Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-02-22
Items of Interest.


Why not put up enough ice to last all
or part Of next summer, II it can be
obtained?
Flowing for next seasons crops dur
Ing winter, not only aids In the destruc-
tion OF Insects. but puts land In good
condition for culture.
One OF the most important points in
agricultural operations is thorOughness
OF culture. This applies not only to
corn and other grain crops, but also to
small fruits, young orchards, etc.
No man was ever poorer farmer be-
cause he possessed liberal education.
IL you want to make your boy really
good farmer, better IL possible than his
father, do not stint his schooling.
Land which is too rough for grain
crops can either be seeded-with grass
and thus furnish pasture for sheen. or
can be planted to timber or fruit trees.
Very little land need lay absolutely
idle.
Selecting and planting the best farm
seeds will increase the quality of grains
and grasses just as selecting good
breeding stock improves the farm herd:
and we all know what splendid results
have been accomplished In that line.
II you have only u limited amount to
invest, and are about buying sheep 1t
Will be far better to buy a few good
ones than many culls 1t is the quality
of your flock more than its size upon
which your profit will depend.
A thoroughly docile animal, no matter
what 1t is, is more easily managed
than one that is wild or fractious, and
1t Is also more profitable, for 1t will
prove better grower on the same
amount Of food, and a better producer
than the fractious one.
Sheep often cannot be kept in large
nocks and limited quarters without
breeding disease. Be sure that your
room Is proportionate to your numbers.
Foul air and dampness are deadly enc
mics Of sheep and these are certain
adjuncts to Over-crOwding
Other business men are cutting or
all needless expenses and II is advisable
for farmers to do the same thing. Make
nll the tools you can yourself and save
bills in that direction. Do your own
repairing and get rid of improbable
stock.
In careful corn growing experiments
two facts seem to have been made
clear One is that the largest total
product will come from planting the
largest variety of corn that will mature,
The other Is that the thickest planting
which is consistent with well devei-
oped ear to each stalk win give the
largest total yield.
Pay some attention to what your
neishbor Is doing, not being jealous Of
bis success, but endeavo ring to profit
by It, 1t is quite likely he knows how
to do some things better than you:
and maybe you can give him pointer
or two in exchange
In some Of the great cattle producing
sections, where once nothing was
thought of but stock, land owners are
now combining farming with their stock
growing. This combination is true ag-,
r1cult'lre. Either branch by itself lacks
something Of completeness.
Do not think that the winter is a sea-
son for leisure only upon the farm.
When 1t Is SO regarded leisure becomes
only another name for loafing. Study,
read, plan, think. and fit yourself to
be better farmer next year than you
have ever been. There is room for i'm
provcment.
Go away from home little during
the winter IL you can, and learn what
farmers are doing elsewhere. When
you are in new places visit the markets
and see what products are in demand
and what prices are being obtained.
Every sort of information that at all
relates to your business is of value
and you should neglect no opportunity
to procure the same.
What sort of n walk have you from
the house to the barn? Some who read
this doubtless have only such as nature
made, and nature does not make very
good ones for wet and muddy weather
1t would be wise to take the job in
your own hands before the season has
progressed further, and hnve at least
solid board walk that will keep your
feet dry and your boots clean.