Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-02-04
FARM NOTES.

@. Akin, president, Loveland; w. L. Por.
ter, vice president, Denver; Fnnk Rauch.
fuss, secretary. Elyria; Mrs. II. A. Rhodes,
treasurer, Arvada; Rev. II. II. Rhodes, mem
Der executive committee, Arvada, were all
present and a representation of about thirty
members of the society. This is the seven.
teenth annual session of this society, and
from the expressions of members 1t prom
tsed to be prolific of more material good than
the previous ones had been.
Professor G. p. Gillette of the State Agri.
cultural college has been experimenting with
sheep dips all through the fall and winter.
The object was to secure a dip which would
Kill the scab effectually and cheaply. One
hundred sheep very badly affected were Sc
cured and the experiments were made with
all the kinds of dip that have been in use
among herdsmen. The experiments havc
not been entirely completed and summar-
lied, but the professor said yesterday that,
with the aid of Secretary Gresswell Of the
sanitary inspection board. the college would
probably be ready to recommend early In
the summer a dip that would be cheap. ef.
fective and satisfactory.
The NTH annual meeting of the State
Dairymen's association was opened on the
22nd at Denver by Secretary W. W. Cooke
Of Fort Collins. J. W. Goss of Hygiene was
made chairman In the absence Of d. II.
Newcomb Of La lara. president Of the asso.
ciation. In taking the chair Mr.. Goss de-
tailed the work done two years ago by the
legislative committee. Of which he was chair
man, and announced that he would havo
more to say IN this subject later on in the
session. Charles Gresswell, state veterin-
arinn. read paper on "The Bearing Of Tu.
berculin on the Dairy Industry" and In the
afternoon Lutte Wilcox, editor of the Field
and Farm, delivered an address upon the
"Evolution of the Cow" In the evening
Mrs. A. d. Clemmes of Boulder. state dairy
commissioner. discussed the operations Of
the state law regulating oleomnrsarine.
Owing to the absence Of the president and to
the light attendance the first days meeting
dragged and but little was accomplished.
A test Of the smudging process to protect
against the ravnges Of frost In the orchards
Will be isnde Mt the large orchards Of Smith
Brothers, on Orchard mesa, Grand Junction.
An appropriation of money was made by tho
County Horticultural association for the pur-
pose Of making four tests In different por-
uons Of the county. The first test Is being
looked forward to with great deal of In.
tcrcst by every fruit grower In Mesa county.
and In fact throughout the fruit region Of
Western Colorado. Last year this county
lost Mt least 100000 through n killing frost
In the early spring. and It IL Of the utmost
Importance that some means to insure
against n recurrence of the effects Of the
frost be adopted. The Idea Of smudging is
to provide smoke or vnpor cloud by burn.
Ing coal and crude petroleum at certain
points nsnr an orchard to protect from frost
The xmudrinH project has been tested at
various points throughout the country and
found TO work successfully In protecting tho
orchards. The object In holding this test
now IL to ascertain II such n cloud can be
held In or among the trees. to determine
what material to use for burning the amount
required and the number OF men to make
successful the work of smudging.
Last spring A. J. Boutwell, vcnturcd a new
departure In the cattle range of central Wy
ominI. In which he turned his cattle ranches
on the swectwntcr river Into cultivated
farms for the purpose of retiring from tho
open range cattle business. end hereafter
conducting his stock operations more on the
basis OF live stock farm. The ranch con.
thins several thousand acres of the best land
OF Nntronn county and IL being cut up Into
looncrc tracts. NIL being under irrigation
bitches and well fenced. The ranch Il sun.
piled with a thrcshing machine. self. f.binders,
mowers. scc,lcrs. stnckers. and all modern
and improved machinery needed on a well
equipped ranch or farm. Every farmer will
be furnished house. stable nnd corral on
his leased tract. and located on the river
front. the land leased lying Immediately
around the dwelling OF each. The land IL
nli prairie. and so uniformly graded TINT
supply bitches for Irrigation are excnvatc,i
on subdivision lines, the land admitting
this without ncccssItatinr any cuts. mi. q,
curves. Mr. Bothwcii gives ms his rca son
Tor converting his big cattle pastures into
farms. Is to get his lands and cattle out ON
shares. and after satisfactory trinI
farmer that proves mcritorious and t,ust.
worthy. will he given permanent contract
and all the cows he can handle for breeding
and raisinr cattle. Some farmers bavc ni.
fs1 apA A.
are all taken respectable colony will be cs.
tnbllshcd. The bitches and fences are al.
ready made.
A. an Industry. statistics given by the m.
tionnl bureau are calculated to stngrcr those
not acquainted with the figures relative to
Colorndo'S products In the poultry line. But
few facts about II will prove Interesting
and fruitful food for thought. According to
the hest Information obtninnbic, It rcauircs
an average Of nbou, 5000 pounds per week
Of poultry to supply the Denver market.
This. exclusive of the local supply, that
grown and used by families. Take Sl.OnO
pounds OF poultry nt nm average Of q cents
per pound. and II amounts to $500 pcr
week as the price Of Dcnver's supply. A
little stretch OF thought. and nf,y.two
weeks at H.sG0 per week. makes for ono
years supply Of table fowls for Denver tho
sum OF s2o2.7 TO. The same authorities agree
thnt Denver consumes about 30 pcr cent
onc.half the poultry used In the state, max.
Ing Colorado's poultry bill s5O5. 40 for twelve
months. and yet there are many who say tho
chicken business Is n very small afYnIr. II
that half million dollars was kept nt homs
ana circulated here II would go n long way
toward that prosperity which "is coming"
for Colorado raises only about per cent, Of
the supply. But this II not ALL Eggs boys
place In the figures. and do n little stag.
gerinr on their own account. Authorities
among Denver dealers assert that 1900 cases
of eggs per week II a fair estimate for tho
average. Twenty-Five hundred cases, Ga.OOo
dozen eggs per week. A little thing that:
why. II Is only 3i3c.OOo dozen eggs in a
year. and at an average cost of 10 cents per
dozen this hen fruit costs the people of
Denver s3i3,O0 for twelve months. And
nrnln, Denver represents only half Of the de.
mand Of the state. Double the figures nnd
we have s6sG. 100 In eggs, at very low est.
mate Of cost, as the states annual consunp.
tion. And lust here Is where the poultry
business quits staggering and gets n knock.
out blow. Add the two nmounts-poultry
sJOJ.4iO. eggs SGs6. .4OO-and one finds the
Centennial state paying 81. iDi $40 year for
poultry products.-Itocky Mountain News
Or. Grcsswcii says that during the past
two years the general condition Of range
cattle has been exceptionally good and the
seasons have been favorable. The total
mortality from all diseases has been consid.
crabiy below the average. but there has been