The silver star., 1897-09-02
WESTERN r.sm More~.
(From Field and Farm.)

From Field and Farm.)
The onion yield Of 1897 promises to
Do fairly liberal one all over the
country and here In Colorado 1t Is ex-
cepti0nally fine.
The new dipping law in New Mexico
mas gofe into effect and we trust 1t will
result In q cleaner lot Of sheep from
that country. All New Mexico now
needs is the eradication OF the scab.
r. 8. Van Tassell Of Cheyenne, wy
oming, has Just taken to his ranch q
band Of ESQ head Of Mexican steers
, which have been held during the sum-
mer In pasture Just outside Of Dem
yer. These cattle brought $40 head.
Colorado needs more dairy cows and
they ought to be bought now down ip
sunburned Kansas while they are
cheap. Every public creamery that has
gone to the wall In this state can
charge its downfall to lack Of cows
and nothing else. We have too many
creamers for the number of cows on
hand. and this fact does not speak well
for the farmers.
Lots Of people do not know that the
bunalO grass In grain-bearer, and
that the grass IL better feed for stock
than 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 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 milkweed are
said to be as delicate ns asparagus,
with similar valuable properties. Pig
weed Is related to beets and spinach.
The nettle is well favored. though
somewhat coarse and stringy, which
argues that the Rocky Mountain burro
may be more of an epicure than Is sup
posed. 1t Is suggested that every
weed has an honest value, II 1t could
only be discovered, but life is rather too
brief to undertake to dig half of these
, facts out.
A number Of private sheep dipping
plants are being put In at various
points in southern Colorado. and n toll
Of IS q thousand IL made on the sheep
that are put through the drench. The
scheme ought to be taken up by some
one in every range county in the West.
The demand for bucks ON the range
IL 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.
We must get to work here in Colo
RADIO and grow all Of our nursery stock
within the state. All fruit stock IL
more or less modified by our climate,
irrigation and method of cultivation.
and the important thing for our nur-
serymen to do is to adopt the practice
Of the French and propagate only
from trees Of known excellence, and vie
with each other, as the French do. in
securing strains Of great value, to
which, II the choose, they may at-
tach their own names. We are max
ing some progress along this line but
there IL yet much room for improve
ment and ye are still at the foot Of the
ladder.
Denver Is to have an old fashioned
cattle mems convention this fall. The
call will be for national gathering to
discuss live stock matters and mt the
same time offer a favorable OppOrtuni-
| ty for buyers and sellers to get tOgeth-
er and cOnsummate trades. The Den
vCE OnaAnOCA Va OOHlhuCiCC VIII CAtCnu
the hospitality Of the city to the visit
ing stock growers, and 1t is the inten-
ti0n to have the meeting take place
| during the Festival Of Mountain and
Plain, aff0rillng the pleasures Of that
| entertainment to the visitors in addi-
ti0n to q special program Of banquets
and balls. George l.. GOulding is the
originator Of the convention and speaks
| confidently Of Its success.
In telling how he Overcame some
seemingly insurmOuntable difficulties
in growing crop of potatoes In Gar
field county this summer, Mr.. G. Fl.
Harris says In his local paper: I'VE
have had frost up here In the Roaring
Fork valley every month this season
| no far, and when our crops were frOz.
en- down to the ground. instead of reg.
istering q great big kick we went to
work, turned the water into our
bitches and laterals, kept the land
moist, and kept the cultivators and
plows going all the time. Keeping the
hoes and cultivatOrs going through the
rows Of potatoes keeps the worms Oh
the ground all the time. Besides, the
| potatoes grow NO fast that the worms
win quit trying to destroy them and
leave the field disgusted. There are
fields Of potatoes up here In the Roar
ing Fork valley that one month ago
you wouldn't have given dollar for.
To-day. with this kind Of treatment.
they will make an average crop.
have ten acres Of spuls TINT kept the
frost, worms and weeds from destroy
Ing by this kind Of treatment. I nnd
that weeds destroy more crops thnn
any other pest, and kicking will raise a
crop Of weetls-but no other CROP"