Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-05
WESTERN FARM NOTES.


Word has been received from Wash.
ington of the selection of Hon. ElwOod
Mead, state engineer of Wyoming, as
consulting expert OF the Department of
Agriculture In the Bureau of Irrigation
investigation about to be established,
and for which an appropriation has
been made by Congress. This appoint
ment will not interfere with Professor
Mead's duties or position In Wyoming.
Through the efforts Of Frank Mon
dell, assistant general land commits
sioner, n large body of land In the VI
cinity of DEVILS Tower, Wyoming,
which had been withdrawn from set
Element, is restored to the public do
main and is open for settlement. A
reservation of 1900 acres In the I'M
mediate vicinity and including the
tower has been reserved us public
park.
Denverites will not have to go hunt
ing for their favOrite berry this sum
mer. There will be almost a superfiui-
ty, ns there was last year. The great
ranches In the Arkansas valley have al
ready begun to send in their boxes of
hcart-shaped fruit, and they will con-
tinue to send their thousands of crates
of delicious Strawberries to this mar
ket. Market street wholesale men are
preparing for the deluge. They count
on not n little profit for the season.
The Minneapolis Journal says: Not
for years has the Northwest been so
short of wheat as now. Country
stocks have reached very low point,
there being probably less than 2,OOO.-
600 bushels ut this time held by coun-
try houses, only very small portion
Of which IL contract wheat. This eN-
plains why the Minneapolis wheat
market has advanced over twenty
cents In one week. The wheat to I'LL
contracts is not in sight.
The State Veterinary Sanitary
Bonrds of Colorado and Kansas have
agreed to Jointly inspect all cattle des-
tined for points in Kansas and the
Kansas City stock yards and which
come through the state of Colorado.
To cover the expense of the joint in
spection, fee of . cents n head will
be charged. payable before bill of
health is issued. All cattle from the
state of California entering the state
of Colorado. either to remain In the
state or passing through the state des-
tined to other points. must he provid-
ed with n government permit to leave
California. and must also be inspected
before crossing the state line of Colo
RADIO. On the western border they will
be Inspected by II. G. Ballard of
Thompson's Springs. Utah. Mt the near
est point of unloading to the state
line; on the southern border by +. j.
Towner of East Las Vegas. New Mex
leo. or Deputy William Cooper at Ra-
ton, New Mexico.
In estimating the damage done by
the November cold snap In Mesa coun-
ty the Grand Junction News says:
Peach trees suffered the most, the
tops of many being killed back one
seasons growth. Bartlett pear trees
appear to he all right. and in some in
stances will bear fruit, although last
winter the authorities on such mat
ters insisted that every Bartlett tree
was killed. Keifer and other varieties
will bear fair crops. Plums. prunes.
cherries and grapes are practically I'M
injured and will bear heavily. Apples
are not injured at all and the crop
will be at least two and onc-half times
rs large as last year, owing to in
creased acreage In bearing. /. Apricots
will be a partial crop. Small fruits
promise well. Cantnloupes are being
planted quite extensively this season
and will take the place of the loss in
our peach crop" There are any num-
ber of things that can be grown as
filters and the setback which the trees
have received may prove n benefit in
time. Certain 1t is that the seasons
rest which they will receive can do
no harm and may do considerable
good.