The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-28
WESTERN + RM NOTES.
(From Field and Fnrm.)

country and here In Colorado 1t Is ex-
| ceptionally fine.
The new dipping law in New Mexico
| hns gone into effect and we trust It will
result in cleaner lot of sheep from
| that country. All New Mexico now
needs Is the eradication of the scab.
| II. s. Van Tassell OF Cheyenne, Wy.
oming, has just taken to his ranch
band Of $50 head of Mexican steers
which have been held during the sum.
mcr in u pasture just outside of Den.
YER. These cattle brought $40 head.
A number OF private sheep dipping
plants are being put in at various
points in southern Colorado. and toll
OF So n thousand IL made on the sheep
| that are put through the drcnch. The
scheme ought to be taken up by some
one In every range county in the West.
| The demand for bucks on the range
is opening up quite brisk and buyers
are beginning to engage whatever they
can pick up round-aboutS. Eastern
breeders who have any quantity of
rams for sale should lose no time in
planting their fall advertisements
where they will do the most good.
Colorado needs more dairy cows and
they ought to be bought now down in
sunburned Kansas while they are
cheap. Every public creamery that has
gone to the wall in this state can
charge its downfall TO n lack of cows
and nothing else. We have too many
crcamcrs for the number of cows on
! hand. and this fact does not speak well
/ for the farmers.
Lots of people do no, know that the
| buffalo grass in Il grain-bcarcr. and
that the grass is better feed for stock
thnn oats, barley, corn or wheat. but
such is the fact. The seed grows
down close to the ground and in much
greater quantity than many people are
aware. This grain is II wonderful fat
tener of cattle, but can only be har-
vested by grazing animals.
A botanist insists that many neglect
ed American weeds are good to eat. The
tender young shoots of milkwced are
| said to be as delicate as asparagus.
with similar valuable properties. Pig
weed Is related to bccts and spinach
| The nettle IL well favored. though
somewhat coarse and stringy. which
argues that the Rocky Mountain burro
! may he more OF nm epcurc than is sup
! posed. Ii Is suggested that every
/ weed has an honest value. If II could
only be discovered. but life is rather too
brief to undertake to d.. half of these
| facts out.
| The fight OF the stock shippers Of
| Kansas against the recent order of the
railroad that the rates FOR live stock
should he on the basis of 100 pounds In.
stead Of the old carload rates, was
| fought out on the 18Th before the
Board of Railroad Commissioners and
decided qulcily in favor OF the ship
pcrs. Six roads. the Santa Fc. Missou-
ri Pacific. Union Pacific, Rock Island,
Frisco. Missouri. Kansas " Texas.
were represented. The opinion is iii.
rectly against the railroads. .\ttor-
ncys for the various systems made an
unsuccessful contest Tor more time.
| We must get 10 work here in Colo
RADIO and grow all of our nursery stock
within the state. All fruit stock is
more or less modified 10y our climate,
irrigation and method OF cultivation.
and the important thing for our nur-
serymen to do is 10 adopt the practice
Of the French and propagate only
| from trees of known excellence. and Vic
with each other. as the French do. In
securing strains of great value, to
| which. if the choose, they may at.
| tach their own names. We nrr max.
Ing some progress along this line but
there IL yet much room for Improve.
ment and yc are still at the foot Of the
ladder.
Denver Is TO have an oid.fashioncd
cattle mems convention this fall. The
call will be for national gathering TO
| discuss live stock matters and at the
same time oilcr n favorable opportuni-
ty for buyers and sellers 10 get togctl.
or and consummatr trades. The Den.
yer Chamber Of Commerce will extend
| the hospitality Of the city to the visit
| Ing stock growers, and II IL the intcn-
| tion to have the meeting take place
during the Festival of Mountain and
Plain. nfrordlng the pleasures OF that
entertainment 10 the visitors In add.
tion TO special program OF banpucts
and balls. Georg. l.. Goulding Is the
originator OF the convention and speaks
confidently OF Its success.
In telling how he ovcrcamc some
seemingly insurmountnblc difficulties
| In growing II crop Of potatoes In Gar
field county this summer. MIR. &. II.
Harris says In his local paper: I'VE
have had frost mp here In the Roaring
Fork wiley every month this season
50 far. and when our crops were froz.
On down to the ground, instead OF reg
isicring great big Kick we went Ia
work. turned ih" wnicr into our
ditches and latcrnls, kept the land
moist. and kept the cul,ivntors and
piows going nll the time. Keeping the
hoes and cultlvntors going through the
rows OF potatoes keeps the worms on
the ground NIL the time. Besides. the
potatoes grow M fast that the worms
win Iml, trying TO destroy them and
leave the field Disguised. There are
fields OF potatoes M here In the Roar.
In; Fork valley thnt one month ago
| you wouldn't hnv. given n dollar Tor.
! To-day. with this EInd OF treatment.
! they viii make mn average crop. l
have ten acres of spuis that ! kept the
frost. worms aud weeds from destroy.
Ing by this kind of treatment. I iind
that weeds destroy more crops than
amy other pest. aud Kicking viii raise u
crop OF wecis-but no other crop"
| La nv an.