Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-09-08
FARMING MATTERS.
(From Field and Farm.)

block are beginning TO arrive on the
Denver market and are bringing 4
cents pound. 1t may be said In this
connection that Denver Is now using
more mutton In proportion to Its popu-
latlOn than any other city In the Union.
Fred Rockwell says that all the
western cattle will come through the
Denver market this fall. In addition
to the cattle that usually comes this
way, there will be many shipments
new to this market. For Instance, In
southwestern Colorado there are about
10000 head to come out, and nearly,
IL not quite all will be shipped through
Denver.
Cattlemen are earnestly discussing
the brand registration problem. 1t is
estimated that the lack of available
small neat designs costs not less than
$1,000 n year In damage to hides,
which comes directly out of the peck
cts of the growers. BY the time the
Legislature meets 1t is believed Il defin-
lite plan will have been arranged by
which the 5000 and perhaps more
first-class patterns now tied up by reg
istration. but which no cattle carry.
can be released for use by owners of
new herds.
The injurious effects of too mucl
water upon the growth of alfalfa IL
well illustrated by the conditions ut
present prevailing in n number of To-
calities In Colorado, particularly in the
southern part OF the state. The soil.
either from natural causes or as re-
suit of the methods of irrigation pruc-
ticed. has become saturated with wa
ter to within Il short distance of the
Surfnea Az eanSnpnaura tho rOnt u
Of the alfalfa decay and the plants be-
come sicily and finally die, rendering
1t impossible TO produce anything like
permanent meadow.
The wheat harvest Is over In tho
lower attitudes and well along on the
higher levels. 1t Is now known that
this Is the banner wheat year for Colo
RADIO. and II prices are what they
should be our farmers will he wearing
rhincstones in the winter. Over In the
San Luis valley harvest is now in full
blast. and the farmers are cutting the
largest crop Of grain ever raised there.
The wheat has ripcned before frost.
and Is Of superior quality. Last year
was u good year. but the wheat now
heing cut Is fully equal to that OF last
year. better In some localities and on
ly very slightly less In others. the ag-
grcgntc being grentcr than In 1897 ON
account OF greater acreage.
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II IL very kind OF mn eastern agri-
cultural journal to say that fruits
grown by irrigation find ready mnr-
kct In all pnrts OF the world. The
flavor OF irrigated fruits IL more nat
ural. the Juice more abundant and the
quality cannot he cxcelled. No better
test OF this fact cnn he made than the
Denver fruit market. Eastern and
western fruits are sold on the same
stands. and rninbclt and irrigated