The state herald., 1891-11-06
WESTERN FARMS.

Harvesting on the Lower Saguache 10
completed and the threshing machines are
now at work.
The Alamosa mill is turning out 1Ib bar
rels of flour day and pays the farmers
el.l0 for wheat
Alfalfa hay sells At Eddy at from si6 u
to s20 ton. The land In the Lower Pecos
valley averages four crops year, yielding
one and half tons an acre.
Immense wheat yield Is reported IN
Manitoba. An average Of forty i've bush.
oils TO the acre, aud In some instancea, nifty
bushels to the acre 10 reported.
j. r. Britton, near Lockett Ssguachs
county, Is storing his large crop OF pots-
toss for future sales whom prices arc high
or. He is credited with growing tho hcsv-
lest yield in his vicinity. 1t averaged S0e
bushels to the acre.
Winter wheat in kiowa county, or al
least In tho vicinity Of Eads, 10 eight inches
high. DIR. Patterson, who has farm one
mile from Eads, has grown his wheat with
out irrigation or extra labor, and 1t has
made growth OF nine inches since It waa
| sown three weeks ago.
David Roberts, one Of the frat settlers In
tho Grand valley near Glenwood Springs,
harvested 1000 pounds Of apples from his
young trees and expects crop double tho
amount next year. He has been located on
his present farm sluce 1850, before the In
dians had bosn removed by Uncle Sam. Ho
set out his trees about Ave seasons ago.
| Tho department of agriculture has 10
sued special report on the cause and pre-
vention Of swine plague. The report 10
tho result Of experiments conducted under
the direction Of the bureau Of animal In
dustry and is illustrated with colored
plates. Tho book may be obtained ON sp
plication to the government printing Of
Gee at Washington.
Mr.. Isaac Gutchell, OF Table Rock, es-
Inmates the total acreage Of potatoes on the
Divide this year as about 1000. While
the crop is good ono, yet Mr.. Gutchell IL
of the opinion that the acreage IL short
over last year by 1000 acres, and whilo
the quality OF the tubers 10 better, yet In
size they average smaller.
Last wee Captain Hay accepted the fol
lowing bids for food supplies for the United
States army :Greeley Mercantile Company,
1900 pounds Of onions at sl.30 u hundred
pounds; Ferguson, McCombe Il Co., $780,
900 pounds Of potatoes at Az cents hum
dred pounds; Jasper Riggs & Co., $1,000
pounds of potatoes at AZ cents . hundred
pounds.
Herman Aman brought TO the Leader
oifice yesterday two mammoth potatoes
which were raised on tho ranch OF ID.
of
here near the Natural Fort One OF tho
potatoes weighed five pounds five
ounces and the other five pounds
md six and half ounces. They are white
potatoes and perfect beauties. Cheyenne
Leader.
The Central Wyoming Canal company
has been incorporated with capital stock
uf s., 50O, 900, divided into 1900 shares Of
the par value Of 800 each. The object OF
the company is TO build large canal In
Natrona and Converse counties. The
water supply will be from the North
Platte river and water and water rights in
the ditch will be for sale. The principal
office will be at Douglas.
On the L. q. Clark farm near Brighton.
Arapahoe county, some very successful
work was done this year, in the way 1t was
managed by Mrs. Clark, who, since the
death of her en,erprising husband year
ago, has had the care Of Js0 acres. The
farm produced the past season 5000 bush
els Of grain and 100 tons Of hay. A large
acreage OF pasturagc gives sustcnsncc to
nealv 100 head Of live stock.
TIE Union Pacific railroad company has
t,I La 81.
with view Of forming an estimate Of the
,rop Of grain and potatoes which will be
likely TO be shipped out Of the valley. Its
lhc intention Of this company to lind an
eastern market for the immense potato
,rop grown In the valley and make rsto
low enough to invite shippers 10 avail
themselves Of 1t.
Our friend, Mr.. ii. L. Leach Of Paradox
valley, has our thanks for sample Of sor-
;hum he made this season on his ranch--
the first $50 fur rs we know, that was ever
made In San Miguel county. We have
given 1t q fair trial, and pronouncs II good
as amy sorghum we have ever eaten. MIR.
Leach put in uboulhve acres In sugar cane,
and has made over 100 gallons OF this dc.
licious syrup up TO the present time
Nvfirood tribune.
It ms estimated that II the entire potato
crop OF Weld county WAS put upon the mar.
ket II would take six months 10 handle the
product II 100 cars month were used for
shipping, or In other words Il will take
fully 400 cas- 10 handle the product,
These figures are, Of course, approximate
but they aro conservative. It is safe 10
N .Lf
wards OF 1000 cars before new potatoes
come into market next ycar.
The farmers Of tho Pccos Valley have
all about finished cutting and stacking
their fourth crop Of alfalfa. Largo stack.
are dotted about all through the fsrms.
and to IN unaccustomcd eye, appear ut n
distance like hills, The demand, however.
10 equal To the supply, and tho amount on
hand will not be more than half enough 10
furnish tho hrst Now Mexico reservoir
company which Is expected 10 commence
operations this winter.-Eieid and Farm.
Parties Ia Syracuse, Now York, ars In
lively correspondence with u prominent
real estate firm Of Denver with regard 10
establishing another canning factory on q
very large scale Ut Lougmont, Colorado.
They propose TO put In ei50, 000, and the
present indications arc that they will have
tho plant ready for work carly next spring.
Colorado needs moro canning factories e
work up the surplus product Of the gsr.
dens. This style Of farming under irriga-
tion has proved grand success 10 Colo.
rado. Field and Farm.
Ina late experiment with electricity
radishes inclined forty.Aye degrees 70
electric Light. and hemp srsw eighteen
Inches more In tho same tlno under that
light than other hemp. A row Of pots,oc.
electrified produced twenty ono pecks.
while another equal row without electric.
liy produced only twelve pccka. The for.