The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-02-15
WESTERN FARM NOTES..
Little Cause for Complaint Among Those
Who Farm by Irrigation. !,

OF Lockett, Rio Grande county, who
built the largest irrigating canal In the
San Luis valley. 1t cost $125, 900 md
tho builders did not have dollar to
invest In 1t when. the, work was COM
menced, They now propose to estab-
lish a cooperative store and hope to
make 1t pay by saving one or two
profits Of the middleman.
Doctor Lake, superintendent of the
public schools at Central City, Gilpin
county, will this spring add eight acres
TO his plantation In Garfield county,
planting plums and prunes mostly. He
VIII plant the Lombard, Imperial gage,
Ponds Seeding and the German prune.
Mrs. Morrow, n Central City lady, Is
going to plant ten acre orchard this
spring near Antlers.
An immense Irrigation reservoir Is to
be constructed In the Salt river valley
In Arizona. The distance around tho
proposed lake will be about 100 miles
and Its average depth 100 feet. 1t Will
catch enough water 10 fill 1t several
times year and will furnish enough
to irrigate the entire valley below. The
company which has undertaken this en-.
terprise is Incorporated with capital
Of $6,00O,O0O.
Red Kafilr corn Is said to be rapidly
superseding the regular fiat grain In
the droughty regions Of eastern Colo
RADIO. Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Professor GeOrgeson claims that 1t Will
give larger yields of both stalks and
grain than Indian corey We are not
growing so much of tins nuf-Hlchafine
sorghum us we might well afford TO
grow. Egyptian corn is another valu-
able variety that should be more extern
slvely planted In the arid region.
The estimated cost of producing and
marketing nn acre of wheat, as gnther-
ed from expert reporters from the
different states, show quite difference
in several states. For instance. the
cost Of producing and marketing one
acre of wheat In Massachusetts is
S2SS1, while 1t is only S7.4S In North
Dakota. S7.52 In South Dakota and
Si1.39 In West Virginia. In Colorado 1t
has been figured rs low us SO including
the expense Of irrigation. The average
for all the states Is given at Sl1.4S.
With gold rs our single standard Of
value IL will not pay to grow wheat
even for private uses. 1t would be
cheaper to buy the bread at the bakery.
Next month will bring Its labors.
and we can now only prepare TO for
ward them. 1t is presumed all practi-
cal gardeners are provided with hot
bed, for forwarding tender vegetables.
Toward the close of this month seeds
OF cabbage. cauliflower, tomatoes, egg
plant and pepper may be planted IN the
hotbed; watch them lest they suffer
by frost. or rs It is not infrequently the
case. from want OF sufficient air as the
weather becomes mildcr, when they
will need also Increased water. II
tools and implements are likely TO be
needed, the thoughtful man provides
them In due season, overlauls his stock
OF seeds, and makes out n list of those
which may be needed. to the end that
they may be In hand before the time
OF sowing.-Field and Farm.
b. b. Harris OF Larimer county Is
one of the largest orchardists In til,
state and Is authority on growing crop.
between young orchard trees. He say.
his crop OF white beans between hi,
fruit trees never yielded less than
twenty-five bushels TO the acre. sixty
pounds TO the bushel. and the lowest
price he has ever sold for is three ana
onc-half cents pound. This would b,
1850 pounds TO the acre, amounting {,
| $3.50 an mere, or SJ25 ON ten acres
which Is rs much ms can be gotten OF,
sixty acres of wheat. Mr.. Harris say,
one man and II boy will do all til,
work required on twenty acres In tire,
months time. including cultivatlng III,
trees and threshing the beans.
We have always had faith in the cul
turc OF nuts ms profitable linz of bust
ness In Colorado, says the Field and
Farm. and we are glad TO note IN
the Mesa county papers that a Call
fornla gentleman named w. A. Miller
has purchased 40 acres near Pallsad,
and Will plant on the tract this spring
trial lot OF / 800 trees of the Englsl
walnut. soft shell almond and Other
nut bearing trees. Mr.. Miller grew
nuts In California and knows a good
deal about the business. Others VIII,
arc planting trees In the Grand Vale,
ought 10 experiment with nut fruits
II the early settlers had done TIL,
when they first planted threcs ther,
would to-day be many paying nu
| groves over there.
| Colorado Ii generally supposed 10 b,
n mining state. not m agricultural onr
yet the agricultural interests are In
crcasing more rapidly than others. W,
have thlriy-iive per cent. of the stat,
tillabic. and OF this about 1000 sa,,ar,
miles are under ditch. about one-ihlrt
OF which mt present Is titled. II sccmi
10 me. says DIR. Ellis OF the State Agri
cultural college. that irrigation Is glyer
too little attention. We have but 4
small area irrigated. We think on,
mountains are sources OF wealth, bu
they are also sources OF water. W,
must solve the problem OF storing TIL,
water ana distributing II. In man,
places In the state there Is n siront
undcrilow OF water that might b,
brought 10 the surface economically
What aids the farmer aids all Other
interests.
In n comparative test OF three meth
DDS OF land preparation In the ct,ltu,
of spring wheat nj the Arkansas Val
ley experiment station u six.ncrc trncI
OF uniform character was selected nm,
subdlvIdcd Into three pints OF c1,in
size. THIS land was well Irrigated b.
fore blowing. Plat number one wa,
not plowcd but received n thorough
cultivation with two.horsc corn cnl
tivnior. Plat number two was plowc,
TO mn average depth Of about foui
Inches. Plat number three was pillow
ed TO mn average depth OF Mt leasI
eight Inches. The seed used was III,
Amethyst variety. sown with pres,
drill set TO five pccks 10 the ncrc. n,
Insure uniformity OF seeding tho drill
was run crosswIsc NJ NIL the pin,r
Subsequent narrowing and lrrIgn,loe
were likewise done uniformly over IN,
three plnis. Plat one produced *
bushels and ~ pounds: plat two, =;
bushels aud 10 pounds: pint three ~
bushels and " pounds. The dccpct
cultivation supplied the advantages ii
renewed fertility aud Increased emil
inrity FOR retaining moisture.
Mr.. d. w worLlny .,.,..,,.,. ~ Al,