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A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE 
County’s fruit interests, I here give the statement of pro¬ 
duction for 1890, as compiled from the Assessor’s returns, 
and furnished me bv Hon. C. S. Faurot, Chairman of the 
Board of County Commissioners : 
Acres in orchard_500 
Apples, number of bushels_29,616 
Peaches, “ “ “ _ 168 
Pears, “ “ “ _ 198 
Strawberries, number of quarts_53,765 
Blackberries, “ “ “ 57,150 
Raspberries, “ “ “ 54,110 
Gooseberries, “ “ “ 47,920 
Currants, “ “ “ 49,200 
Cherries, “ “ “ 5,850 
Plums, “ “ “ 3,955 
Grapes, number of pounds_265,990 
Wine, number of gallons_,_1,035 
Grove and forest trees, acres_86 
Mr. Faurot adds, “The increase in the acreage has 
been very great in the last year, also in apples and grapes. 
The grape crop is double that of last year.” 
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It will be seen from the foregoing, that fruit already 
forms an important item in Boulder County productions. 
The industry is growing rapidly, and when we consider 
the smallness of the arable area in the County, the show¬ 
ing is an exceptionally good one. 
Weld County, while ranking high as an agricultural 
County, has but a small area in fruit. This is not because 
fruit cannot be grown, but is due to the fact that the in¬ 
terest has been directed to farm crops, to the neglect of 
tree planting. 
The early planting about Greeley consisted mainly of 
crabs, and most of the plantations were left to take care 
of themselves. In recent years these trees have suffered 
greatly from blight. Some crab orchards have been en¬ 
tirely dug out, others badly effected must soon follow. 
