CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-07-23
Beautiful and Prosperous Lincoln Park

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and to this fact is attributed the very
exceptional crop secured. 1t is un-
nece sary to state that Mr.. Snow is a
great advocate of commercial fertilizers
for strawberries.
Many other ranchmen have instances
of marvellous yields of strawberries to
relate but it is impossible to incorpor-
ate them within the limits of a news
paper article of this character. suffice
it 10 state that strawberries with proper
cultivation will return the grower a
net revenue of from four to eight hun
dread dollars an acre, one year With
another.
Cherries are one of the best paying
fruits Lincoln Park ranchmen can
raise and they have been coming to
town at the rate of many scores of
crates q day for the last week or more.
The marLet opened at 81, rs crate and
the price has been maintained at about
that figure. The later cherries. such
as the English moriIlas and the Mont
morencies, are expected to bring from
800 to 8, ,25 crate.
81. Andrews of sol Sherman avenue,
has fine we'll kept cherry orchard of
seventy trees and will market about
i25 crates of fruit during this
season. By reason of the un-
usually heavy frost late last spring the
cherry crop was materially injured,
although the yield will probably be
nearly three times the quantity of last
season. but somewhat less than it was
three years ago. In 1900 Mr.. Andrews
picked 1e3 crates of cherries from the
seventy trees alluded to, but estimates
that the yield from the same source
this season would have been 200 crates
except for the frost during the month
of May
Raspberries are also a pralific crop
this year aad are going into market at
fairly remunerative prices. the market
opening At LIS . crate. Mr.. Hnbbell
'6foff Grand svenue isa lzrge grower
OF raspierries and +stimates that his
crop this year will return him an in
come about equal to that OF last season.
which was regarded as a good one in
both yield and price.
Another remarkable apple orchard is
that of Luther Van Slyke of Grand
avenue, which two years ago brought
its owner 1890 Mr. Van Slyke has
five acres devoted to fruit and in ad-
dition to the apples sold in 1901 pro-
duced large quantities of strawberries,
currants and other small fruits
c. b. Thompson, who lives on Elm
avenue, sold &c crates of strawberri-s
dur ng the season. just closed. from =
patch covering an area considerably
less than q quarter OF an acre which
brought him siaO. the first berries sell
ing for $50 crate and the later ones
81 so, the average being 81, so.
Most of the strawberry growers on
Lincoln Park prefer the Bederwood
varity to any others as they are more
prolific rnd are better shippers.
In addition a bewildering display of
sll the fruits, Der les and vegetables
known to the temperate ne the
wri er saw msny BEAUTIFUL flowers on
Lincoln Park the oth-r day which
added a char IN t., the landscape that
was both pleasing and div erting.
Fruits. however attractive to look up
on, contribute primarily TO the utilI-
tartan side of life, while flowers pro-
mote the aesthetic natare, or love pt
the nesutiful. From whatever view
point it msy be looked upon Lincoln
Park is one of the most slluring spots
in Colorado. but il you are skeptical on
the subject go over and make an in
spection for yourself.