The silver star., 1897-10-21
WESTERN FARM NOTES.

Lambs are higher in Idaho than here
or In New Mexico. but of course the
sneep are Of the Oregon type, blocker
ana heavier than our Mexican types.
AT soda Springs the other day an
eastern buyer paid SO head for lambs
wnlie twO-year-Old stock wethers are
bringing the same figure.
A Larimer county farmer named w.
u. Amos this year expended 1000 in
cult1vating 320 acres, including cost of
living, hired help, seed, water, harvest
ing and threshing bills. He produced
5,29O bushels of wheat, machine meas
ure, 1,OOS bushels of oats and 334 tons
OF hay. His 100 acres Of wheat aver
aged thirty-three bushels to the acre,
iorty acres of 1t yielding fOrty-two
Dushels to the acre. The total value of
MS farm products exceeds $4,000.
The law of the range is becoming
sucn as to preclude much protection
TO the big fellows. The smaller stock
growers have become so thick ON most
ranges that they feel their power and
are not slow in making 1t felt In cases
where they have some customs to
change or injuries to ayenge. AS re-
suit the old-tlme cattle baron, who was
good deal of n plutocrat. finds himself
immersed on the desert and he will have
to change his tactics If he desires to re-
main in the country or stay in business.
b. #. ROckafeller of Fremont county
is pushing his harvest of apples. pears
ana grapes with fifty emplOyes-men,
women and boys. A large transfer
wagon Is constantly rushed to haul the
barreled, Grated and basketed product
to the warehouse and railroad station.
AS we said week or two ago the yield
from this orchard of sixty-five acres
VIII this year amount to 10000 barrels
ana the price will probably average $3
n barrel, as most of the goods are of
the winter variety and can be held for
this figure. Taking into account the
other stock from the orchard and vine
yard and Captain RockafellOw's income
this year should be fully $4,000 gross.
What other line of industry will make n
better showing than this these hard
times?
Great stories of big wheat yields
have been arriving at the Field and
Farm Office all season and every mail
mas new tale to tell of wonderful
achievement In cereal culture. The
best record so far recorded is from the
GOOdhue place near Erie, Boulder coun-
ty, the yield on n thirty-acre tract being
seventy-One bushels to the acre, ma
chine measure after threshing. Frank
Early of BerthOud, Larimer county. is
credited with sixty-five bushels an acre
on twenty-five acres, while just as good
a result Is reported by two farmers near
Eaton, Weld county. These returns
come nearly equaling the prize acre of
ninety-twO bushels grown as sample
test by Professor BlOunt at the State
Agricultural Farm ten years ago.
An average price of lambs lin central
New Mexico at leading points is now
SLIGO n head. There has been no drop
in prices throughout the season. as
some Of our feeders hoped there might
be, and IL lambs are to be bought for
the coming winters feeding they must
be secured very soon now. Mr.. Rey-
nOlds sizes up the situation as follows:
"My judgment is that lambs and sheep
are still safe to buy. believe that
sheep will be higher, and fat lambs and
mutton will bring good price in the
spring. No eve lambs are sold at all
by the Mexicans and none will he sold.
We have secured nothing but wethers
and bucks to feed this year, and while
the lamb crop is good, 1t will not fur
nish all that are wanted to supply the
demand. consider the outlook for the
sheep market exceedingly bright