Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-12-28

here six years old have attained q size
which it would take Kansas fifteen years
to grow. The three-year-old trees grown
here beat anything he had ever seen.
The trees In the hail belt are not perma-
nently injured but seem to have fully re-
covered from the pounding they receiyed;
anywhere, and the Arkansas valley had
the very brightest prospects a. fruit
growing region, especially for apples.
He advised all farmers 70 plant trees, the
more the better. He spoke highly Of Mr..
Crowley's services as the pioneer horti-
culturist Of the valley.
d. W. Barley was called on and said
that he would speak Of only one branch
OF the subject Of the evening, that is,
small fruita. He used the term "small
fruits" in general rather than d specific
sense. In the dry goods store may be
fonnd g superior article Of muslin called
sense suggested by this use Of the term
that he spoke of the small fruits Of the
farm. All the products Of the farm are
it's fruits. One OF the most important OF
these small fruits is neglected by most
farmers, to their great annual loss. This
fruit is obloug, smooth, and the akin
white or slightly brownish. The meat ID
white with q yellow core, but there are
no inedible seeds, not particle Of waste
matter except the outer skin or shell.
This fruit is rarely eaten raw, and the
taste when cooked varies greatly accord
ing to the skill Of the cook. This small
the egg. 1ts culture has been neglected
owing to the prevailing ambition Of farm
ers to have broad fields Of grain and i'm
mense herds of cattle. They desire TO
count their wheat, oats and alfalfa by the
hundreds Of acres, looking with contempt
ON such an insignificant thing as an egg.
Any farmer can have 100 hens and never
miss the grain which they eat nor the
time given to their care. Where 100 hens
are suitably fed, warmly housed, and
their daily wants intelligently cared for,
they viii produce eggs at the rate Of IS
per dny the year round. But TO be on
the safe side ont down the yield TO two
dozen per day. These two dozen eggs
At IS cents per dozen, or 80 cents per
day, We have for 1856 days-good hens not
observing the Sabbath-an income Of
11H250. Suppose you give the wife all
the money needed to run the house and
let her put this egg money in Q small
home savings bank. Along about tax
paying time let the contents Of the stock
ing be turned out and counted. II IL not
q large sum, but the average farmer, Tor
business man for that matter) would feel
that be was in luck to have e1s2.6O laid
away for an energency-Almost like find
ing that sum. The large aoreages should
small sources Of income. The man with
the small farm who devotes his time and
thought 10 the little things, will in many
cases, como out ct the end Of the year
with more ready cash than the broad
gauge farmer who has attempted more
than he has either capital or ability to
manage to advantage.
The next meeting Of the club coming
during the holidays, Thursday, January
4, will be devoted to literary and music-
al entertainment. The committee on
program il Miss Boyd, J. A. York and
W. B. Green.
The return trip was made early Friday
ing he ch.l.csss;ssics S 9, Both % pis.ssns saa
spring day and Indian summer. The
homeward journey was made particularly
interesting by the constant display Of the
70 the south and west. Wonder
full optical delusions were witnessed,
transforming mountain and plain with
rapidity and beauty. Two
small hills far 70 the south were maRni-
fed into immense houses, perfectly
square and we'll daAned IN their outlines.
In an instant one would begin to tumble
into ruins, and in a few moments the 9TH
or, and both were soon shorn Of their ar
chitectural beauty and reduced to COM
monplace sand hills. The grand Sangre
De Cristo range at one minute would
have its ragged peaks exaggerated to
greater ruggedness, and during the next
moment the peaks vOuld be melted down
until the top Of the range was perfectly
level, while its sioping aides were trans
formed into masses Of snow white per
pendicular columns. This landscape dis
solving and reoonstructing process con-
tinued during most of the two hours Of
tho trip and was strong refutation Of
the proverb that 'sseing Is believing" ;"
and ct the same time possessing won
derful beauty and interest.
STOCK NOTES.
In passing the Boston farm . smoke
stack will be noticed, which is an unusu-
al sight in q farming region. This 10 one
indication of q very extensive sheep feed