Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-25

to tool most people on the market,
can be handled for half this cost. The
Stayman is by all odds more profit
able than the old-time Winesap. The
Bellfiower, Grimes Golden, Utter's
Red and Maiden Blush are fancy
things for those who have the time
and inclination to fool with them, but
they are scarcely up to the CONNER
cial requirements of modern times ana
we can grow better things.
Not withstanding the great prog
ress that has been made the orchard
growers of Colorado have a few prob
lens to work out just the same. we
must learn to economic In both the
help and the running OF water durius
the irrigating season. It is altogether
possible TO produce just as good fruit
with much less water and this in it
self will save considerable time on the
part oil help in attending to Its now
one of our greatest drawbacks In or
chard work is the incompetency OF
hands. the most of whom know very
little If anything about the minu'e
reduirements of the business. espe-
cialy as to root grating, budding,
pruning, cultivation. irrigation ana
particularly the picking and packing.
The ordinary farm hands are no.
skilled in the art Of horticulture when
as matter of fact they should be &C.
quired to know all about it before
being entrusted with the work. In
contemplation of these deficiencies 1t
behooves practical growers to think
about growing better fruit in lesser
quantities. Instead Of having two
peaches grow whore none grew before,
let us have one perfect specimen in
stead of four small ones. This Will,
save just So much handling, and at
the same time increase the revenue OF
the orchard
In a climate such as Colorado and
neighboring states. trees power 10
resist summer heat and drouth is
sometimes quite as important as its
ability TO stand the cold OF winter.
| This is especially true of the shade
trees commonly grown in lawns where
thorough cultivation is practically i'm
possible. Sometimes, although rarely
we experience a drouth OF sufficient
| intensity TO kill or severely injure well
established trees. We remember one
dry summer when the leaves of white
ash dried IN and fell because the wat
or was not turned on. The blue ash
which is planted so commonly at the
city park in Denver, equals the com
| mon green ash in drouth resistance
| The heavy, luxuriant foliage OF the
| Kentucky coffee tree all through that
very dry summer marks it as excel
lent for dry places. 1t grows rather
slowly when young, but finally makes
a tall. straight tree. When in leaf il
| is an attractive shade tree, although
1t has a peculiarly weird appearance
In winter. It's drouth resistance is
easily understood when one attempts
| TO dig even a small specimen. 1t has
long, large tap root, often with nc
| aterals for two feet below the sur
| iace OF lne SOIL II is not ullHcull
| 10 transplant. but grows very slowly
| for some years after being moved
Among other good dry weather trees
! are white elW- blackberry and honey
| locust. The common cottonwood is
droutn resistant enough when young
and even when old. if it stands alone
OF later years, however. we notice
that our best planters are discardine
It for the Carolina poplar, which is
now furnished at very low cost.
Certain soft, early-ripening tree
seeds as those of the silver and rock
| naples and most species of elm are
30 perishable they can not well be
iept in stock in this dry climate. bui
must be ordered in advance and plant
ID as soon as received. Others dc
not germinate quickly and can be pre-
served long time if stratified or
stored in moist sand to prevent dry
ing out, but must be carefully guard
ed from undue heat while in stock
~ during transportation Many kinds
IN the contrary, must be stored per
iectly dry. Evergreen seeds as a
rule keep hest mixed with dry sand