Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-03-07
INTERESTING INTERVIEWS.

VIM. Auckland, Otero county's most
farmer, made US a call last
week and said that he then had three
plows busy breaking ground, which il in
q splendid condition. He will plant 160
acres of corn and 200 OF spring wheat.
H. L. BannOn of Grand Valley says he
will this year plant 90 acres Of water
melons and five acres OF cantaloupes.
He is taking time by the foretop and is
already gathering up a supply OF barrels
in which to ship his cantaloupes.
C. A. NIckles, Santa Fe agent, says
that the road is doing a splendid busl-
ness at Rocky Ford. The cash receipts
for both incoming and outgoing freight
are far IN excess Of the corresponding
period last year, or any previous year.
As q sample of the business we will note
that % car loads OF stock were shipped
from Rocky Ford during February.
w. II. McCaskill Of Catlin says that
hog cholera is q disease never known in
the Arkansas Valley. In several cases
farmers have lost considerable numbers
Of hogs, but in every instance an exnmin-
alton Of the premises showed that the fa-
tality among the swine was due to local
causes, such as filthy quarters, or some
other gross violation Of the rules OF ordi.
nary prudence in the management Of
the herds. Mr.. MoCaskill is confident
that the hog raiser Of the Arkansas Val
ley need have no fear OF cholera il ho will
give his hogs that care and attention
which all farm animals are entitled to.
Ed. D. Harris Of Fowler, whom in "a
pay his subscription last week, took oc.
casion 10 say good word for Jersey
COW which he owns. Since August lasi
he has made from the milk of that one
COW an average Of one pound OF butter
per day. He estimates that the skinned
milk OF such value in the household as
and the labor of churning. Nothing was
fed but alfalfa hay. Here is net profit
from one COW of 81. 40 per week, or e
per month. making s42 net on one COW
during tho seven months for which the
record has kept. Mr.. Harris is pleased
to learn of the establishment of a cream.
cry at Rocky Ford and hopes that its op'
perations will SO widen as to give Fowler
farmers the benefit of it as market fol
their milk.
Col. j. A. Lockhart Of Fowler, Colo
rado Springs, Rocky Ford and New
Mexico was met by the Enterprise re-
porter a few days since and the following
items pumped out Of him: Am now feed
ing 1,840 cattle near Rocky Ford and
about 1000 nt Fowler. The expert
ment in ensilage has proved a success
Near Fowler last summer we put up thu
alfalfa from 40 acres without curing
stacking it fresh from the machine in
rick Is feet wide by so feet long. Or
opening the stack the other day it wal
shown that perfect ensilage had beer
made without the the use Of costly silo
The outside Of the stack for depth Of L
inches constituted the walls OF what wa,
practically silo, within which the ha,
was converted into ensilage which the
cattle eat with eagerness, leaving bott
hay and corn to devour what at frs
glance seems utterly unfit for food fol
cattle. This experiment proves that
farmers can easily provide succnlent fooi
for their cattle the year round, which i
of great value in the production of bott
flesh and milk. Am now preparing
to run a couple of large cutters by steam
Will cut up alfalfa hay quite fine and
mix with cottonseed meal. The result
will be cattle food Of great excellence
In answer to q question as to
whether or not alfalfa raising could be
overdone in the valley, Col. L. said. No.
This is destined to be the largest cattle
feeding ground in the United States
Furthermore, there is no portion OF the
Union where . man who is disposed t.
work can do better than in the Arkansas
Va1Iav