Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-10-12


etc., to show for their work.
Lee Haney, on Lee Hardesty's
ranch, is one of the boss melon
growers as we'll as an expert in
riding in a COW boy race. He this
season shipped thirteen car loads
of melons and has hundreds left.
This ranch also has large orch
ard.
McPhililny Bros ranch was dis
tinguished by big stacks of alfalfa
and very large shocks OF corn
quite close together. They had
the earliest corn grown in that re-
gion. Their turnip field shows a
very large yield. and turnips are
in active demand. The orchard
on this place consists of $50 trees
i'll fine growing condition. One
experimental crop nuted was a few
beans, "The Wonder of the World" +"
a new variety with pods a foot
long. Their claim to value has
yet to be proven. On this place
is growing five acres of black To-
Gust trees designed tor fence post
timber. During the past season
some of the trees have made a
growth of seven feet. 1t is esti-
mated that in five years they will
have attained sufficient size for
posts.
F. M. Weiland's premises are
distinguished by the largest and
finest house in the Fowler coun-
try, and by the eligible site it oc-
cupies. Mr.. Weiland's orchard was
in tip-top order and his place in
general good to look at. He was
not visible or we might have got
valuable pointers from him.
Mrs. c. Ayres' place was notable
for its new six-room dwelling and
for the thoroughbred Jersey and
Holstein cattle in the pasture.
On the Misses Lamping's place
we saw the only crop of peanuts
on the trip. The experiments
made with this southern product
indicate that it may be grown to
profit in the Arkansas valley. This
ranch was the winner on potatoes
ut the late fair.
In DIR. w. w. Reed we unex-
pectedly found an old Illinois
neighbor. The doctor has recent
ly settled in Fowler. He is now
at work on enlarging his dwelling.
He speaks highly Of the people Of
Fowler and this expression Of es-
TEEN is reciprocated by his con-
stituency.
Andy Waddington's place was
visited but unfortunately we did
not meet the proprietor. Mr.. w.
has only 40 acres but it is all gar
den in q high state of cultivation
The fact that he took about 20
premiums at the recent fair proves
that he is finding 40 acres of high
ly titled soil more profitable than
some of his neighbors do far
larger acreage.
We drove through a portion of
w. E. Anderson's 960-acre ranch.
Mr.. A. this year raised 100 acres
of rye, 60 of barley and large guam
titles of oats and corn. The Santa
Fe runs for two miles through
this ranch. It has on it twelve
miles of fencing.
Our afternoon drive wound up
about sun-down at the pleasant
and hospitable home of CIV. Fem
lason. This ranch contains 24O
acres under ditch, and is a very
productive one. The fourth crop
Of alfalfa was being cut and the
yield has been most satisfactory.
A lot of choice Poland China and
Berkshire hogs were shown, also
the small alfalfa pasture on which
they have lived and prospered this
summer. It is astonishing how
small an area of alfalfa will keep
a large number of hogs in fine
growing, if not in fattening, con-
dition. Mr.. Fenlnson's hay was
stacked in corral shape with an
opening to the south. Racks will
be built inside this heavy wall of
alfalfa, the hay cut down from
within, the feeding being thus
made very easy and the cattle all
tie while being sheltered almost
es warmly as if under a shed. An
arroyo near the hay-corral fur
nishes running water which never
freezes in the coldest weather,
making MIR. Fenlason's facilities
for feeding stock hard to excel.
Other good points on this place
are a fine timber claim and sur
plus of watermelons which the
neighbors have carried away by
the wagon load.
The process of making water
melon vinegar is quite simple. Mr.
Blake reduces the juice from 25 to-
33 per cent and then puts it in
barrels. Good vinegar is thus
made in very short time. Mrs.
G. w. Fenlason does not boil the
juice but secures the needed am
ount of saccharine ingredient by
common syrup. Melons
which have been slightly frosted