CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



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



Daniel Webster's Speech 2 



The Mormons 5 



Colorado's Horticultural History 8 



CHAPTER II 



CHAPTER III 



PREPARATION OF LAND FOR PLANTING .... 28-34 



Variation in Soils .29 



Land should be well Prepared 29 



Settling and Leveling 29 



Plowing . 32 



Subsoiling 33 



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