The state herald., 1897-07-30
WESTERN FARM NOTES.
dFrom Field and Farm.


The Wight sheep numbering 1900 head
have Just been shearcd nt Folsom. New Mex
leo, and smaller bands are now on the Ia
blcs.
y. e. Afford OF Fort Collins will cut about
2,ooo tons Of alfalfa this season aud will
feed large number Of lambs the coming
winter as usual
Wool has touched fourteen cents In Mon
tana and the inhabitants feel like building
bonircs Ia celebration Of the fact. The
crop Is placed at twenty-five per cent In.
crease over that OF last year.
In harvesting alfalfa seed 1t Is best to walt
until as many as possible Of the seed pods
are fully mnturcd aud OF dark brown color
before starting the moving machine. It
Is well to use the old fashioned sclf,rakc or
single reaper. FIN the table full aud gently
push II on with rake. Have man follow
aud put II un In cocks with fork. Let It
go through the sweat IN the cock, Then
cover hay rack with n wagon sheet aud
haul In, Make the stack long and narrow
TO prevent heating. clover harvester
used for thrcshing and seventy i've bushels
Is good days work,
During the days Of the range industry.
Denver was obliged To submit to an infer
lor quality Of beef but lately this order OF
things has been changing and consumers
are beginning to know what really good beef
H. About 5000 head Of cattle u month are
needed to supply Denver aud the other
towns Of the state with fresh beef Within
the past two years the business of fnttcning
cattle for this market has been growing rap.
Idly, fact that Is due To cur great crops Of
alfalfa more than amy one thing. The com.
Ing winter u large number Of cattle will be
fattcncd on the farms near Denver. They
will be started On alfalfa aud finished OF on
corn,
We ttlll notice IN our Jnunts nbout the
country that there l. u tendency On the part
of farmers TO give sugar bccts too much wa.
ter during irrigation. The result, II pushed
TO excess, viii be TINT the neck OF roots will
grow above ground. The best plan appear,
10 he 10 iirigatc the lAnd nnd then plow II.
After narrowing n second irrigation may bs
resortcd 10 before the seeds are s0wn The
problem. consequently. IL to get the moisture
to the lower surface. We know one land
company which has Issued n very lnportnn,
circular 10 Its farmers regarding the prrnnr
alton " the soil. sowing and irrigation. II
Is urged that irrigation should never he nj
lowed Immediately after sowing, however. II
nttrf ten unths tue hrVlh ARE not Visible
above ground Irrigation Is recommended n.
u last resort io hrlns the plants up but IN
This event the water level should bc Lcpi
below the top u the rows,
The railroad companies terminating nj
Denver have about agreed among them
solves upon basis far changing the moth
pd " charging Tor the shipment ~ cattle h,
car To the actual weight system, iinllrond
men complain TINT cattle shippers overload
the ears, nni II Is clnlmcd that the pinr
which h approaching agreement win obvl
alc ibis trouble and nt the same time N,
cost NJ shipment VIII not be- increased 70 any
inrgr extent The plan hna been tried b,
a0iie " the western rUnda hut II was nbnn
Toned 0n account of objections on the pnrl
Il chttlcmrn. The lines In the north mr.,
preparing for the clhnHc, mud II I. expected
I viii hr lnauHurnted hy MI the lines about
he same time, Al frrlght rates except III,
niri upon cattle hrr scheduled IN cents pei
Nwt., maximum aud minimum weight
bp'ng given. The arrangement will not NJ
frci railroads IN Kansas until the present
1N Is rhHnrcd there.