Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-05-23

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neuts are false"
The enormous prices which have been
obtained for California fruit lands sug-
gusts the thought that Arkansas valley
land Is sailing remarkably cheap. Soil
as well adapted to fruit culture as any
either cas-: or west can be had from S35
to $40 per acre including paid up wat
er right The eminent adaptability of
the Arkansas valley to wide range of
fruit culture is just beginning to be
proved and appreciated, and the time is
near at hand when there will be sharp
advance In the price OF our irrigable
lands suited to horticulture. The i'm
mense area now devoted to alfalfa will
be cut into S, 10, 20 and 40 acre fruit
farms, which viii bring a great increase
In population and business. Rocky Ford
being in the center OF the best and most
rapidly developing portion OF the valley,
can congratulate herself on sharing in
great growth and expansion OF material
interests which loom up in the near
future.
On Tuesday seven teams loaded with
household good were camped near Rocky
Ford They came from Western Kansas
and all of the families accompanying
them desire to locate In the Rocky Ford
country.
"A Kansas newspaper alleges that an.
other valuable property has been found
to be possessed by that remarkable plant
alfalfa When first starting in the spring
It is Haid to make greens for the table
Great is alfalfa.
| Scientists announce that spring
frosts kill plant lice and other destruc-
tive parasites. A frost that will do this
good work and at the same time not in
jure plants, (which is the kind the valley
has enjoyed this spring. is certainly q
bonanza for fruit-growers and gardeners.
AN eastern paper has recently pub
lished the results OF an inquiry into TIE
perrnanency OF the Kelley Cure. The in
vestigation took in the union and the re-
ports showed that 81 per cent OF those
treated were permanently cured. While
this is Tar below the per centage claimed
BY the Kelley people 1t is yet q very graf
flying showing.
Those OF our farmers who are within
! easy distance Of Rocky Ford, and who
are not now selling milk to the creamery,
| should investigate that business. The
sale OF milk tp creameries has. in other
localities, proved quite profitable to
farmers, and we doubt not but that the
same happy experience.
| &C. 0. Vognn, superintendent Of the
Greeley farm, Ordway, is this year
makinga series OF extensive experiments
with number OF different garden and
fold products. He is testing the CON-
parative merits of alfalfa sod and other
soilin the growth Of variety of crops and
the result Of his experiments promise to
| tNor r,fr 10, 70 a
Arkansas valley.
The free silver sentiment is spread
ing in the east. In White county, Ill,
near our old home, short time since.
| the grand jury, after finishing the work
| for which it was called together, con-
cluded to try to correct more important
evils than petty misdemeanors and
adopted the following: "Resolved, That
| are in favor Of the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver on an equality with
gold, at the ratio OF 16 to l."
Kennedy, the Trinidad man, who
has been peddling general merchandise
in La Junta, Rocky Ford, and other
towns, has up to few days ago defied
all attempts to make him pay license.
His plan is to sell by sample-beine a
arrested in La Junta last week and the
| case will test the validity of the ordin-
ances Of that city which were enacted to
cover Kennedy's special case. Later.
On trial Mr.. Il. was fined s25. He will
appeal.
Wells W. Cooke, B. g., A. M, pro-
fessor of agriculture in the State Agricul-
tural College, Fort Collins, made Rocky
m Artr iosf
much pleased with the condition and gem
eral management Of the Arkansas Valley
Experiment Station. He says that last
year Supt. Huntley raised much larger
amount OF potatoes per aero than the
Fort Collins farm did. Fort Collins is in
a potato country, and the fact that the
Rocky Ford station made the better
showing in potato culture ought to bo
encouraging to those of our people who
have been skeptical as to the Arkansas
valley being adapted to this tuber.
Senator Stephen B. Elkins, Of West
Virginia, passed through La Junta last
week en- route to New Mexico where he
has extensive interests. He was shown
around la Junta and took much interest
in the sign Of business activity there,
giving especial attention to the artesian
well experiment. In an article on his
Visle tIie lines says. MT. Elk1nS rc-
peatedly signified his surprise at the evi-
dent progressiveness of this portion of
the Arkansas valley. Coming through
the famous Rocky Ford region in the
day time enabled him to view the won
derful transformation wrought in q few
years through the agency Of irrigation"
During this and next month the
Santa Fe will offer an unusual number
Of excursion rates. On June 9Th Pres
byterians can attend convention at
Denver at 1-3 fare. June 4th Knight
Templars can VISIT tho capital at / is
fare to attend the Grand Commandery,
Methodists can go to the annual confer
ence at Denver juno 9th for Is faro.
To obtain the reduced rate for the re-
turn trip certificates of attendance at the
above meetings will have to be obtained.
Those who attend the june races of the
Overland park. Denver, have more liber-
al terms accorded them. One fare pays
for the round trip from the 9Th to the
18th, tickets to be on sale June 7th. 9th
and llth, good for return on the 10th.