Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-07-12

range is remarkably good and cat
tie are putting on flesh rapidly.
Arriving at the home of John
Auckland we meta heartywelcome
and after a refreshing cup of tea,
bachelor lunch and look over
the farm we took an extended
drive over the neighboring coun-
try. William and John Auckland
brothers, moved to 'Olney three
years ago. At that time there
was scarcely any settlements in
that portion of the valley and they
had their choice of the great area
of fine land in that neighborhood.
John purchased 100 acres, and
leased 48O, while William pur-
chased 800 and leased the same a.
mount. They claim to have the
cream of the land of the Olney
country. It lays splendidly for easy
and economical irrigation, with
scarcely a foot that is not tillable,
and shows evidences of great
productiveness.
Our first stop on the drive was
at William Aucland's but as he
was in some distant part of his
agricultural kingdom we did not
meet him. He is the most broad
guage farmer in that section, hav-
ing now in cultivation 200 acres
of wheat, 80 of oats, 80 of alfalfa,
80 of corn, with other crops to
make total of 490 acres now be-
ing cultivated. His corn looks
most promising and some of the
wheat now in the shock will prob
ably yield 80 bushels per acre.
Two binders were ready TO begin
the real work of harvesting within
a few days. Mr.. Auckland is one
of the most extensive hog raisers
in Otero county and has found
it quite profitable. Although his
sales have been large he yet has
a very large herd of Berkshires.
Mr.. A. is rustler of the most
active sort and has wife of the
same kind. Mrs. Auckland is GER
tainly doing her portion Of the
work in the care of five children,
$50 turkeys, 1926 chickens and
cooking for nine men all having
the appetites characteristic of har-
vest hands. If Mr.: and Mrs. A.
don't get ahead in the world it
will be because they prematurely
kill themselves with hard work.
j. M. Spencer a neighboring
farmer has 80 acres in grain and
alfalfa.
Arthur Green's. so acres each
of corn and wheat was prosper
GUS.
John Lewis, who is farming a
half section of what was formerly
the Collins place, is doing an sx-
tensive lot of farming and has
the promising of good returns
for his labor.
At Olney we met our old friend,
w. L. Barnes, who keeps a good
assortment of drugs and does a
considerable business in farming
machinery. Mr.. Barnes also
represents the U. s. government
at Olney and makes an efficient
Postmaster. He is, however, max
ing a mistake in one direction, i.
Q. in not getting married. If the
ENTERPRISE can be of any assis-
tance to him in securing a wife
the work will be done gratuitous-
ly. Applicants please send pho
tos.
o. F. Comstock has a neat and
commodious store room and well
stocked with the great variety of
goods needed by the country tri-
butary to that point. Mr.. Com
stock is in position to command
large trade as the country be-
comes more thickly settled. Few
country stores present as attrac-
tive an appearance as does Mr..
Comstock's.
Mr.. Scott, late of the San Luis
valley, has within the past three
weeks moved into one of houses
on the Collins ranch.
E. F. Collins, just north of town,
has 60 acres of excellent corn and
4 acres of cantaloupes. Mrs. Col
Inns has $50 chickens and 60 tur-
keys. Her profits from. turkeys
last year were SO good as to make
her hopeful for similar returns in
1894. She says that too many
turkey raisers market their stock
at Thanksgiving and Christmas,
believing, from experience, that
turkeys kept for the spring mar.
ket pay best.
George Parker and his son d.
W.. who live just north of town,
have made great improvements
i'll the short time they have lived
there. Ground was broken about
Is months ago and now they have
q superior adobe house of large