Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-09
Beautiful OrdVay.
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to the towns reservoir with its
settling pond and filter which caus-
es the best of water to be delivered
to the town and neighboring ranch
men. We next passed place own
by VIM. Farr, who has got rich
growing potatoes at Greeley and
has purchased ranch Ill the Ar
kansas valley to augment his
wealth. just north of this L. w.
Walker has for two years grown
large crops of corn without irri-
cation except as supplied by the
seepage from the bitches.
We soon got in the midst of
the Colorado Land g. Water Cos
10000 acres of land under process
of cultivation, passing the well
cultivated 160 acres under the
management of Ed. Davis, next to
j. K. Taylor's, showing 40 acres
of fine alfalfa, then to the COM
pany's farm where the farm labor
ers, "a in number, are boarded, and
where a commodious bunk house
has been built for their accommo-
dation. Here also was portion
of the Co.'S 40 head Of horses and
mules. We next visited the pota-
to field, rs acres in extent, where a
fine quality of "Murphy's" or
"Spuds' were being harvested.
The amount of potatoes being dug
is proving a surprise to Mr.Dodge,
as the crop was seriously injured
by hail July 7, and for time con-
sidered total loss. Notwithstand-
ing this misfortune the crop is
going to prove fairly remunerative.
The variety grown was new one,
Early Ohio. The samples which
we carried away for submitting to
the test of the table proved it to
be an excellent potato.
The following figures will give
some idea of the broad-guage
character Of the Colorado Land &
Water Co.'S operations: 1t owns
and controls $1,000 acres of land
irrigated by its own canal, and has
within the last 1S months built 80
miles of fence, 100 miles of later
ais, and 80 houses for tenants.
When the farming activity was at
flood tide, (when the breaking of
ground was under way), the Co.'S
monthly pay roll amounted to
$4,000. 1t now has about 1000
acres in alfalfa, and has for rent
farms of from 40 acres up to a
section, each Of which has half the
area in alfalfa. The Co. does not
propose to farm all its princely
possessions but to make such a
start in the work as shall enable
tenants or purchasers to step at
once into a farm well ON the way
to profitable production.
The Co. does not depend wholly
on the canal for irrigation,
but has planned and partly execut
ed a system Of extensive reservoirs
which will furnish reliable sup
ply of water.
Our time at Ordway was far too
limited to see what all that should
be noticed in this article. Neither
the great Boston farm nor the
Greeley farm were visited, as well
US number of other points of in
terest, all of which will come in
for description when the next trip
is made to that favored section.
LATERALs.
Ordway has two stores, owned
by the Ordway Mere. Co. and Burr
Green.
Ordway has fine park, appro-
priately inhabited by handsome
antelope.
All the machinery for a cream
ary is on hand and only awaits
securing the requisite number of
COWS to be put in operation.
The plans for an elegant hotel
are now in hand and only await a
change in the financial situation
to be crystalizsd into handsome
structure.
Among the new projects for the
benefit of Ordway are Touring
mill and the attachment of ro-
tary pump of great power to the
elevator engine for fire purposes.
Geo. N. Ordway came to Colo
RADIO on stretcher, II years ago.
his friends predicting that he
would die on the way. He now
looks good for another II years.
Various streets and roads lined
with shade trees add attractive
ness to the Ordway landscape.
This applies to county as well as
town, and is worthy of widespread
imitation.
Ed. Davis farm was the scene
of a lively threshing operation last
Saturday, one hard to beat for big
work in a short time. Flickinger
& Wright's outfit, under the direc-
ton of F. M. Wright, IN A hours
threshed for Mr.. Davis l, ,124 bush
els of oats. This incident speaks
we'll for both Mr.. Davis and the
threshers.
Mr.. Aukland recently took TO
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