The state herald., 1892-01-08
FARMING NEWS.

A Colorado farmer, whose stock farm
was valued at $500, produced crop
which sold for $1,000.
Tho Monte Vista, Colorado, mill is Row
buying all the wheat that goes to IL 1t has
$4,000 bushels In tho elevator.
]. b. Dawson OF the vermeio, New Mex
leo, has about 25, 600 head Of sheep on the
range Mr.. Dawson has had wouderful
success In this branch Of industry.
Tho State Board Of 1.-Two Stock Commits
sioncrs Of Illinois have decided that tho
disease known as lump-iaw 10 dangerously
contagious among cattle and from cattle 70
human beings.
Tho number Of sheep In Utah in 1880 was
$780, valued at <2,847,547 Tho wool
clip was 7,451, ,252 pounds, making an aver
age clip throughout tho territory Of 5.6S
pounds per sheep.
A. A. Shafer, living near Holyoke, had
sevcu acres OF black oats this season which
yielded ffty-two bushels per acre. His
wheat averaged twenty four bushels, and
his barley between forty and forty-five. u
w. b. Felton's ten-acre orchard In South
Canon, Fremont county, produces this
year tho following: Strawberries $500
quarts apples 1900 barrels; pears $50
bushels; grapes 1900 baskets, besides
raspberries, blackberries, currants, goose
berries, peaches and ounces In smaller
amounts.
A large bunch Of range cattle, in which
"H. X.n and "T. T." brands prodominated,
with u fair sprinkling Of the Keller,
Bloomfield and other brands mixed to
gether, were driven through town OH
Saturday afternoon, heading for tho lower
country. Tho stock presented good ap-
pearauce, and looked as though they ought
to pull through tho winter nicely.-Meeher
Herald.
The establishment of beet sugar fac
tory is being ngitated, and ono Is quito
likely to be located about ten miles west Of
the State line In Arapahoe County. The
matter Of beet culture has been tested in
that neighborhood, and the project is very
fiattering. The yield is very heavy and
samples sent to Washington for analysis
show 1G per cent OF pure sugar. Tho soil
is peculiarly adapted to tho growth OF
sugar beets, yield and quantity being both
far above the average.
The Farmers Alliance at Moffat, Colo
RADIO, will endeavor to construct grain
house at some convenient point on the rail
road. The object Of tho scheme is TO eua-
bic grain raisers to got money on their
crops us soon as harvested. The grain
will be received in an elevator, and tho
farmer will receive receipt therefor, and
on this receipt he can realize q certain per
cent. yet his grain would not be sold until
the price is right--Ficld and Farm.
An Ell Paso County farmer suggests that
the potato growers of Colorado ought to
grade the goods they sell and thus establish
a better reputation and get better prices
At Eastonville this plan has been tried md
it works admirably. They grade into
three lots. which they call merchantable,
seed and cowfoed. This brings US back TO
the old argument that potato growers
ought TO raise hogs and feed them on po-
tatocs that are too small for market-
Field aud Farm.
James l.. Hurt Of Veteran, while in town
Tuesday in conversation with reporter
for this paper. said: al am feeding about
sixty head of beef cattle for market and
have already sold i05 head Of steers and
thirty head of cows to local parties. My
steers brought me s25 per head, and while
consider this is good price / believe
that beef steers will bring not less than 30
per head In the spring." Mr.. Hurt is an
entcrprising and well posted stockman,
| and his opinion on such matters is Of much
value to those who are feeding on q small
scale. .--Saguachc Crescent.
1t is sale. that the real object OF Carlisle
| n. Grelg's visit to New York was 10 float
bonds to aid in improving tho Castlewood
dam, concerning which there was SO much
discussion last spring. II was estimated
that the contemplated improvement would
cost sl50,0O0. Mr.. W. l.. Alexander Wis
itcd New York later on and writes that
the final arrangements have been perfected
and the contracts will be let for the work
at an early day. The bayou entrance will
be charged TO the opposite side of the laiso
and water cushion constructed TO pro
vent the dam from erosion.- Irrigation
Age.
| Owing 10 financial difficulties last sum
mcr the Greeley creamery was compelled
TO suspend business. This was great
Inconvenience TO ranchmcn In that vicinity
and they organized q temporary company,
leasing tho plant OF the bankrupt cream
cry. The move proved successful. They
now possess funds sufficient In theIr
treasury to be ready to declare dividend
of six per cent. on tho money expended,
and they have only been in charge of tho
business since July !. The farmers met
last week and effected a permanent organi.
zation, to be Incorporated under the name
OF the Greeley Creamery company. capital
stock s., 800, with the following officers:
$. Il. Faris, president; Thomas Tregonlng,
secretary; Harvey L. English, treasurer
and manager; John A. Kinsey, Thomas
TrcRonlng, s. Il. Faris, Jacob Dunbar and
John A. McMillen, board OF directors, and
they will purchase tho plant mud operate It
Ia the future.
Some Colorado farmers would do well to
visit the Mormon settlements Ia tho San
Luis valley Ia Coneios county. These
farmers know how TO cultivate land aud
manage Irrigation dltches. They own n
large tract OF land In the valley, which Is
divided into farms OF not more than forty
or nifty ncres each aud not ono OF them has
mortgage on It. Tho colony was started
some years ago. Thoy work their land ail
up into ridges three or four feet apnr, aud
run the water down between the ridges.
All their land Is treated In this wny--ileld,
for small grain US well rs vegetables.
They raise from forty TO nifty bushels Of
wheat, seventy -lvo TO ono hundred bushels
Of oats, nnd corresponding amounts OF
other farm products To the aero. Al their
products arc OF tho incst quality. .ani their
farms arc models In arrangement md In
tho highest state OF cultivation. Those
Mormon farmers nro hard wcrkora but
they only undertake to cultivate u limited
area Of ground and tse; make that produce
IA largely Us possib!c-Fieiu aud Fdrn,.
Senator Dolph has introduced a bill 10