The state herald., 1891-08-21
IRRIGATED FARMS

uushoiS Ol apples uurlnR tue SeasOn.
f. Halverhorst, Dcnver has on exhi
bition at Henry Leo's feed store some
Dutch yellow cucumbers. They aro
milder In taste than the common kind and
have tenderer skin.
The wheat crop Of California this year
will equal &c, VOC, 200 centals, which at the
average selling price of sl.6o per GENITAL
would give s4s, ,0OO, 600, Or exactly double
the value of last years output.
w. F. Kendrick, Denver, has sold the
fine young stallion Dumaine to New York
parties, price &, 200. Selica, q daughter Of
MIR. Hendricks horse Republic, sold at
public auction at Denver for s1.0l0.
The fruit crop around Boulder is tho
largest ever known, even after counting
out all damage done by hail. One frui
grower has ordered 10000 grape baskets
and thinks he will need 6, 900 more.
f. Hslverhorst, Denver, herder Of Hol-
stein cattle, has been experimenting in de-
horning for the last three or four yeaY
bull calf which is now eight months old
and still shows no signs of horns.
In the orchard grounds Of the Colorado
experiment station at Fort Collins there
are ninety-four pear trees of fourteen
varities and 1888 plum trees Of thirteen
varities, twenty ty-seven varities of rasp
berries, and eighty-seven varieties of
grapes.
There Is six feet In depth of water In
tho Arkansas river, and the channel Is
fully 800 feet wide fifty miles east Of
Pueblo. The certain water supply, cheap
land, longer growing seasons and the
great success in fruit growing, is inducing
q very rapid settlement in this valley.
William Matthews, one of Rocky Ford's
numerous fruit growers, has been ship
ping plums from one eighth of an acre for
two weeks His total crop from this
small piece of land has amounted to $500
pounds for which he readily obtained five
cents pound. The crop has netted him
SIPS, or ut the rate of 81, 900 an acre.
The Taos Valley Canal Company has
spent q large amount of money in taking
out u canal from the San Antoine river,
l
cultivation very large area of fine fruit
and agricultural land in Colorado and
New Mexico. which will be directly trib.
utable to Antonito.
Rose Bros. Il Hughes have shipped SO
far this season over 80 tons Of carly peach
es. They have US rule gotten good
prices. Colorado Springs leads the list OF
buyers. Denver next MIR. Hughes in
forms US that the total yield of their or
chard will not be less than $50 tons.-
Grand Junction NciUs.
T.. A. Marcellno, Of Socorro, New Mex
leo, will set 5000 grape vines and 1000
trees Of assorted varieties the coming fall,
and will import some 5000 vines from
Italy In addition to the native American
varieties. The climate in that section Of
the territory is especially adapted to the
culture of the grape and stone fruits.
| Van B. Kelsy has on exhibition at his
oflice specimen OF wheat, grown on his
farm four miles north OF Lupton, which Ia
a revelation for the man who says Colo
RADIO is not an agricultural State. They
arc very large and as perfect As ever
grew. Mr. Kclsy says the field will aver
age forty bushels to the eacre.-DcnperSun
Dali DeWeese, Canon City, one of Colo
RADIOS rising young business men, and
! proprietor of tho Rocky ateaa.-i" N1rss.-
les, by close application to business and
business principles, has grown from
common tree pcddler TO the owner OF one
| of the largest nurseries In tho State, and
now controls the bulk of Colorado's trade.
The first tomatoes offered the Kunsr
Sailing works In lss9 was on August Us;
| In 1850, August ei' but this year they
/ were offered August 9th, Manager Hagan
purchasing 100 pounds OF the product and
from what he says there will be no limit
TO tomatoes and cucumbers this season,
providing frost does not come earlier than
usual, about Sept i0.-Greetey Tribune
Harvesting has fairly begun at Brush,
and there Is an immense crop, especially
wheat, barley and oats. Corn 10 some
what backward, but with good weather
win yield we'll. Potatoes are also good
crop. Hail has done some damage To
wheat, but nearly oil who have cut their
| grain find that not near as much has been
lost from that source as Mt first supposed.
Down In Mesilla valley In New Mexico
they grow large quantities Of onions OF .
superior size and flavor. The yield IL
from 23,0oo to 1900 pounds To the acre,
and the present price, lower than usual, 4.
81 to cents u pound. There is money In
onions nj ono ccnta pound where they
yield A they do In Colorado and New
Mexico.-Ffetd and Farm.
Tho new town Of Payct,e. Idaho, 10 max.
ing rapid progress. Tho town is situated
at the junction OF the Payette and Snake
rivers on tho Oregon short line The town
IL surrounded by fino agricultural and fruit
lands, and ono OF tho best OF markets from
surrounding mining towns. Mr.. S. r.
Gipson Ia one Of tho managers OF the town
company and also the secretary Of the
board OF trado.
Rocky Ford farmers did their nrst
thrcshing last week Tho irst crop was
from the field OF LOWS Swink, and from
his ilvo acres the Yield was ono hundred
and eighty three bushels. IL Is said that
some of tho wheat In tho Fairmount coun.
try will yield over forty bushels TO tho
aero and somo put II at forty -nvo bushels,
This IL tho largest Yield ever known In
otoro county.
A Field and Farm reporter drove out
TO the Diamond 10 farm, seven miles
south of Denver, tho other day, and viewed
u marvellous cstablishmont The crops arc
exceptionally hnc there this year. Tho nj.
falfa covers 80 acres and tho harvest goes
on all tho time with large crow Of men
and all tho modern machinery. Three
fields OF white Russian oats occupy one
| hundred mud txysntv nara. IA. .t, - a.