22C.2 XOirni AMKHICAX STATES 



NORTH AMERICAN STATES 



riuins — C'heiioy, Wolf, ll:in.sk;i, Opata. Uju^pliorrios — 

 Sunboain. King, 'ruruer. Currants — \'ictoria, Hod 

 Dutch, White Cirajw^. Goosohorrios — Houghton, Indus- 

 try. Ciurio. Strawberries — Dunhip, Boderwood, ^^'ar- 

 ticld, Jessie. (.iraiH-s^-Bcta. 



For alliludf^ Mow ^,oOO feel. — .\pples, summer and 

 fall — Trai\spartMit, Duchess, Tctofsky, (MiarlamolT; 

 late fall and winter — Wealthy, Wolf" Hiver, North- 

 western Greeninjj, Windsor, Fameu.se, McInto.sh, 

 Hamuia, Jonathan. Crabs — Transcendent, Whitney, 

 Bailey. Pears — Douglas, Idaho, Flemish. Cherries — 

 Morello, Richmon<l, Suda, Ktopa, (^omp;iss. Plums — 

 Wolf. Cheney, Burbank, DeSoto, Sapa, Opata, H.anska. 

 Raspberries — Kinn. Turner, Herbert, Banere. Cur- 

 rants — \'ictoria. Red Dutch, White Grape, Champion. 

 Gooseberries — Houghton, Industry, Carrie. Straw- 

 berries — Dunlap, Boderwood, \\'arfiold, Gandy. Grapes 

 — Beta, Concord (with protection). Dewberries — 

 Lueretia (with |)rotoction). 



The state maintains an experimental fruit farm at 

 Lander. The altitude there is about .'),.")00 feet, — 

 about midway between the lowest and the highest points 

 at which fruit-growing is attomi>tod. 



The number of plantings at that farm is 2,420 trees, 

 distributed as follows: Apples, 1(10 varieties, of which 

 forty-eight have fruited: cr.ibs, twenty varieties, all of 

 which have fruited; pears, fourteen varieties, five of 

 which have fruited; plums, twenty-four varieties, six- 

 teen of which ha\o fruited; cherries, fifteen varieties, 

 five of which have fruited; prunes, two varieties, one of 

 which has fruited; apricots, two varieties, one of which 

 has fruited. 



Based upon the results thus far attained, the follow- 

 ing list of apples is a suggestion from which planters 

 may select, the arrangement being in the r>rdcr of hardi- 

 ness or adaptability to Wyoming conditions: Summer 

 varieties — Transparent, Charlamoff, Linfield, Duchess, 

 Whitney No. 20, Enormous, Utter, Astrachan, Oka- 

 bcna, Hutchins, Hibernal, Patten Greening and 

 Grundy; winter varieties — Wealthy, Peter, Gideon, 

 Fameuse, Mcintosh, Northwestern Greening, Pewau- 

 kee, Scott, Windsor, York, McMahon, Wolf, Gano. 



Trucking is developing satisfactorily in the vicinity 

 of several of the larger towns and cities. Everything, 

 however, is for the home market exclusively, no ship- 

 ments being made out of the state. Most of the vege- 

 tables grown are delivered fnsh and dir(;ct to the con- 

 sumer from the producer's wagon. The principal it(?ms 

 are lettuce, radishes, peas, beans, beets, carrots, pars- 

 nips, turnips, cabbage, cauliflower antl, in fact, all of 

 the usual hardy vegetables. 



Public-servUx agencies for horticulture. 



The schools for higher education arc all located at 

 Laramie. The.se include the State University, with its 

 several schools and de[)artnients, the State Normal 

 School, the Agricultural ('ollego, the University Exten- 

 sion Department, and the Stale Experiment Station. 

 The University was opened in 1SS7 anrl the Agricul- 

 tural College was an integral i)art of it from the begin- 

 ning, but the work in agriculture was scarcely organized 

 till 1891, when the Experiment Station was established. 

 Since that time, courses in horticulture have been 

 ofTercd in connection with th<^ work in other depart- 

 ments. At present, the Experimental l'"ruit Fann at 

 Lander is cooperating closely with College and Station. 

 Only a few horticultural bulletins have been issued, 

 and these are now out of i)rint. 



The chief agency for promoting horticultural work 

 in the state is the State Board of Horticulture, organ- 

 ized in \'.X)'>. The work of the Board of Horticulture 

 may Vx; divifled into two categories: (1) the enforc(v 

 ment of quarantine regulations and the ins[)e(!tion of 

 nursery stock anrl orchards; (2) the promotion of horti- 

 cultural developm(-nt along all lines by the dis.semina- 

 tion of information that will help to safeguard the 



industry, and of litoraturo calcvilatt-d to encourage the 

 growers. Since the primary object has bei'ii t(j encour- 

 age production for homo consumijtion along safe lines, 

 the problems conneotod with ])ackiTig and marketing 

 are yot to bo considoTod. The ])ul)lications of the Board 

 are ai)))oaring in two series, the biennial reports, of 

 which five have been issued, ami special bulletins. 



A State Horticultural Society was organized in 1907. 

 The Society maintains a horticultural department in 

 the ''Wyoming Farm Bulletin," a monthly journal 

 issued by the Experiment Station. 



Statistics {Thirteenth Census). 



The ai)proximate land area of Wyoming in 1910 was 

 02,4()0,U)0 acres. The land in farms was 13.7 per cent 

 of the land area, or S,54;i,010 acres. Of this land in 

 farms, the improved land immbered 1,2.56,160 acres; 

 the woodland, 252,152 acres; and other ununproved 

 land in farms, 7,034,698 acres. The total number of 

 farms in 1910 was 10,987, and the average number of 

 acres to the farm was 777.6. [The total area of the state 

 is 97,914 square miles.] 



The leading agricultural crops of Wyoming are hay 

 and forage, and cereals. Hay and forage increased in 

 acreage from 380,769, in 1899, to 585,386 in 1909, when 

 the ]5roduction was valued at $6,077,3.54, or 60.6 per 

 cent of the total value of all crops. Cereals increased in 

 acreage from 50,528, in 1899, to 186,947 in 1909, when 

 the production was valued at $2,744,502, or 27.4 per 

 cent of the total value of all crops. The value of the 

 forest products of the farms in 1909 was $104,259, 

 and in 1899, $14,700. 



Horticultural crops grown in Wyoming are fruits and 

 nuts, small-fruits, potatoes and other vegetables, and 

 flowers and j)lants and nursery products. The value of 

 the fruits and nuts produced in 1909 was $39,806, as 

 compared with $1,470 in 1899. Small-fruits increased 

 in acreage from 37, in 1899, to 106 in 1909, when the 

 production was 96,883 quarts, valued at $13,984. The 

 total acreage of potatoes and other vegetables in 1909 

 was 11,266, and their value $856,639. Excluding pota- 

 toes, the other vegetables increased in acreage from 

 1,431, in 1899, to 2,9:i3 in 1909, when the production was 

 valued at $332,120. Flowers and plants and nursery 

 products decreased in acreage from 7, in 1899, to 6 in 

 1909, when the products were valued at $13,960. 



The total quantity of orchard-fruits produced in 

 1909 was 18,586 bushels, valued at $;39,774. Apples 

 contributed about 96 per cent of the quantity, the 

 production of apples in 1909 being 17,836 bushels, 

 valued at $37, .580. Apple trees of bearing age in 1910 

 numbered 27,773; those not of bearing age, 84,024. 

 Plum and prune trees of bearing age in 191() numbered 

 4,5()4; those not of bearing age, 7,475. The production 

 of plums and prunes in 1909 was 659 bushels, valued at 

 $1,842. Cherry trees of bearing age in 1910 numbered 

 919; those not of bearing age, 4,0'25. The production of 

 cherries in 1909 was 08 bushels, valued at $251. The 

 value of pea<^hes and nectarines, pears, and apricots 

 produced in 1909 was $30, $6.5, and $6, respectively. 



Grapes are of practically no importance, the pro- 

 duction in 1909 being only 1.59 poimds, valued at $32. 

 The vines of bearing age in 1910 numbered 74; those 

 not of bearing age, 1,147. The production of nuts is a 

 negligible quantity. 



The most important of the small-fruits grown in 

 Wyoming in 19()9 were currants, the acreage increas- 

 ing from 8, in 1899, to 41 in 1909, when the production 

 was 38,833 quarts, valued at $4,378. Strawberries 

 increased in acreage from 19, in 1899, to 24 in 1909, 

 when the production was 20,895 quarts, valued at 

 $3,820. The production of blackberries and dewberries 

 was 149 quarts, valued at $29; that of raspberries and 

 loganberries 15,213 (piarts, valued at $2,910; and that 

 of gooseberries 21,513 quarts, valued at .$2,819. 



Potatoes, the most important of the vegetables, 



