20 
Colorado Experiiment Station 
DlMtributiou, Acreage, Treess, Age, and Condition 
Park Canon Mile Penrose Orchard Florence Park 
Lincoln East Four Park Center 
No. Acres 
11.66 
9.16 
2.24 
18.76 
7.66 
1.18 
2. 
No. Trees 
583 • 
458 
132 
938 
383 
59 
136 
A gp 8 
61 
126 
83 
248 
25 
Age 8-12 
331 
171 
28 
690 
62 
57 
Age 12-40 
191 
161 
21 
321 
59 
54 
Fair Condition.. . . 
24 
16 
2 
7 
3 
2 
4 
Good Condition. . . 
23 
5 
3 
3 
3 
2 
4 
Poor Condition . . . 
13 
5 
1 
9 
1 
2 
Summary 
No. Acres 
No. Trees 
Age 8 ... 
Age 8-12 
Age 12-40 
53.38 
2,689 
543 
1,339 
807 
Condition of Orchards 
Fair 
Good 
Poor 
58 
43 
29 
Pears are successfully grown around Canon City, but the industry is 
not of much commercial importance. Pear blight has been very destructive, 
and only some of the older plantings remain. No new plantings have been 
made during the last few years. 
NUMBER AND VARIETIES OP 
1. Anjou 54 
2. Bartlett 673 
3. Flemish Beauty 42 
4. Keiffer 59 
5. Seckel 45 
B. Duchess 62 
PEARS IN FREMONT COUNTY 
7. Winter Nelis 11 
8. Hilo 1 
9. White Goyene 5 
10. Louis Bonne of Jersey 11 
11. Unknown 25 
Distribution 
Lincoln 
East 
Variety 
Park 
Canon 
Anjou 
43 
2 
Bartlett 
354 
263 
Flemish Beauty. 
30 
12 
Keiffer 
56 
Sugar (Seckel).. 
19 
Duchess 
62 
Winter Nelis . . . 
11 
White Goyene . . 
Louis Bonne of 
Jersey 
Unknown 
13 
...... 
Four Orchard Flor- Park 
Mile Penrose Park ence Center Totals 
4 5 54 
5 51 673 
42 
1 2 59 
12 14 45 
62 
11 
5 5 
10 10 
12 1 26 
Grand Total 
987 
