The silver star., 1897-08-12
WESTERN FARM NOTES.

meadow 5000 tons of hay. and will
snip from the ranch 1000 head of
l.UO-pound beeves in January and
February next.
trip over the country tributary to
Grand junction and IN Inspection of
tne leading orchards show that this
years frult crop in this section Is in a
most satisfactory state. Shipments
thls far have been on very good
scale and nearly every day sees a large
amount of fruit going out.
1t is believed that regularly organ
ized band of rustIers has been work
ing the country north of Denver. sell
Ing the stock to farmers and speculn-
tors. The authorities have their eyes
on several others who they believe to
be Implicated and as soon as the evil
dehce can be secured they will also
be arrested.
II is estimated that over 1000 head
or cutie are now feeding on the range
surrounding Plateau valley. i'm Mes,
county. and at least 5000 of them will
be wintered there, which means Il good
price and ready sale for all the hay
lne ranchmen can raise this year.
ihere Is range. however, for three
times as many cattle.
There has lately been orCanized M
Evanston the Wyoming and Utah
Lana and Irrigation Company. an as.
socHltlon which is to add largely TO
Lihta county's agricultural deyelop
ihent and population and also to the
commerce and comeliness of the al
ready busy and beautiful chief and
capital city of the county.
The neglect of small things by manv
farmers is seriously detrimental to
'neir incomes. as. for Instance, hens.
chicks and eggs. a hen is a small
'ilhg, ana yet. given chance. will nav
ihe farmer 200 per cent dividend on the
investment i'll eggs. and duplicate her
sen aDout fifteen times In chicks; and
'hls done. Will retain her market val
ue in all the marts of trade where good
eating is in demand.
The Grand Junction Times s-Star saws
mat There need he no fear that there
VIII not be Il market for all the fruit
ralseu. The town is filed with buy
trs from the East. These men are not
mere Tor their health; they know that
,ne ifuit crop everywhere but here is
SNORT and are hunting for n SUNNY.
Inc Illnes-Star checrfully SAYS: we
could sell twice rs much if we had IL
SO take heart, ye timorous ones"
- "hiiHhiS III II VIII state manage to
take care OF themselves. but this self
preservation IN Il large measure disnp-
pears when any animal is domesti,.nt-
cd. 1t is then that the farmer. from I'm
hiahe ana economic considerations
must care for the animals in his CHARGE
ana the more solicitous the rarmer j..
Ior the welfare of the animals ON his
Iifm. the larger his profits will he
Inc policy combines mprciful and ne
cuiiary consideration. To neglect the
merciiul Is to invite pecuniary disas-
ter.
California orchard of $4,000 trees
was attacked by an army of young
SrasshopperS whose wings were not
sifhclently developed to enable them to
ny. Ihey started in at one corner anI
IN II rev hours denuded every tree IN
on an area of five acres. Arsenic.
bran and middlings were mixed in the
proportion Of Il pound of arsenic. 10 n
quart of encl of the others. and set b.
fore the hungry horde They ate ana
II agreed with them. Then The owner
advertised for II thousand turkeys
TWO years ago the orchard was siini-
larly attacked and was then saved by
flock of 100 turkeys.
The best corn crop that we have seer
this year IL that at the Windsor Farm
near Denver. The acreage covers n
Held as far ms the eye can reach and
the crop is laid by. as it is now in the
tassel and as high as mans head
This corn is of the Nebraska dent and
Pride of the North varieties. and will
he In the glaze by the time il is wanted
Tor the big 1.2oO-ton slo in September
When one looks at these fine corn crops
Isny f.,lI
cheaply 1t can he sliced the wonder. is
that more corn is not grown in this
country to provide green succucnt feed
for the dairy vvws in winter.-Field
and Farm.
There are n whole lot of things for
the dry-belt farmers of Colorado and
the adjoining states to learn. says the
editor of Field and Farm. and II is
gratifying to see how well they are
getting along. Farming must be
adapted to climatic conditions, not
striving to create the climatic condi-
tons for farming. Crops like alfalfa
and knfiir corn, and others recurring
little moisture. must supplant those
requiring more. Cattle and sheep rails
Ing Will largely prevail In coming
years. Indebtedness must be clcai ed
away by liquidation or compromises of
S'iIt hluu. anu tUAtS 10 n
normal rate. Diversified farming.
dalrylng and poultry raising viii grow
rapidly. as they have now well started.
Foreign capital to some extent plusi
come In. Water must be IA hand.
Small tracts must he consolidated into
larger ones aud combinations made so
that lnnds can he handled efficiently
and economically. A few successive
good crops would enable the owners
to get out In good shape.
At the Nebraska horticultural mid.
summer meeting the subject of spray
Ing was thoroughly discussed. Fred
w. Card of the State University re-
ported that spraying with paris green
and wnter has not been fully sntisfac-
tory In eradicaiing the Goblin moth,
the water not adhering 20 the fruit
as II is desired. Experiments of add
Ing s0ap ana lime arc being tried. aud
better results are had. II IL hoped
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