Cañon City record., 1910-06-02
From Tuesdays Daily.


During the past week the Daily
Record man took a few days off and
visited the Lincoln Park districts, in
which the industry is most prosper
GUS, and after interviewing many OF
the growers he is in a position to
state that the indications for fa-
vorable yield of the strawberry crop
is unusually bright this year.
While it cannot be said that this
y ar's crop will be a bumper one. a
conservative estimate. based on the
opinions of various ranchmen and
personal observations. places the crop
at about three-fourths of the best av-
erage yield.
Many OF the growers state that they
expect the yield will be as good as in
several OF the former years.
The main problem confronting the
growers at the present time is the
discovery of variety particularly
suitable to this locality as regards
soil and climatic conditions. At pres
ent the Bederwood is cultivated most
extensively. but a number OF the
ranchmen are experimenting contin-
ually with new plants and It seems
only a question of time before this
variety is supplanted by a new one.
While the Bederwood has many
good qualities-it is very prolific and
the fruit is OF excellent quality and
flayor-it Is generally considered a
poor shipper and some growers do
not favor it strongly because of a
tendency TO ripen on one side only.
One point being urged in its favor by
some is that 1t has a high stand OF
foliage which means clean berries. as
they do not lie in the mud, which
fact is to be considered by irriga-
ton farmers.
A number OF growers are expert
menting with the later varieties. with
the view OF saving the fruit from the
late frost
Below we give a list OF a number of
growers with conservative es-
innate OF the yield they expect
The Misses Mabel and Lillian cuth-
bert Miss Grace Glen and Miss
Ida Gebhardt had a picnic supper
among the hills Saturdayevening.
xr. C. NJ. @ hase Of s1l Sherman
avenpe has a new bed Of about hall
an acre and expects in the neigh
borhood OF 100 cratsa-
Mr.. George Sale. on Sherman ave-
nue.. has fine looking bed OF Be
derwoods which will cover about two
solid acres He puts his estimate at
500 crates. but on account Of the late
frosts he would probably had from
one to two hundred crates more.
Dennis Sullivan OF Grand avenue is
another extensive grower who takes
very optimistic view OF this years
crop. Mr.. Sullivan has about one
and one-half acres OF Strawberries
this year. from which he received 500
crates last year and will probably
have about the same yield this year
Mrs. o'Brien of Grand avenue has
one acre of the Bederwood variety
from which she estimates 800 crates
this season.
f. r. Craver OF Grand avenue has
three-fourths OF an acre OF the Beder-
wood and Klondike varieties which he
estimates from 75 TO 100 crates.
Frank Arnold. on Grand avenue,
has a two-year-old bed of two acres
from which he expects 500 crates.
]. p. Farmer has a one and one
half acre patch OF new and old beds
from which he estimates 800 to 500
crates.
DR.. Allen Bell has a two-acre patch,
from which he win receive bouncing
Yield
Isaac Williams at the far end of the
park. has one acre set out in straw
berries from which he expects to get
from $50 to 200 crates.
Mr.. Tony Larson, whose ranch of
ten acres on the corner of Cedar and
Locust streets. has one acre in Straw
berries-Captain Jack warfield. Glen
mary and Bederwood being the var
ietles cultivated from which he ex-
poets about 200 crates. We cannot
help but congratulate Mr.. Larson on
the fruitful appearance of his whole
ranch. which without the use OF
smudge pots his fruit crop promises
to rival with the best