The state herald., 1892-02-05
FARMING NEWS.

Reports on 1903, ,00O sheep between RAW
dus and Bitter Creek, Wyoming, sre 70 tne
,fYect that all bands are free from disease
md that the loss during the winter Will b
fery small. ~
Ex-Gov. B. H. Eaton and L. D. Law as
improving their s0-acre reservoir on 800
lion s54s.87 by putting up the dyke 70 thae
they eau store twelve feet Of water. Tnte
reservoir was used last season for the arst
lime and 10 filled from the Larimer ana
Weld canal. M
The visible supply Of grain In the Unitee
States and Canada, ON Saturday, jan 2nd,
. reported by the secretary Of ths Chicago
Board Of Trade to be 45,907,9s5 bushels @
wheat, 7,Osl,s25 bushels Of corn, S,ss1,0W
bushels Of oats, a.3l4,975 bushels Of Sys
and 2,27l, 1851 bushels Of barley.
The shipments of cattle made from Las
Auimas last week realized very fair prices
IN the Kansas City market, those fro0
alfalfa fields Of the north side bringing
respectable margin over and above all sx-
pense Of feeding In tho difference betwsss
them and cattle from the range.
The I. G. Henry ditch interests IN Best
county have been re-organizsd with cspt
tai stock Of q, ,0OO,00O The new company
will carry on the business In that county
with the principal ONCE In Las Animas.
The directors are I. b. Sweet, ]. r Null
vsne, !. X. Burton and John J. Cooper. 81
A an evidence OF how successful irriga- Z
tiop can influence people desirous OF living
and cultivsting, settlers are now crowdinR
In the direction Of Eddy and Chaves coun-
ties, New Mexico In consequence OF the
inducements offered by al irrigation COM
pany, which has 800, 900 acres Of land under
ditch In that part Of the country.
William Blake killed four hogs about .
year old which averaged soc pounds each
when dressed. He has nine mJfe In the
pen which he ia getting ready for the mar
ket and has plenty Of corn 70 do 1t with.
Mr. Blake Is one Of the successful farmers
of Ebert county, and he says that any psr-
son who Is not afraid Of work can make
farming pay In this country.-Eltzabeth
Banner.
The Merino stock farm, through the
president Of the company, Mr.. Frank G.
Willard, last week presented 70 the State
Agricultural College five owes and ram
of thoroughbred registered sheep. The
donation Is most heartily appreciated By
the management Of the college - showing
the interest manifested in the institution
by the Meriuo Stock company.-Fort Col
Inns ErDrcss.
The Larimer County Ditch Company are
at work on what 10 known - Long Pond,
which lies northeast OF Fort Collins. This
reservoir will, when completed, cover
about 200 acres and can be drawn fifteen
feet. This Is one Of the best, II not the
best storage basin, in northern Colorado.
1t Is the purpose Of tho company 70 store
and exchange with other bitches.
Some women cannot keep bees any more
than some men; but many can, and 70 their
great profit. Often q farmers wife or
daughter welcomes an occupation for tho
sake Of Its novelty, something TO break up
the routine Of cooking, washing and sow
ing; and bee keeping, even II IL brines
only few pounds OF honey for the table, IL
undertaken and carried through with
pleasure and delight.
The Grand Junction Star says that the
peach men are all 10 high glee over the
outlook for big crop which Is now -
surcd by the long and steady cold spell
prevailing II 10 true that some ef the
buds are killed, but there arc still enough
left TO warrant the hope Of large crop. II
spring will eclipse that Of any precsding
spring by many thousand trees.
Colorado farmer can no more afford TO
indulge In q mortgage on his farm than
can any other business man. No legitimate
business can stand interest on borrowed
money. The interest is all that the farmer
can make. II IL true that the "whsst
ranchers" arc now paying on the mort
cages that thcy have been carrying for
years, but they have been working for the
money loaners tho past ten ycars.-FNsld
and Farm
A feature NJ the special meeting Of The
State Forestry association held at Denver
was the presentation of tho draft Of Q
memorial to the President asking that he
entire top Of the Rocky Mountain range,
including sstrip Of six miies on each aide
be set apart ~ permanent reservation In
the interest Of forest conservation. The
memorial Is TO be printed and circulated
throughout the west for signatures prior
to being sent to President Harrison.
Work on the reservoir At WellinR.
ton lake, eight miles from Estabrook, Jet
ferson county, is progressing 80 nicely thai
IL will be completed, II 10 thought some
time next spring. Harper o. Orshood b
al the head OF the concern and they Win
have one Of the biggest fish hstchsriss h
the country. They have bought the stoeh
OF the Lake Archer company sad now sssee
100000 young hsh at the Central Pash
hatchery until their hatchery 10 comp,sSaA
Field and Farm. ~
Work on the Blucstons Valley ditch h
suspended for the present. owing 10 ~
severe weather, but those Interested sra
waiting patiently and will resume wSFk
with renewed energy - soon % ~
weather permits. This means the compse-
tion Of tho ditch In tho near future. We
understand that all those interested ~
determined TO stay with tho ditch uuuI N
Is completed. This Is the greatest un6as.
taking ever attempted In Blusstons, on1
tho prompt manner IN which II 10 bo1aR
pushed TO completion speaks wcli lnAoei
for tho energy and enterprise OF the eg,ei.
nators. s.-colibran Lender 0f
There arc stlli people In tho East -
look upon Colorado IA distinctivsly Q -
Ing state. Though ours is an asrlculon1ol
and horticultural county. yet We y ~
discount tho mining interests Of the eon16.
Without prosperity In the mineA tHego
could not bo prosperity In our asIls -
orchards but wo want To point - ~
fact that the fields and orchards ars jaoak
iy doubling up on tho Mines Three sGnen
ago the agricultural outpu, was Ices -
the mineral output In tho year ieoo -
agricultural output was more thsa -.
90, 900 greater than the mineral outs9a -
Grand Junction Nc,ns.
There 10 no reason why Hucrfano consAv
should not rank as high u. any other -.
~ In tho state. II can produce snytk6np
that others do, and many tbnRs thai Gon1e
counties cannot We have coal Of diGDpont