A Fruit Survey or Mesa, County 
TABLE I.—SHOWING NUMBER OP FRUIT TREES IN EACH DISTRICT. 
District 
District Apples Pears Peaches Plums Apricots Cherries Totals 
Palisade . 42,750 44,500 320,000 1,750 2,200 5,300 416,500 
Clifton . 354,000 149,500 69,000 2,150 800 3,175 578.625 
Grand Junction 134,750 67,000 10,500 1,600 350 3,150 217,350 
Fruita . 129,750 13,600 5,400 500 250 1,075 150,575 
Loma . 88,750 400 100 _ _ 300 89,550 
Valley Totals.. 750,000 275,000 405,000 6,000 ’3,600 13,000 1,452,600 
TABLE la.—DISTRIBUTION (IN PERCENTAGES) OF TOTAL NUMBER OF 
TREES OF EACH FRUIT IN GRAND VALLEY BY DISTRICTS. 
Entire 
District Apples Pears Peaches Plums Apricots Cherries Valley 
Palisa'de . 5.7 16.2 79.0 29.2 61.0 40.8 28.6 
Clifton . 47.2 54.3 17.1 35.8 22.3 24.4 39.8 
Grand Junction... 18.0 24.3 2.6 26.7 9.7 24.2 15.0 
Fruita . 17.3 5.0 1.3 8.3 7.0 8.3 10.4 
Loma . 11.8 0.2 .... .... .... 2.3 6.2 
Total .100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 
TABLE lb.—^SHOWING RATIO IN PERCENT EACH FRUIT BEARS TO TOTAL 
NUMBER OF FALL FRUIT TREES FOR EACH DISTRICT. 
District Apples Pears Peaches Plums Apricots Cherries 
Palisade . 10.2 10.7 77.0 0.4 0.5 1.2 100.0 
Clifton . 61.2 25.9 11.8 0.4 0.1 0.6 100.0 
Grand Junction... 62.2 30.9 4.8 0.7 ... 1.4 100.0 
Fruita . 86.1 9.1 3.6 0.3 0.2 0.7 100.0 
Loma . 99.0 0.5 0.1 ... ... 0.4 100.0 
Entire Valley. .... 51.5 19.0 28.0 0.4 0.2 0.9 100.0 
INVENTORY OF FRUIT TREES 
In making the'survey, a careful record was kept regarding the 
number and varieties of all of the various fruits. These data, when 
compiled, gave the approximate number of each variety of fruit 
grown. The more important data are listed in tables, and by re¬ 
ferring to them one may learn very nearly the position which these 
varieties hold in Grand Valley and each of the districts thereof. 
As is shown in Tables I and II, there are 10,250 acres of ap¬ 
ples comprising 750,000 trees ; 2,400 acres of pears, or 275,000 trees ; 
3,000 acres of peaches, 405,000 trees; 190 acres of plums, apricots 
and cherries, comprising together, 22,600 trees. 1 his gives a total 
for all fruits of 15,840 acres, or 1,452,600 trees. From this it may 
be seen that of the total number of fruit trees, 51.5 are apples, 
19% pears, 28% peaches, 4% plums, 2% apricots, and 9% cherries. 
Approximately 75% of the apples, 70% of the pears, 90% of the 
peaches, and 90% of the plums, apricots and cherries are in bear¬ 
ing. Of all the trees listed in the Palisade District, 77% are 
peaches, 10.7% pears, 10.2% apples,-and 2.1% other fruits (plums, 
apricots and cherries). 
