El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28

totzled. Il Is certain that AZ least 50
carloads Of pears have been shipped
out this season. and Il is estimated
I that the correct number OF carloads
shipped this season VIII be nearer 90
than 50 when all have been checked.
These cars do not include 500 bushels
which have been sold IN the city OF
FL Paso through the Farmers Coop
erative society az the city market. or
tbs 500 or 1000 bushels which are
stored in e Paso warehouses. Il IS
estimated that 1900 bushels were sold
in the city.
Pear Tree 50 Year, Old.
The e Paso valley is known as the
home OF the pear tree" Visitors TO Il
Paso are struck with the hundreds Of
pear trees planted row after row, and
the vigorous growing seedlings. But
not only the seedlings take the eye
some pear trees down the valley are
50 years old and still yield beautifully
In san Elizario, quaint and interest
Ing little place to the valley visitors
there Is the largest pear tree in the
United States.
The Oldest commercial orchard in
the valley Is that OF Howard Coffin
near Clint The J. J. Smith and
George Pendell orchards rank sec
Vi in age These men have found
fruit growing, especially pear grow
Ing. 50 profitable that each has more
than 100 acre planted IN fruit trees,
and are going TO plant some more.
Speedy, Direct 1Iarketine-
Fl Paso valley has very good facili-
ties for speedy and direct market OF
the fruit crop. Over the Southern Pa
cific road. Fl Paso Is but 1900 miles
from New Orleans. the distribution
center OF the south II Is less than
700 miles over the Texas and Pacific
railroad % number Of large Texas
cities. all Of which are large distribu-
tor OF FL Paso's pear and other fruit
crops The Rock Island furnishes q
direct route 70 Kansas City and Chi
cago. andsthe Santa Fe to Kansas City
ana Denver. The Pacific coast is far
Their from the big consumers. and
hasn't as good shipping facilities An
added feature Is the early ripening OF
the Bartlett pear. which enables the
FL Paso valley farmer to get his fruit
TO tho market two or three weeks be-
fore the main Bartlett pear OF the
coast
Good Price for Pears.
The Fl Paso Valley Bartlett Pear
Growers association, with headQuar-
ters AZ 1sleta- has an up-to date pack
ing plant there The association has a
membership which includes practi-
cally every pear grower and all carlot
shipments are sold through the as
ISOLATION
The association also handles spray
materials and other supplies needed
by the orchardfst- To further hslu
things along. FL Paso has one Of the
largest box factories IN the United
States The factory gets its raw ma
terial from Mexico. and so far, has
kept prices lower than at some places.
The price received for pears Is
really the big thing In pear growing
This season the price received by the
grower has been an average Of $3.50
per box. including culls. delivered at
tie packing door To the many who
have made pear growing a business
and have given careful attention 10
their orchards. net profits have been
excellent and have little complaint 70
make OF the prices obtained by the
association for the fruit
The big growers are charging their
orchards. J. J. Smith planted is ad-
diioual acres in Bartlett pear trees
this spring, making a total OF 115
acres in nothing but pears. George
Pendel planted 25 more acres in pears
(C0ntinued on PsEe "A Col. -