The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07
WESTERN FARM NOTES.

The sixth annual convention OF The
National Irrigation Congress will nee,
In Lincoln. Nebraska, September 2Sth
Goth and Both. The call for the con.
ventlon has Just been issued by Chair.
man r. II. Moses and Secretary c. NJ.
Heintz.
The Bear River I.and and Stock
C0mpany's ranch, In Wyoming, com.
prises 11.O00 acres. two-thirGs unit !
fence: cuts yearly from 1900 acres OF
meadow 5000 tons of hay. AMI will
ship from the ranch 1900 head of
I 1.2OO-pound bceves In January ana
February next.
A trip over the country tributary to
Grand Junction and nn Inspection OF
the lending orchards show that this
years fruit crop in this section Is in u
most satisfactory state. Shipments
thus far have been on a very good
scale and nearly every day sees large
amount of fruit going out.
1t is believed that regularly organ.
lied band OF rnstlers has been work.
ing the country north OF Denver. sell.
ing the stock TO farmers and specula.
tors. The authorities have their eyes
on several others who they believe t.
De Implicated and as soon :s the cvi
dence can be secured they will ais,
be arrested.
1t Is estimated that over 1000 head
OF cattle are now feeding on ilie rang,
surrounding Plateau valley. In Mesa
county. and at least 5000 OF them will
be wintered there. which means IA goo,,
price and ready sale for all the hay
the ranchmen can raise this wear
There Is range. however. for three
times as many cattle.
There has lately been organized n,
Evanston the Wyoming and Utah
Land and Irrigation Company, an as.
sociation which is to add largely 10
uinfa county's agricultural develop.
ment and population and also to the
commerce and comelnesS of the al.
ready busy and beautiful chief and
capital city of the county.
The neglect Of small things by many
farmers Is seriously detrimental fa
their incomes. as. for instance. hens
chicks ana eggs. A hen is small
thihg, ana yet. given n chance. will nav
the farmer 2o0 per cent. dividend on tl.
investment In eggs. and duplicate her.
SER about fifteen times In chicks: and
this done. will retain her market val.
lie In all the marts Of trade where good
eating Is In demand.
The Grand Junction Timcs-Star say,
that there need be no fear that there
VIII not he a market for all the fruit
raised. The town is filled with buy
ers from the East. These men are moi
mere Tor their health: they know that
'ne irult crop everywhere but here /.
snort ana are hunting for Il supply.
lhc lines-Star checrfully says: wv
c"nid sell twice as much II we had II.
so take heart. yc timorous ones"
All animals In Il wild state manage ia
tahe care of themselves. but this self.
preservation In n large measure disau.
pears when any animal Is domcstlcat.
"a. II Is then that the farmer. from I'm.
inane and economic considerations
must care for the animals In his charge
ana the more solicitous the farmer is
Tor the welfare of the animals on his
Iarm, the largcr his profits will be
Ihe policy combines mcrciful and no.
cunlnry consideration. To uepl.ct Tho
lnercifui Is to Invite pecuniary disas.
ter.
Mr. Hansen. creamery man n,
Neiisrlilc. Utah, IL said to haye Tho
most extensive pig-fccding establish.
hicht IN connection with "A creamery Ia
In found in the United States since
january 1. 1890. he has fut,eped and
shipped TO market twenty carloads OF
hogs. The skim milk Is carried I'm go.
iiient pipes from the creamery 10 tha
piggery, l.GO feet away. and every cf.
TORT is made TO keep the milk very
ciean and wholesome. The pIgs mr.,
bought when young and kept ,iIl well
fattened.
y California orchard OF 1900 tne,.
was attacked by an army OF youpr
grasshoppers whose wings were moi
sufficiently developed to enable them IA
ny. They started In NJ one corner and
Ia Few hours dcnu,ied every ,r.,. nm.
ON nm area Of five acres. ArsenI,
bran and mlddlings were mixed I'm thc
proportion of pound OF arsenic 10 n
quart OF each OF the others. and SGT b..
fore the hungry horde. They ate and
II agreed with them. Then The owner
advertised for n thousand turkeys
Two years ago the orchard wns slinI.
Lirly attacked and WINS then sny.d hy
flock Of 100 turkeys.
The best corn crop that we have seen
this year IL TINT at ihc Windsor Farm
near Denver. The acreage cover, n
Held as far as the eye can reach AMI
the crop Is laid by. ms II In now I'm the
tnssel nnd MS high ns a mans head
This corn In Of the Nebraska dent nn,i
Pride OF the North varieties, apd will
bc III the glnzc by the time IL IL wanted
Tor the big l.2vlion siio la September.
When one looks M tlcs. FIN. corn cro,,.
nnd realizes how succcssfuIly nnJ
chcaply II can be- sliced tn, woi,,i.r. ~
ihat more corn Is not grown In this
county, 10 provide green succul.nt f.c,,
Tor the dairy cows In winter Field
md Farm. w."
In the opinion Of Mr. BELL. congress.
man from the western slope. the new
tnrin IL u benefit for cattle rnlscr..
though every consumer In Colorado
VIII nave to pay an Increased price for
MI Kinds OF meat, md II will bc pnr.
ficulnriy hard on corn growers I'm our
neighboring states OF Kansas, Ncbru s,,n
aud Iowa That have been accustomed Ia
Import Mexican cattle 10 consume their
corn crops. II IL shown also by IN.
agricultural department that hy rcnsou
OF the general habit Of spaying hcIfcrs
nnd putting many cows upon the mnr.
ket. that We now have u deficiency ~
s,HO.oO hcnd Of cattle In the United
states. II II the beef enter who must
pny the Import duty on this deficiency
thnt must hc Imported. ns well M M,
Increased price which II will cause ON
every hog. sheep and beef used Ia ,h,.
United States.