Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-11-29
AMONG THE FARMERS,

"A car load of honey was shipped
east from Rocky Ford few days since.
With its melons, alfalfa, cattle. hogs,
vegetables and honey Rocky Ford must
flourish. Chieftain.
s.. McCarty, Of Catlin, gave the
sportsmen OF La Junta treat on Tues
day. He imported to the county seat 15O
of his flock Of turkeys and had a grand
shooting match. As he passed through
Rocky Ford the ENTERPRIsE's attention
was called to two stall fed gobblers which
weighed 45 and 4s pounds respectively.
John Auckland, Of Olney, has been
supplying the Swink House with superb
or butter for several weeks. Mr.. A. is
fitting up his large ranch with view to
an extensive dairy business, and as he is a
man who is thorough and reliable in all
his business methods he will undoubted-
ly make that line of farming success.
Mr.. Benedict, of Waverly, Neb., has
been looking around the Rocky Ford
country. His visit was made in the inter.
est OF number OF farmers in his locality
who think of moving to successful irri-
cation district, and Rocky Ford natural
1y came into their minds first. Mr.. Ben.
edict is himself large breeder of Poland.
China hogs. and if he removes to the vat
ley will go into hog raising in connection
with an extensive apiary.
That's new idea for the lazy man
to ponder-that intensive farming saves
travel. If we can grow the same amount
of produce on half the land, we save in
various ways. We have only half the
land to fence and pay taxes on. We can
plow and harrow in half the length oi
time, or better, do better and more prof.
liable work on the land by putting in the
same time. Half the seed is saved, and
the same fertilizer will do more good
than il spread thinly over the whole
And then the extra travelling saved
What Inducements there are to curtail
our field of operations We are inclined
to the opinion that the average irrigation
farmer is in the habit Of biting of more
than he can conveniently masticate. The
doctrine of the future will be fewer acres
better cared for.-Ex.
Last Tuesday W. E. Anderson was
delivering to Charley Rocker fine lot o
potatoes grown on his ranch 4 miles eas'
Of Rocky Ford. They were as good po
tatoes as could be desired and made an
excellent yield per acre. The exact fig
ures can not be given owing to the dig
ging being done by piecemeals, and nc
accurate account kept, but the results
were quite satisfactory. The ground or
which the crop was grown was fertilized
by the burning Of straw and manure
Mr.. Anderson thinks that our soil lacki
in ash and when this is supplied potatoes
can be successfully grown anywhere il
the valley. He accounts for the great
potato crops of some mountain district.
by reason of the forest fires for ages hav
ing provided large amount Of ashy ma
terial especially adapted to the growth
Of these standard tubers. Other grow
ers, however, have found that alfalfa soc
has no superior as potato producing
ground. The experiments which have
been made in this vicinity during the
past two years have demonstrated the
fact that the Arkansas valley is capable
of producing potatoes equal in quantity
and quality to any other portion Of tht
state, some mountain distriots possibly
excepted.