Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-21

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Geo A. Kilgore said that the latest
market reports showed alfalfa hay 70 be
worth $40 per ton In Chicago. II we
create demand in tho dairy districts for
our alfalfa thore il but little question US
10 retaining q profitable trade. No other
hoy equals alfalfa for dairy use. Tho
I only thing we havo to do is to supply
good quality and We will have 9 demand
Il the rates keep down. Tho first wofk
IL to introduce our hay and prove to the
dairymen the great value OF alfalfa for
their purposes.
the hest way to raise and cure alfalfa
hny. Much hay is out too ripe. We !et
the first cutting get too stocky for dairy
purposes. The second cutting is not 90
Bad. The third cutting circumstances
and is The best sor COWS. There il more
money in alfalfa hay at 81 per ton than
in many other crops tho farmer raises.
The object Of this convention is worth
the effort which must be made. We
must be sure to ship none but the very
best OF hay. ...
Jesse Patterson said early cutting
might be carried to excess and hay
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which would give alfalfa bad reputa-
ton.
In answer to question Mr.. Bent said
that the commission charged by Chicago
houses was generally % per car load, but
one house charged $40. At Houston,
Texas, the commission is % per car. We
must have nm organization to handle the
400, 600 70 10000 tons which are raised
on the 5000 acres OF alfalfa in the Ar
kansas valley, and il might be profitable
to send q man east to introduce the hay:
@. r. Buckey's question as to tho cost
Of putting mp alfalfa was answered py
some one saying that few put mp hay
right. Mr.. Buckley persisted In bus ques-
ton as TO the cost
account on only one piece and found
that hay could be put In the stack for W
cents per ton. In this estimate no &C.
count was taken Of value OF use OF the
machinery. Where rainy weather inter.
rupts the harvest all calculations a. TO
cost arc intorfered with.
Mr.. Bent said that the cost ot making
hay varied greatly. He bad coofracse4
large quantities q d per ton put IN the
stack with stacker. Small ranches are
more likely 10 make . superior qualify o.
hay than the larger ones owing 70 ehe
advantages for cutting small dsads as the
right stage Of growth:
John Town suggested thaf en o0es e
made 10 the railroads TO give them haH
ton IN tho stack TO shipping anywhere.
The value Of the land on which tho hay
IL raised cuts no figure in the case.
Judge Parker said that shippers ct
hay would die poor, but that the farmers
who fed to cattle would make money.
Col. Lockhart asked II II was not bet.
ter TO try to find Q market than to sell ct
81 per ton? He had this year bought
hay OF Senator Swink for 81 per ton to
feed Arizona cattle. This movement we
are starting will give farmers chance to
get % or 81 per ton. It was to his per-
sonal Interest, being Q cattle feeder, to
get hay ss cheap % possible, but he was
broader than TO antagonize . movement
At to the entire Arkansas valley. II q
permanent market can be secured st Q
low figure, SO to e15 per acre will be
added TO the value OF our lands.
| Judge Parker suggested that alfalfa
growers 60 out Of the business II it didn't
Col. Lockhart said that that was easier
said than done when man had 500 or
800 acres in alfalfa.
At this point the committee appo inted
in the early part OF the meeting made
their report as follows:
| PLAN OF oRoANIzATIoN.
The name Of the organization shall be
"The Arkansas Valley Alfalfa Growers
Association" The object Of the associa-
ton shall be that Of encouraging the pro-
duction of first-class alfalfa hay, obtain
ing market therefor and providing for
an inspection thoreof.
The membership Of the association
shall consist OF reputed alfalfa producers
and shippers OF alfalfa hay in the Arkan-
sas valley, whose names shall be enrolled
ment Of membership fee Of one dollar.
The directors Of the association shall
consist Of eleven members who shall be
elected by majority Of the members of
this association present on the first Mon
day Of May Of each year, and until the
first Monday Of May. 1897, the following
named members shall be the directors Of
the association, viz: jas. A. Lockhart of
Fowler, r. o. McClain Of Manzanola, g..
W. Swink Rocky Ford, J. B. O'Neil Of
La Junta, A. E. Bent at Lamar. John G.
Davidson Of Las Animas, j. Scott Rob
ertson Granada, Henry Black Of Syra-
| Cubop 4AdubsS Z ouoLuhu u 1ldIAlu,
Kans.; I. L. Diesen, Garden City, Kans. /;
John II. Churchill, Dodge City, Kans.
The officers of the board OF directors
Of the association shall consist of presi-
dent, Nce-president, secretary and treas
urer, who shall be elected from the Nom.
bers of the board Of directors at their an
nual meeting on the first Monday in May
Of each year by a majority of the mem
bers of the board present in person or by
proxy.
The duties of the board of directors
shall be to prescribe rules and regula-
tions governing the shipment of alfalfa
hay, to provide for the inspection Of the
same by competent inspectors at the va
rious shipping points. to furnish infor.
nation to members as to the best meth
DDS of producing marketable alfalfa hay
and procure market therefor, as we'll
as such other duties as are generally per-
formed by directors Of like associations.
The annual dues Of the members Of
the association shall be 81 per year, pay
able on or before each annual meeting.
Jas. A. LooxHAnT,
g. W. SwNK,
J.B. O'NKL,
W. G. BuRx,
]. L. DIHsHn.
The report Of the committee on organ
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