The state herald., 1891-10-30
WESTERN FARMS.

The Piuey and Shell Crssk Ditch Com
pauy Of Wyoming has been organized at
Buffalo TO take an irrigating canal from
the ereeks named. The capital seek u
$1,000, paid up.
William Akin II making some grand In
provsments on his newly purchased farm
near Timnath, Larimer county. One Of
the most important Of these will b by
dfaulie ram pump By which watsr will be
forced from spring right into tho house.
Tho Cosmopolitan magazine for Novem-
bsr will contain An article on Alfalfa farm
ing by the editor, John Brisben Walker,
who WAS one Of the nrst eypsr,msntsrs
with this plant and whose farm "Berkeley"
near Denver made for him An independent
fortune.
NJ. Duncan brought to town yesterday n
wagon load of the finest potatoes socn this
season. One sack, weighing l4S pounds.
contained exactly 65 potatoes. All arc
smooth. shaped, solid and whits skinned
Mr. Duncan states that they were raised
without irrigation Aspen Times.
Tho most experienced potato growers in
the State claim that It coats ON an average
Of quarter Of cent 4 pound to store and
hold potatoes eight months In reasonable
quantities. OF course II costs little more
10 handle small patches than large onss,
but tho ngures named above apply "
anything over ave acres.
A. A. Yowell, in the southeast part Of
the county has splendid crop Of broom
corn, milo maize and black rice corn. He
has his broom corn cut up and can est eSO
per ton for the seven tons he has r1ckst
up by his house. His black rice corn Will
thresh about fifty bushels per acrs and tho
maize thirty bushels.- Springfield Herald.
The farmers Of the Cucharas valley have
good cause for rejoicing this year. Ths
grain crop is the best known In the valley
for years, while the hay crop 10 up 70 IL
not above the average for the same period.
The fruit crop has been remarkable both
for its quantity and quality. Tho valley
is able to compete with any portion Of the
State; all that Is needed is little more
energy and practical application 70 bring
about the desired results.-Walsenburg
Cactus.
To show the prost in celery growing. the
result Of H. l. Stewards efforts at Tecum
sch, Mich, is cited. Five years ago he
purchased Q piece Of swamp land covered
with willows, and after clearing the same
has cultivated on an average Of twenty
seven acres each year. His gross receipts
for i've years have been t67, 900 from which
Al, 900 profit has been realized. Colorado
soil will grow better celery than 10 grown
In Michigan and by the means OF irriga-
tion at hand the crop is certian and within
control Of the grower.-Field and Farm.
The last census bulletin issued is devoted
to the nurseries Of the country. This
branch Of horticulture has grown 20 rapid
'y during tho past few years that It II
very proper subject for census investi-
cation. Tho number OF nurseries In the
country was found to be 4,5i0, valued At
al, ,97s, s35. The capital invested was es2r-
4a5, ,G69; mon employed, 1861; women,
a,279; acres occupied, liz, sos. The largest
acreage il devoted to the propagation Of
apple trees. The grand total Of plants and
trees in the nurseries was g. ,3s6, ,s55, rs.
Greeley potatoes arc being shipped from
that town at the rate OF twenty to twenty
ave carloads day, and such Is the demand
for cars and switching that the Union
Pacific road keeps o switch engine there
lUE buc ebpoCiAl uho VI tuc potaso ktOWoAS~
Twenty eight carloads OF potatoes were
shipped on Monday. Tho potstoes art
going to Texas and tho South. Tho farm
ers secure at present forty cents hundred
At tho warehouse. Al this price the
growers obtain at the rate Of 800 an
acre gross. Although the shipmenta are
large they represent worry small proper
tion Of tho actual Greeley potato crop.
Hundreds Of thousands of bushels have
been stored In cellar and pit and will be
held for advanced figures, selling when
the demand 10 moro urgent than now.
The fruit trade of Denver is very large.
This city ranks next TO Chicago - o mar.
kct for California fruit. 1t is estimated
that $50 cars Of California deciduous fruit.
and 100 cars Of cltrous fruits from Califor
mia arc sold In this market every year.
There are about 200 cars OF bananas sold
hero annually. The apple crop comes
chiefly from the states lying east Of Colo
RADIO; and 90 per cont. Of the apples brought
Into the state come from Kansas and Mis-
souri,. Tho Colorado apple crop amounts
to about 10, COZ barrels, which 10 about one
fourth tho amount consumed In Colorado.
This shows that there IL great room Tor al
increase In tho production Of apples In this
| state. But II does not tell the whole story.
II there were enough apples grown here, y
market for 1000, ,Ooo barrels could Be found
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