Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12
PROFIT IN COLORADO FARMS.
Attractive Openings in Small
Farming, Market Gardening,
Dairying and Poultry
Raising.

On hccounJ or inc fertility or tho soil,
the superiority Of the climate, and the
great advantages Of irrigation, Color
ado is peculiarly adapted for the success
ful operation Of small and medium-slzed
FARMS IL conducted by men of intelli-
gence, experience and enterprise, and
there is perhaps no greater opportunity
for this class of farming in any State in
the union than at present exists in Col
orado. Over five million OF dollars is an
nnally sent from Colorado to other
States for the purchase OF small farm
products which this State could and
should produce.
The soil OF Colorado ranges from light
sandy loan to the deep alluvial. A large
percentage Of the soils are of scoriac or
igin, rich, productive and easily worked.
They are suitable for the crops Of all the
Eastern States and for many of the
crops Of the States North and South
No better climate exists for agriculture
in it's various forms. The freezing Of
winter is sufficient to secure mellow,
GODDESS soil for spring blowing and
planting. The springs are usually early
with sufficient precipitation to germi-
aate all crops without irrigation. Under
the influence of perfect summer days
coupled with the superior benefits of r-
rigation, the growing crops are forced
to early and complete maturity, The
characteristic mildness of late autumn
weather gives exceptional opportunities
for the harvest of root crops and the last
cutting of alfalfa, while the splendid
winter climate affords excellent condi-
tons for stock feeding.
Irrigation is of great advantage be-
cause of its positive security against
drought. The water, with it's rich min
eral ingredients, may be applied in prop
er quantities when needed, insuring
thereby successful crops Farmers I'M
accustomed to irrigation readily acquire
practical knowledge of it and infinite
ly prefer it to dependence on natural
rainfall to which they have previously
been accustomed. ~. =
A GOOD HOME MARKET.
One-half the population Of Colorado
lives in cities and towns of the plains,
more than one-fourth in mining districts,
furnishing good home market for tho
products Of the less than one-fourth liv-
ing in rural districts. AS a matter of
fact, Colorado is annually sending to 9TH
or States about $1,000,00O for dairy
products, $1,500,000 for pork supplies,
over 81, 100000 for poultry produce and
considerably over $1,000,000 for fruits,
all of which ought to be raised at home.
There is n growing public sentiment
on the part of the citizens Of Colorado
to give the preference in their purchases
to Colorado products not only to en-
courage home industries, but because of
their superior quality.
DAIRYING.
While dairying is annually growing
in Importance, the creameres and cheese
factories throughout the state have often
more local orders than they can supply
The fact is there are not nearly enough |
mich cows in the state to supply the
home market for dairy products. While |
some of the dairymen are conducting |
the business on the most improved meth
DDS and consequently making money; |
others, who sell milk to the creameries, |
keep cows which do not yield above
eight quarts per day and do not milk
some of their stock to exceed three
months in the year, in fact, they are
simply range stock producing calves and
some milk. The creameries pay an av-
erage price the year round of So cents
per 100 pounds for fresh milk, and keep
only the separated cream. The cheese
factories pay about cents per 100
pounds more than the creameries and
return the whey to the farmers. The
average annual wholesale price of Colo
RADIO creamery butter is % cents a
pound. There is State law against cleo
and State Dairy Commissioner to see
to its enforcement. II more COWS were
kept in Colorado and more butter and
cheese made, the y-products would re-
suit in greater number Of hogs being
raised and fattened, and Colorado would
no longer, as now, send $4,000 per
annum to other States for live hogs and
an additional $750,0OO for hog products.
FRUIT RAISING AND MARKET
GARDENING.
Colorado does not yet produce more
than 20 per cent of the fruit itconsumes,
and Notwithstanding the great increase
during recent years of the area planted
to fruit, principally orchards, it is not
at all likely that the supply will equal
the home demand for many years to
come. Taking the averages of crops and
prices actually obtained during 1898, as
reported by the Denver Fruit Growers
Association, the following we're the
money yields to the acre for small fruits
and vegetables: Strawberries, $3.50,
blackberries 5000, raspberries $500,
currants $500, onions 5000, celery $3.50,
cabbage, 500. The establishment Of
more fruit preserving factories will in
crease the demand for small fruits. AS
to tomatoes, the average yield to the
acre is ten tons and the canning fac
tories pay 80 cents per 100 pounds or
800 an acre, but as a matter of fact the
great bulk of the crop is sold at much
higher prices in the retail markets and
only the surplus taken to the canning
factories, which, however, put up an