The indicator., 1897-10-16
WESTERN FARM NOTES.

Lambs are higher in Idaho than here
or In New Mexico, hut of course me
sheep are Of the oregon type. hlocklcr
and heavier than our Mexican types
At Soda Springs the other day an
eastern buyer paid 81 n head for inii'ps
while two-year-old stock wcihers are
bringing the same figure.
A Lnrimcr county farmer named w.
u. Amos this year expended Sl,bp III
cultivating 800 acrcs, including cost oi
living, hired help. seed. water, harvest
ing and ihresling bills. He produced
800 bushels of wheat, machine meas
urc, 1,O0S bushels OF oats aud 33i tons
Of hay. His lbu acres of wheat aver
aged thirty-tlircc bushels TO thc acre,
forty acres of 1t yielding forty-tWo
bushels 10 the acre. The total value OF
his farm products exceeds Si,5po.
The law of the range is becoming
such 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 ami
are not slow in making 1t felt In eases
where they have some customs Ia
change or injuries To aNcngc. As Il re
suit the old-timc caltlc baron, who was
good deal of plutocral. finds himself
unhorsed on the desert ana he viii have
10 change his tactics If he desires 10 re
main in the country or stay in business.
The corn crop is good all over Colo
RADIO this year where the great Indian
staple can be grown nj all In some
sections the harvesting has all been
done. bui uu north where the farmers
have been very busy with their wheat
and other crops. the corn remains
standing in the field. In the Arkansas
valley the best corn crops are grown
and some very startling yields are re-
ported. but furty-tiVc bushels TO the
acre seems to he n fair average. At rul-
ing prices this crop would give III"
grower 100 per cent. profit. but II is
worth more 10 him when fed To his own
stock.
Many people are surprised TO learn
that milk Which Is liquid has n larger
proportion of solid content than have
many articles of food MIX averages
cightv-iive uer cent. of solid matter. 90
which considerable part Is nlbumen.
II Is this which congulItes with heat,
and still more when rcnnet Is used.
Potatoes are eighty per cent. moisture,
though when the potato Is cooked The
starch in it expands. making II seem
murch henrticr food than II really is,
The solid of thn potato is mainly starch
That of milk is divided between ease
in. butter fats and sugar. the last of
which is found in whey, even though
II he sourccd. shows 10y that facl that i
has had some sugar in il.
H. Il. Rockafcller of Fremont county
is pushing his harvest of apples, pears
and grapes with fifty employees men
women and boys. y large transfer
wagon is constantly rushed To haul til,
harrcled. Grated and baSkctcd product
To the warehouse and railroad station
AS we said II week or Two ago, the yield
from this orchard of siXty-iivc acrcs
Will this year amount 10 10000 barrels
and The price will probably average *;
/ n barrel. as most of the goods are oi
the winter variety and can be held fol
| this figure Taking into account the
other stock from the orchard and vim"
yard and Captain Rockafellow's incom,
this year should he fully $4,000 gross
What other line of industry will make {.
better showing than this these har,
/ times?
Great stories of big wheat yield,
| Farm office all season and every mai
has n new tale 10 tell of wonderful
achievement in cereal culture. Tli,
best record so far recorded is from th'
Goodhuc place near Erie, Boulder coun
| ty. the yield on II thirtyacrc tract bcini
scventy-onc bushels to the acre ma
chine measure after threshing. Franz
Early of Berihoul. Larimcr county. l.
! credited with SjNtV-liVe bushels nm ucr,
ON twenty-five acres, while just as sooi
n result is reported by two farmers nea
Eaton. Weld county. These return
come nearly cpunling the prize acre %
nincty-two bushels grown as Il sample
test by Professor Blount at the Stat
| Agricultural Farm ten years ago.
| An average price Of lambs in centra
| New Mexico at leading points is nov
| 81 60 head. There has been no drol
| in prices throughout the season. n
some of our feeders hoped there nigh
| be, and if lambs are to he bought fo
the coming winters feeding they mus
] be secured very soon now. Mr. Roy
nolds sizes up The situation rs follows
My judgment is that lambs and sheel
/ are still safe to buy. believe ;hn
/ sheep will he higher. and fat lambs ana
mutton will bring II good price in TIN
| spring No eve lambs are sold at nj
! 10y the MeXicans and none Will be sold
/ We have secured nothing but wcth"r
| and bucks to feed ihiS year. and Will
the lamb crop is good. ii will NOT fur
niHh all that are wanted to supply Ih
demand. | consider the outlook for lh
| sheep market exceedingly bright"