CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRUIT INDUSTRY . . 1-12 



Daniel Webster's Speech 



The Mormons 5 



Colorado's Horticultural History 6 



CHAPTER II 



LOCATION, EXPOSURE, SOILS, AND WINDBREAKS . . 13-27 



Altitude and Fruit-growing 



Eastern Slope Fruit Belt 13 



Canon Breezes and Frost 15 



Orchard Soils 16 



Marl 19 



Cement Soils 20 



Sinking Land 20 



Seepage .... 2 1 



Alkali vs. Free Water 22 



Soil Surveys 23 



Windbreaks 24 



CHAPTER HI 



PREPARATION OF LAND FOR PLANTING .... 



Variation in Soils 28 



Land should be well Prepared 29 



Settling and Leveling 29 



Plowing . . . .32 



Sitbsoiling 33 



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