The Monte Vista journal., 1897-12-04
FARMING MATTERS.
(From Field and Farm.)

| (From Field and Farm.)
A rough estimate Of the seasons op-
erntiOns places the number Of cattle
that will 20 out of Texas feed lots this
season at from $4,000 to 100000, a.
against $50 OOO last season
| II II ah ihnu,han practice to neglect
water for penned lambs. Sheep on dry
feed and properly salted will consume
more than six quarts OF of water each
day. and yet there are some men
who neglect this important matter and
thus burn up the profits.
| ]. +. Rarey of Eddy, New Mexico.
has just sold three cars Of fat hogs at
Fort Worth, Texas. The lot averaged
go pounds, the result of forty days
feeding on Egyptian corn. prior to
which they were grazed on alfalfa.
Mr.. Rarey says 1t has been fully DEM
onstrated that the Egyptian corn will
beat Indian corn all hollow In fatten-
ing pigs. The corn IL threshcd out OF
the head md Is soaked before feeding.
Soil for sugar beets should he plowed
more deeply In the fall than for other
crops. The burrows should he mt least
ten inches deep. A subson plow can be
used to advantage II the subsoil IL
compact. thereby cutting down twelve
/ " iucIlehs lpetp cutting Ih het-
essary to prevent the beet from pro-
jecting from the ground. ns the part
that ls exposed to the air Is useless for
sugar purposes. While 1t contains ST.
gar enough It contains other sub
stances which prevent the crystnliza-
tlOn md purificntiOn OF tlic sugar. Deep
1 plowing and thorough pulverizntion
are very necessary. especially on the
lands. There IL no use trying to grow
sugar beets successfully on such soils
without subsoiling In the fall. and now
ls the time to chase the blow. DO not
sit around the stove these fine autumn
days. but get out and case the plow.
We notice that the greatest grumblcrs
are the fellows who do the heaviest
sitting around nt time when certain
work In the fields could be done with
tenfold advantage to the forthcoming
crop.
The western slope has this season
bGn supplying the Denver market
with the finest fall apples that have
ever been offered here. In September
came the largest and finest appearing
specimens OF the Chenango strawberry
ever grown on tree. and now we are
enjoying the most perfect Jonathans
we ever tasted. The faded Bellfiowcrs
from California md Oregon that are
stacked up alongside our fruit stand
very little show In the open market.
| The Mcmahon White from Delta and
Mesa counties. as well as the Maiden
| Blush from that section. discount any
| thing that has been received from the
Pacific coast and readily sell In pref
erence to the goods from that country.
Another beautiful and popular variety
grown In the irrigated valleys OF west
ern Colorado is Uttcr's Red, which sells
all around the California Bcllhowcr
whenever offered In competition. The
superior quality of our Jonathans this
season is n matter OF much wonder
mcnt on the part Of people who have
tion that Colorado Il only mining
state. They are retailing readily Mt
10 cents n pound.
A low-wheelcd wagon Is great con-
vcnience on the farm. As the wheels
are usually the first part OF the rum
ming gear to play out n fairly good
gear can bc purchased for little money.
Then. by Investing In n set of metal
wheels with four or siX-inch tires. one
can have cheap and scrviceable wig
OIL which. when used together with
common narrow-tlre wagons In hauling
manure or grain across the fields. will
show quite mn advantage In draft and
the less injury done the land. There
IL no place on earth where II broad-tirc
wagon is 30 much of II necessity by
reason Of the natural conditions ns on
the irrigated fields Of the far west. aud
every thinking man must wonder why
more OF the wide tires are not used.
In Otcro county. under the Holbrook
ditch. the pnst season farmer named
| G. Peterson raised six acres Of flax, the
straw hcing very fine md the seed
plump. bright In color and heavy. Mr..
Peterson will feed the naNsccd md
straw to cattle. sheep AMI hogs this
winter. nnd IL Of the opinion that II
will prove nm excellent food. Hereto
fore we have thought Of flax only ns
a hbcr plant. and II was for this pMr.
pose that the late william Siansficld.
the best farmer In Yuma county. made
annual experiments with II. while u.
l.. Tracy raised very fine specimens
Of II In Boulder county for competition
nt the Columbia exposition In 1893.
There is no rcnson why we should not
give max culture wider experimental.
tion In this country 10 ascertain just
whnt we can do with the plant III Its