The Columbus journal., 1894-05-02

eral ingredients may be applied in
proper quantities when needed. insur
ing thereby successful crops. Farmers
unaccustomed to irrigation readily
acquire a practical knowledge of it
and infinitely prefer it to dependence
on natural rainfall to which they have
previously been accustomed.
A GOOD HOME MAHKET.
One-half the population of Colorado
lives in cities and towns Of the plains,
more than onc-fourth in mining dis
tricts, furnishing a good home market
for the products of the less than one
fourth living in rural districts. As a
sending to other states about Sl,GoO,-
coo for dairy products, $500, 900 for
pork supplies, over $1,000, 600 for poul-
To-. produce and considerably over
s. Oo, 600 for fruits, all Of which ought
To he raised at home.
There is a growing public sentiment
on the part of the citizens of Colorado
to give the preference in their pur-
chases to Colorado products. not only
to encourage home industries. but be
cause of their superior quality.
DAIRYING.
While dairying is annually growing
in Importance. the crcamerics and
cheese factories throughout the state
have often more local orders thar they
can supply. The fact is there are not
nearly enough milch COWS in the state
to supply the home market for dairy
products. While some of the dairy
men are conducting the business on
the most improved methods and conse-
guently making money, others, who
sell milk to the creamerics. 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 crcamerieS pay an average price
the year round of - cents per 100
pounds for fresh milk. and keep only
the separated cream. The cheese fac
tories pay about 5 cents per 100 pounds
more than the crcamericS and return
the whey to the farmers. The average
annual wholesale price of Colorado
creamery butter is ~ cents Il pound.
There is a state law against olco and
a state dairy commissioner to see to
its enforcement. If more cows were
kept in Colorado and more butter and
cheese made, the by-rroducts would
in a greater number of hogs bc-
ing raised and fattcncd. and Colorado
would no longer, as nov send SOD
600 per annum to other states for live
and an additional $50, O0o for hog
products.
FRUIT RAISING y MARKET HARDENING.
Colorado does not yet produce more
I han 20 Fer cent of the fruit it con-
suncs, and Notwithstanding the great
during recent d of the
area planted to fruit. principally or
chards, it is o At all likely that the
will equal the home demand
for many years TO II Taking the
average of crops and prices actually
obtained during 1893. as reported by
the Denver Fruit Growers association,
III" ltiio" my were me lpUel NlpluS
to the acre for small fruits and vcgc-
Strawberries. $3.50, black
SGoo, raspberries SOD, currants
$500. onions go. celery $50. cabbage
sos. The establishment Of moro fruit
factories viii increase the
for small fruits. AS to toma-
toes. the average ield TO the acre is
10 tons and the canning factories pay
80 cents per 100 pounds n SIo0 an acre,
but as a matter of fact. the great bulk
of the crop is sold at much highcf.
prices in the retail markets and only
the surplus taken TO the canning fac
tories, which, however, put up an
nualiy considerably over 1000 tons.
besides large quantities of peas.
beans. pumpkins, etc, while the
factories put up humid
reds of tor Of cucum5crs. cauliiowcr.
onions and the like. factory recent
ly paid 81, 500 to enc grower for three
acres OF picking onions Similar in
teresting particulars could be given,
space permit, of the T, turns, rang