62 The Commercial Apple Industry 



feature of Colorado commercial apple plantings is that 

 they occur at an elevation of 4,000 to 5,000 feet above sea 

 level. 



NEW MEXICO 



The Pecos Valley in Chaves County is the coming 

 apple district in New Mexico, and is one of the important 

 sections of the inter-mountain states. Over half of New 

 Mexico's commercial apple crop is produced in Chaves 

 County. Heaviest plantings are in the vicinity of Ros- 

 well, Greenfield, Dexter and Hagerman. The latter lies 

 thirty miles south of Roswell along the Pecos River. 

 County assessor's figures indicate about 4,500 acres of 

 trees planted before 1910 and about 2,500 acres planted 

 1910 to 1919. Little planting has been made since 1912. 

 Ben Davis and Gano are the principal varieties, with 

 Missouri Pippin, Jonathan, Winesap, Black Twig, York 

 Imperial and Arkansas Black among the less important. 

 The northwest box is the common package for this 

 district, although bulk shipments are important. Less 

 care is taken in grading and packing the boxed fruit than 

 in the Northwest and much of the crop is jumble packed. 

 The Texas farming section immediately to the east affords 

 an outlet for most of the Pecos apple crop. Jonathans 

 come on the market earlier than in most sections, and 

 for that reason Pecos apples have priority in Texas 

 markets. A marked increase in production may be 

 expected from this section. Heavy frosts are not infre- 

 quent and have checked the normal increase in production. 

 While 600 or 700 cars has been the largest production 

 of this valley to date, a decided increase may be expected. 



