corning fruit. The Manzanola Sun says
that he shipped $50 worth of gooseberries,
SOS worth of cherries, S2oe worth OF
plums and prunes, from two acres Of or
chard; 1854 worth Of peaches from ! 4
acres and his apple crop from % acres will
yield about $1,000. He shipped four cars
of apples which brought him S2,5oo, and
the remainder OF his crop will pay the
expense of marketing the whole. This
total of S5,zl5 from thirty acre orchard
is quite good proof that the Arkansas
valley is splendidly adapted to fruit cuI-
ture.
J. c. F'lickiner has a small tract ad-
joining town. This season from Alberta
peach trees two years old he sold peaches
to the amount of S per tree. From sew
eral matured Wragg cherry trees he sold
fruit to the extent OF 81 l.50 per tree.