Cañon City record., 1910-06-30
fruit CROP HERE
Will Be PROFITABLE
risIs Fridays Daily.

EIohaz friday 09ity.
In this year OF lean" fruit crops
throughout the country Canon City
horticulturists have reason to con-
gratulate themselves on the generos-
ity of their orchard prospects. Per-
haps, no place in that great stretch
of country between the Missouri riv-
er and the Pacific coast has nature
been richer. or more prodigal, with
her gifts than in Fremont county and
In the Canon City district. particular
ly in fruits of all kinds. and the hus-
bandman looking forward with conf
dence to season of more than ordi-
nary prosperity.
In all OF the major and minor pro-
ducts of orchard and garden the out
look is most encouraging and the
ranches of Lincoln Park and Fruit
mere are anticipating golden har-
vest. While the yield OF the COM
mercial varieties of apples may not be
as great as in some previous years the
prices promise to be better owing to
the shortness OF the crop In other
sections OF the state and growers viii
be more than compensated for the re-
striction by the augmented demand
and increased revenue they will de-
rive from the sale of their merchan-
disc 1t is an open secret that the
orchards OF the Canon City district
this year will be the most productive
In Colorado. n state second to none in
the Union In the wealth and variety of
Its horticulture. Many orchards that
month or six weeks ago gave little
Indication OF making good" are now
alluring with hope and assurance OF
liberal. profitable crop. II no unfor-
seen contingency arises there will be
at the lowest calculation thousand
car loads OF apples shipped out OF
Canon City within the next four or
five months As many new orchards
will come into bearing this season the
aggregate shipments are likely to riy-
al. II not exceed. those OF previous
years.
The weather during the last few
weeks has been distinctly favorable
for the growth OF all kinds OF fruit
in this district and there seems no
doubt that the quality viii be fully up
to the best standard of previous years.
which is equivalent to saying that the
product OF Canon City horticuituris,s
will be inferior to that OF no other
portion OF the country in size, COL
or. flavor and popularity. 1t means
that Canon City apples will again lead
the prices for such fruit In Kansas
City. Chicago and New York, as well
as In Seattle. Portland. San Francis
co and LosAngeles.
The small fruits are now coming
into the market in large quantities
and are being forwarded rapidly 10
dealers in Denver. Colorado Springs.
Pueblo. into western Kansas. Nehras-
ka. New Mexico. Texas and Oklahoma.
as well as TO the San Luis valley and
10 the western slope Cherries. es-
pecially are coming in very fast and
something like five or six hundred
crates are being handled daily They
are Of the Early Richmond variety and
are OF fine quality They are bring
ing the grower $500 crate on an
average. which is about soc more than
he received for the same class Of fruit
twelve months ago. Tho crop Of cher
ries of the Montmorency and English
Morilia varieties are even better than
that of the Early Richmond. and. In
the aggregate. will bring in nice
sum OF money TO growers
The strawberry crop this year was
not a heavy one by any means. but,
probably the income to the communI-