The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-08-19
wEsrERN FARM News.


| Stock Raising.
Prof L. G. Carpenter 10 In Europe making
study Of methods Of irrigation.
The condition Of corn ID reported by tho
department Of agriculture at Sl.1, which IL
the lowest July average ever reported by the
department.
The crop Of potatoes In Archuleta county
will not be rs large this season as that of last
for the reason that not half the area Of ground
has been planted.
The Springer and vcrmejo Systems Of
ditches on the Maxwell Land Grant in New
Mexico include lit miles Of bitches and en-
brace $4,000 acres Of land.
o. Warren; sometimes called the "alfalfa
seed king" Of Eddy, New Mexico, says that
his firm sold 1000 pounds Of alfalfa seed last
season, all raised in Eddy County, New McI-
lco
The corn crop in the vicinity Of Lupton 10
reported by the farmers to be unusually good
There are upward Of 900 more acres Of corn
planted in this precinct this year than ever
before.
On the Bishop farms near Garrison, eight
hundred acres Of wheat will be harvested that
will not average less than thirty-flvc bushels TO
the acre Some parts will run as high as
| nifty Bushels.
| Henry Lee has one Of tho finest farms near
Denver. Here can be seen several varieties of
plum, pear, apple and peach trees heavily
loaded with fruit. He was one Of the early
settlers that had faith in Colorado as ~ sgri-
cultural and fruit growing state. dom
Pie crops up around Garrison are jas,-slc-
CANT The wheat Is high and thick and is
heading nicely. One S00-aere field will aecr.
age not lcss than forty-Avc bushels II nothing
unforeseen happens. All of the crops In this
section will prove profitable this year.
The Delta fruit lands company has given
notice that 1t will furnish boxes, jars and
| freight to the fruit ralscrs and farmers Of
Delta county section who wish to exhibit
their products at State fair this year, free Of
cost, and give to said exhibitors all premiums
that may be awarded.
D. 9. Roatcap this week shipped 600 pounds
| Of peaches TO the store OF Clark e. Frost at
| Telluride, from his ranch on California mesa
and says that he expects &c sell no less than
| 5000 pounds from his orchard. The peaches
are as fine and juicy as can be found In any
part Of the country.-!nontrose Enterprise.
1t is reported that ten new threshing ma
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reports to the Associated Press from points
Is FAR west as the Colorado line, south to the
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pany hss iaree force OF men at work put
uhe IN system OF headgates at the greet
dam north OF Eddy. They propose to raise
inc reservoir ten feet above the former con-
struetion ana double the storage capacity
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and VIII begin soon. One OF these will cost
s2o,OOo while the other will cost $40, 900
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The 1rst orchard, vineyard aud market gar
den established east Of Golden and south OF
Clear Creek IL that Of e. l.. Palmer, who
comes Of family largely aud altogether In.
tercsied in industrial pursuits. lie has nifty.
nine acres, one Is raspberrlcs, one In vine.
yard, one In Strawberries. ten In marl,, y.r.
den, seven In alfalfa, balance In pasiurage
aud rough land. OF this tract, five are Clear
Creek bottom land, the remainder, north
ern slope OF South Table mountain, Planted
throughout the small fruits and market gar.
den are 600 apple, pear, apricot, peach, plum
and cherry trees, some IN bearing aud all
.hruv, lie has tso green houses Tor forcing
have nro,.d very mroc, .1hsu'npaSh Snl.h
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