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The Coeorado Experiment Station 
which are unknown to growers, 10% of the trees listed being 
classed as unknown. 
Varieties 
Royal Duke, 41%, a semi-acid cherry, is the leading variety. 
It is an upright grower, bearing large, dark-red fruit which has 
red, tender flesh of excellent quality. It is the favorite cherry and 
a good seller. 
Early Richmond, 18%; Montmorency, 11%; English Morello, 
4.9%. These three are sour cherries and are the hardiest varieties 
grown in the Valley. For canning they are excellent. 
Napoleon (Royal Anne), 4.9%, and “Sixteen-to-One,” 4.7%, 
are both sweet cherries and complete the six largely grown vari¬ 
eties. 
Other less important varieties are: Mayduke, 2%; Repub¬ 
lican, 1.3%; Olivet, 1%, and Bing, 1%. 
Cueture oe Cherries 
Cherries need 16 to 20 feet distance in the orchard, according 
to varieties. They demand a fairly dry soil and should be culti¬ 
vated much the same as the peach and apricot. Little pruning is 
necessary, although moderate pruning increases the size of the 
fruit and induces more regular bearing. Sour cherries are toler¬ 
ably hardy and will endure more rigorous conditions than the 
sweet varieties. The latter succeed only under favorable condi¬ 
tions. 
Cherries have not been very successful commercially in Grand 
Valley, and will probably be grown only to a limited extent for 
outside markets. 
TABLE IX.—PRINCIPAL VARIETIES OF CHERRIES, WITH PERCENTAGE GROWN 
IN EACH DISTRICT AND IN ENTIRE VALLEY. 
, Entire 
Variety Palisade Clifton Grand Jet. Fruita Loma Valley 
Royal Duke. 51.2 40.3 37.8 3.7 3.8 41.0 
Early Richmond. 13.5 22.2 16.6 32.2 . . . 18.0 
Montmorency . 4.7 10.5 17.6 7.7 30.4 11.0 
English Morello. 3.8 2.8 7.8 4.3 16.6 4.9 
Napoleon . 6.5 5.7 2.7 1.0 ... 4.9 
16 to 1 .'. 2.4 7.6 4.6 1.9 22.6 4.7 
All others (20 varieties) . 17.9 10.9 12.9 49.2 26.6 15.5 
Totals . 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 
TABLE X.—NUMBER OF APPLE TREES OF EACH DISTRICT BY AGE CLASS. 
Age Class Palisade Clifton Grand Jet. Fruita Loma Totals 
1- 6 Years . 11,000 61,000 29,500 22,500 59,000 183,000 
7-10 Years . 14,000 196,000 60,000 51,500 26,500 348,000 
11-15 Years . 11,000 51,000 13,250 18,750 1,500 95,500 
16 and above. 6,750 46,000 32,000 37,000 1,750 123,500 
Totals. 42,750 354,000 134,750 129,750 88,750 750,000 
