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NUMBER CARS OF FRUIT SHIPPED FROM GRAND VALLEY FOR YEARS 1911 TO 
1915 INCLUSIVE AND NUMBER FROM EACH SHIPPING POINT. 
TABLE Ilia.—APPLES. 
5-Year 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
Total 
Palisade . 
. 138 
73 
117 
117 
51 
496 
Clifton . 
405 
226 
861 
30 
1.780 
Grand Junction . 
. 645 
760 
412 
1,307 
64 
3,188 
Fruita . 
. 212 
389 
58 
336 
995 
Loma . 
. . . 
. . . 
1 
. . . 
1 
Valley Totals, by 
Years. . 
. 1,253 
1,627 
813 
2,622 
145 
6,460 
TABLE 
mb.—PEARS. 
* 
5-Year 
* 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
Total 
Palisade . 
. 19 
22 
36 
36 
24 
137 
Clifton . 
. 56 
97 
74 
198 
6 
431 
Grand Junction . 
. 137 
193 
118 
285 
25 
758 
Fruita . 
2 
• • . 
. . . 
2 
Valley Totals, by 
Years.., 
. 212 
314 
228 
519 
55 
•1,328 
TABLE IIlc.—PEACHES. 
5-Year 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
Total 
Palisade . 
. 138 
-989 
851 
1.091 
733 
3,802 
Clifton . 
. 10 
215 
3 ' 
168 
• . • 
396 
Grand Junction . 
. 1 
131 
2 
43 
11 
188 
Fruita. 
1 
. . . 
. • • • 
' 
Valley Totals, by 
Years. . 
. 149 
1,336 
856 
1,302 
744 
4,387 
TABLE Illd. 
—MIXED 
FRUITS. 
0 
• 
5-Year 
1911 
1912 
1913 
1914 
1915 
Total 
Palisade. 
. 17 
25 
81 
58 
45 
226 
Clifton . 
25 
2 
34 
• . . 
61 
Grand Junction . 
. 19 . 
36 
6 
29 
1 
91 
Valley Totals, by Years. . , 
. 36 
86 
89 
121 
46 
378 
Valley Totals by Yrs., All 
Fruits 1,650 
3,363 
1,986 
4,564 * 
990 
12,553 
APPLES 
The apple has been grown commercially in Grand Valley for 
only about 25 years, although much of the Valley is especially 
adapted to its culture. It was here that Colorado apples first came 
into prominence, and this section of the country was one of the 
first to adopt the box pack for apples. The fruit developed won¬ 
derfully and so far surpassed eastern fruit that the sale for it was 
practically unlimited. The prices obtained were very good, and 
the pioneer apple growers reaped rich returns for a few years. 
Soon there was a mad rush into the business. All kinds of 
trees were planted under all kinds of conditions. Nurserymen sold 
badly mixed up lots of trees, and the result was that over 150 
varieties were grown in the Valley. There are still over 100 varie- 
