The state herald., 1889-11-22
FARM NOTES.

One Geld OF six hundred acres Of ryc iss
pretty good patch up In Douglas County.
That is the sizc Of the field planted on tue
Greenland breeding farm.
Tho State hatchery near Denver intend
to turn out GOO, 900 eastern trout this winter
This is twice tho number over put out BE-
forc In single season. Tho fish will b.
ready for distribution In the mountain
streams by the frat Of April.
= One Of our Larimer County farncrs OK.
perlmentcd with phosphate for corn grow
Ing the present season. Hc put but
tablespoonful In each hill. On IN aero
thus fortified no obtained Just twice -
much grain us he did on an acre along
side of It unfertllized.- Field and Farm.
Sweet potatoes did so well ut Rocky Ford
this pastseason that hundreds Of acres will
be planted to them next spring Farmers
in that section Of tho Arkansas Valley tell
US that thcy can get three hundred bush
els Of these sweet potatoes from tho aero
with almost acertainty.-Field and Farm.
Tho long continued rain and snow storm
of the past two weeks has been almost un.
preccdcnted in Colorado. 1t will prove .
blessing to the country in the future, be-
yond doubt, but is quito disagroeable at
the time being. The country roads are al.
most impassable-a circumstance quite
strange to our country.
Two hundred and seventy thousand
bushels was tho amount Of wheat In the
elevators OF northern Colorado on the last
day of tho last month. Thore will bc very
little wheat to go abroad this year. We
have, or will Gro another harvest have
added q hundred thousand TO our bread
oaters.-Field and Farm.
Buckwheat does finely In Colorado. Tho
frost came little too early tho present
fall in some sections. This was the excep'
tion and not the rule In the average sea-
sons. The average yield where the soil
was good has been about twenty-five bush.
cls-ncar double what 1t is In the State OF
Now York.-F'ield and Farm.
Thus far the record of r. C. Nlsbet, Of
Del Nortc in competing for the American
Agrtcultitrist prize OF $500 for wheat
beaten. II Mr.. Nisbet shall add TO his
usual profits the premiums offered rs above
noted, he will make San Luis farming
success indeed for 1SS9.-Del Norte Pros
pector.
The management Of tho Windsor Farm
are shipping cotton-seed meal by the car
load lots from Tennessee to feed In their
dairy. Mr.. Morse pronounccs 1t the finest
grain fed for cows he has ever used. He
says 1t not only increases the flow Of milk
but improves the cream and gives golden
hue to the butter. We understand that
the freight rate on this cotton-seed meal Is
but five dollars pcr ton.-Field and Farm.
Farming land increases In va ue but lit
tic year by year. Fruit land rapidly i'd
vances. Twenty acres set to two thousand
trees at the end Of the third year will bc
worth 500 per acre in three values alone;
at the end OF Eve years ESQ per acre will
be a low valuation; three years later when
peach, plum, apricot and cherry trees aro
In full bearing such n 20-acrc orchard will
be cheap at sl0, ,0)0, and a little fortune to
the fortunate owner.-Fruita Star.
A couple OF brothers. with whom We arc
familiar, came to Colorado fourteen years
ago. They had'an even thousand dollars
between them. They invested II In flock
Of ewes. They had no knowledge Of tho
business, but learned it. They have stuck
right TO their flocks since they commenced
and have done no other business. Today
they are worth sixty thousand dollars. In
fact ono Of them has Just sold out his half
nnd.-field md Farm. A
Mr.. Pabor OF Fruita, Mesa CouS
been trying tho Matnro grape, and
IL: "All tho French authorities
placing the Mataro us tho finest I'd
grape OF tho south Of France Thcl
arc round and black. Not so thrift ea-'
mo us tho Listan and Palomino Dlanco.
One vine bore three fnir sized punches, but
tho bees puncturcd the grapes while ripcn-
ing. Those that were tasted were found
to be very pulpy and sweet. From this tho
Madeira wine is principally made. Field
and Farm.
A prominent Texas cattlcman Ia quoted
as saying: ''ln the Neutral Strip and In
the northwestern part OF Texas tho cattle
arc In splendid condition, Just coming on
the rich grass, but the heavy snowstorm
and blizzard which has been raging In that
section for tho past two weeks Ia taken -
u precursor Of long and severe winter.
Tho present storm Is earlier than any
ever known tctors and tho snow now lies
two feet deep on the range, while there
seems TO Lo no cessation OF tho blizzard.
This storm hns lind such nm influence upon
the cattlcmcn OF those sections tho. they
hnvc determined TO put their cattle IN tho
market MS soon as possible, for they believe
that they will suffer great iosscs II thcy
attempt to winter them through. ! am
confident that panic Is coming, but bc.
licve that those who can weather tho trou.
bio will make plenty OF money out Of tho
business next year"
A special from Kansas City to tho Den
YER Republican says "All tho past week
there have been dozens Of cattle barons In
tho city, and II Ia plain 10 DO sccu from
their looks nnd anxious manner that they
arc uncnsy over tho condition OF their busi-
ncss. They nrc undoubtedly troubled 10
an unusual degree, and conversation with
thcm disclosed tho fact that tho cnttlo 10.
dustry OF tho United Statosis tottcrins and
about 10 fall backward. ColonciJ. W. Dwycr,
president OF tho Territorial 1.-Two Stock
Association OF New Mexico, o,says; Tho cat.
Tic community are NIL In debt, md most Of
the heavy dealers will fall by tho waysido
before relief comes. There win bc panic
before long and many will 20 down. Ho
attributes tho trouble to low priccs, aud
says that tho Inability Of cattlcmcn being
driven out Of tho Cherokee strip Incrcases
tho danger"
we hung up In tho Star sanctum 10 day.