Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-11-15
WHAT sTocKMEN ARE DOING.

Gently De9un 1eedlng wv ueau oi cattle
ut Fowler.
"A. FOrder has purchased a large lot
OF hay OF ]. M. Hersperger, 4 miles west
of town, and is feeding 1000 sheep.
The Thurlow Live Stock Co., Of Col
orado Springs last week brought 500
head Of feeders to the vicinity of Fowler.
Monday afternoon ]. G. Vroman and
W. H. McCaskill, of Catlin, passed
through Rocky Ford with train load Of
fat cattle for Kansas City.
H. 8. Holly shipped train load of
Columbia Land & Cattle Co. Mr.. Holly
accompanied the train to Kansas City.
DIR. Collier, of Pueblo, came down q
few days since with rs head Of cattle
which he will feed this winter ON the
Cave place, east of Rocky Ford.
Moore & Kuykendall, Of Denver,
will arrive next Monday with 800 head
of feeders which will be fattened on l..
Hartig's ranch, miles west of Rocky
Ford.
Senator Swink few days since sold
1000 tons of hay to the Keey-Kendall
Transportation Co., which will be fed to
big bunch OF cattle to be brought in
from New Mexico.
-Thos. Rea is now feeding $50 extra
good cattle on the Anderson and Fenton
ranches, four miles east Of Rocky Ford.
Mr.. Rea has lately greatly reduced his
herd by the sale Of 600 head which went
to eastern markets.
Last Monday 13 cars were loaded
with cattle at Rocky Ford, for shipment
to several points in Kansas. They were
sold by Frank Bingham to the Enterprise
Cattle Co., Of Maple Grove, Ks. for feed
ing. The train contained 275 head and
the price was $2S each.
IT. II. Orcutt, of Hugo, arrived few
days since with 1000 sheep which he will
feed in this vicinity until April next. He
has purchased large lot of hay Of Sena-
tor Swink. Our rich alfalfa hay and an
allowance of shelled corn will rapidly
convert ordinary sheep into first-class
mutton.
w. E. Anderson a few days since
sold to johnson & McKiffen, OF Council
Grove, KS, 100 head of cattle for feeding
They were driven through to Arlington,
from which point they will be shipped
via the Missouri Pacific. Mr.. Anderson
of various ages.
H. P. Martin, the Santa Fe's live
stock agent, came in Wednesday morning
accompanied by j. S. Mcintosh, of Kan
sas City, Geo. H. Cheesman and H. M.
Porter, of Denver, all prominent stock
men, and who are in the valley for the
purchase of cattle. Mr.. Porter is one OF
the heaviest cattle dealers in the west,
being connected with six stock companies
who control over $1,000 head Of cattle.
H. Wachtel, Of the firm of Doyle &
Co., Pueblo, was in town few days since
preparing to feed a large flock Of sheep
on Mrs. Mary P. Prater's place west Of
town. They have purchased $50 tons of
hay from Mrs Prater, besides large lots
from Horace Dye, J. G. Kahn, Freshour
and s. L. Dunsmore. They will this win
ter feed some 5000 sheep, Mrs. Prater's
ranch being headquarters. Two years
ago Doyle & Co fed 5000 sheep on this
rench and were SO well pleased with its
advantages that they are with us again,
only Oh larger scale.
"A. Forder, our leading sheep mon
was in town Saturday. He says that the
necessities Of the sheep men are causing
the country to be rapidly drained of
sheep, the larger number being marketed
for mutton. Mr., Forder predicts that
the focks will be SO reduced that it will
not be long before there is decided ad-
vance in price. And when the supply Of
sheep once gets reduced it will be several
years before the natural increase will add
very largely to the number. In this view
of the situation the present seems a good
time to invest in sheep--provided, always,
that you've got the money.
j. G. Davis, wife and daughter, Of
Ordway, were IN town shopping on Mon
Il Mr. 10 hn1
recently returned from fortnight's trip
to Western Kansas buying a bunch Of
cattle. He says that in driving through
the country he passed very many good
farm houses with windmills and excellent
improvements, all OF which were aban-
doned. He found that many OF the
farmers had their eyes on the fine irri-
gated valleys Of Colorado, and says that
the Rocky Ford country will get fair
proportion of them. A trip to Kansas
makes Mr.. Davis all the better pleased
with Colorado.
Some of our farmers have better sue
cess than others in selling hay to stock
men for feeding cattle. The slow sale of
some large lots Of alfalfa is due to the
fact that care enough was not taken in
too long in the swath and then stand too
long in the cock, it has been badly
bleached, and in stacking looses q large
proportion of the leaves. When a cattle
feeder examines stack and finds that
it was put up thus carelessly he goes on
further to find ricks which have been
better handled. Another reason why
the hay which has been put up too dry is
not wanted is because it will not weigh
ont. It has been stacked in such con-
dition that it could not settle, and when
bought by the ordinary rules of measur-
ing is unfair to the purchaser. When
alfalfa is put up in good case it settles
more solidly and the purchaser gets the
amount Of hay bought. It pays to give
care and thought to handling all products
alfalfa not being an exception. It is
worth much to q community to have the
reputation Of furnishing good hay. II
stockmen once get it into their heads that
the farmers OF a certain section have ac-
quired habit of carelessness in handling
hay it will tend to drive them elsewhere
Thoroughness is paying virtue for in
dividuals, and, incidentally, for COM
munities.
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