The daily sentinel., 1914-06-09
MANURE IS
BIG AID To
ORCHARDS
PaIIsade Man Doubles Yield by
Use Of BdTnyard Fertilizer;
Upper Valley Prosperous
tBy H. V. AUPPERLE.)


Palisdde, Colo, June 9.-Five
acres OF peach orchard plus all the
manure he could secure brough /
1000 boxes of peaches to the acre
for James B. Anderson, who owns an
eight-year-old orchard half a mile
northwest of Palisade. A similar five
acres nearby, minus the manure, pro-
duced only 1000 boxes to the acre.
II Is this experiment which has op-
ened the eyes Of fruit growers in
this section until now manure is be-
ing shipped in from Aspen and Lead
Vile to supply the demand for fer
tilizing agents. Quietly, almost sec
rctly, during the last few winters
Mr.. Anderson has spent his idle mo-
mentss in hauling manure from the
livery stables to his orchard. The to-
tai cost of thus adding a new supply
of humus to his land has not exceed
ed 5000 in the last five years. for
he used his own team in hauling IL.
The enormous yield OF his orchard
last year showed the wisdom of Mr.
Anderson's work. In addition to
quantity Mr.. Anderson was able to
show quality peaches. Nearly every
box he shipped out was extra" size.
Besides 10000 boxes of peaches Mr..
Anderson shipped 192 crates of april
cots and the product from II apples
trees.
II is unnecessary to say that Mr..
Anderson has not had the fetrilizing
field to himself this year Following
the example set. scores of other orch
ardists have been busy during the
last winter hauling manure to their
orchards.
IN nd
was far greater than could be sup
piled here. Some manure has been
hauled up from Grand Junction. and
much has been Shipped in from As
pen and Leadville The railroads
charge a flat rate of 500 per car for
hauling in manure from the mining
cities. At this rate 1t is practically
impossible for most ranchers to ship
in manure. The matter of a reduc-
ton in this rate has been taken up
with the railway companies. 1t is
estimated that If rate of $40 per
car could be secured II would enable
all the manure needed to be brought
in. In the end, IL is pointed out, the
increased freight handled out of Pali-
sade would more than repay the rail-
roads. SO far no reduction has been
made.
Recently much attention has been
given to the growing of cover crops
In orchards around here. John j.
Bridges sowed vetch on his place
west of town. The resultant CROP
last fall more than repaid him. He
harvested 1870 boxes of Elbertas
from Ie acres. Frank Il. Halter
picked $500 boxes of peaches from
" acres which he had fertilized.
Land is like a man." pointed out
one pioneer orchardist this morning.
1T gets hungry and needs a square
meal. 1t took me long time to
learn this, and | suppose it will be
necessary for most other ranchers in
the valley to learn the same lesson
for themselves without accepting
my experience in the matter Speak
ing of fertilizers wouldn't give
load of good manure for ton of the
best commercial fertilizer in the
world. The application of manure
viii do more for land in the Grand
Valley than all the cover crops and
commercial fertilizers in the west
If The Daily Sentinel could induce
every rancher in the Grand Valley
to apply to his land all the manure
from his stables the hard times wall
which we hear once in a while would
be silenced forever"