CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-01-25


gratis, these being planted to the or
chard row after two years. growth
and grated to the desired variety the
following year, making three years
apparently lost by the man using the
root graft over his neighbor who set
the two-year-old nursery stock. At
the end of seven years the trees
started in the orchard were equally
as large and much more thrifty than
were those started from shipped in
nursery stock.
II you set nursery stock do not buy
too old or large tree. Strong, stOcky
and vigorous ones, or two-year-old
trees called whips by nurserymen,
having we'll developed root systems,
are preferable. Trees Of this type and
age are more satisfactory and profit
able in time and suffer less in trans
planting, cost less and are much more
easily handled than older ones.
Whatever type of tree is set the
tip should always be cut back in pro-
portion to the amount OF root power
which has been lost by digging and
resetting the tree. Great care should
be taken in pruning tree for the
first few years as that is the time to
shape the top. Do not allow the tree
to send out it's main branches in a
fork. This is very important and
should be carefully guarded against.
Now We come to the consideration
OF varieties. The variety problem is
a fundamental one and the value Of
an orchard is measured largely by its
proper solution. There is no question
so frequently asked by prospective
planter of fruit as what varieties
shall plant?" The soil, climate. pur-
pose for which grown. and various
other factors must be taken into con-
sideration. Each one has It's own in
fiuence upon the behavior of vari-
ETY.. Even the likes and the dislikes
OF the grower are not without their
effect, for IL he takes special liking
to particular variety he will almost
unconsciousiy give this variety better
attention than he will the variety for
which he has no special fonduess. and
In general better attention means bet
ter results.
II must be kept In mind that varie-
ties are. in a large measure. the result
OF conditions under which they grow,
and as the conditions vary the varie-
ties are modifed also. A kind that is
successful in. . given place is not me-
satisfactory in some other
location With different conditions.
Here In Colorado II is necessary to
emphasize this last point, as so many
people are coming in from the east
who Insist on planting some of the
varieties 30 favorably known-to them
In their old homes and which. although
they may have borne well there. are
worthless under our eli
mate and conditions,
shall treat only of those varieties
which are of known commercial i'm
portance and which have proven
to be adapted to our par
ticular locality.
First in importance l would place
the Jonathan. This is the apple which
has made Colorado famous. This is
the apple which commands the high
est price, which sold for more per box
on the New York markets this season
than the best native York state apple
would bring per barrel. / need not
describe 1t to you. II will not hold
beyond Christmas in cellar storage,
but In cold storage can be kept until
March The tree is Inclined to be
short lived and l would recommend
grating onto some other stock.
would say here that the Scott's Winter
and Northern Spy have been proven
to be very hardy trees and are re-
as good varieties on which
to graft.
A person could not go far wrong in
planting an entire orchard to Jona-
thans but would not recommend this.
It is too much like putting all the eggs
In one basket.
I should say in setting out a COM
mercial orchard set at least six vari-
eties of winter and three or four OF
summer and fall apples. Plant up to
Jonathan. Next in import
ance is the winesap. The demand for
wlnesaps this season in straight cars
for storage in the eastern coolers was
unlimited. The Colorado Winesap has
made it's reputation rs cold storage
apple of superior keeping quality and
people who make practice of storing
apples in large quantities will always
want the Colorado Winesap. The tree
a believed Il, have a rather poor root