Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-26
FARMING MATTERS.
Note. From Field and Farm.

HuS .'hSep "tS 80
taking the place OF, cattle, owing to the
poor condition OF the range. resulting
from over-grazing and other causes.
As compared with ts,f years ago there
are onc-half fewer cattle and one-third
more sheep.
Up 10 n certain point fall pasturage
Is ms good as In any other part OF the
wear But after one or two hard
frosts II Is well To offer the cows some
hay or grain bite when they come III
ut night, and II they eat II with relish.
one may bc pretty certain the season
has arrived to gradually change the
herd from pasture TO corral FOR the
winter.
Montana boasts OF the second largest
apple orchard In the United States. II
Is the property Of Marcus DAILY ana
contains GSJ,DDJ trees. being part or the
famous Bitter Root stock farm. An
other big orchard Is owned by the Bit
ter Root Orchard Company. containing
1900 apple ,irees In one solid block.
There are many orchards in western
Montana containing from GOO 10 TO-
ONS trees. 90" '.'r
Some New Mexico lambs are coming
up Tor winter feeding but the move
ment IL not IL circumstance Ia that OF
U
Ing g-In-transII privilege has simply
played hob aud has cut down the tree
at bath ends OF the stem. The best
lamb buyers this year are the men In
the great corn belt aud they have Sc
cured more stock than they took last
year. II any money Is To- br made In
feeding this winter they want the edge
on II. and can have II 80 FAR as we arr
concerned.
Their arr several methods of iindluI
The i've weight ~ cattle. hut the FOL
lowing IL probably the most correct:
Measure the girls aeuund the breast
just behind the shoulder blndc and the
length OF the back from the tail To the
fore part or the shoulder blade. Mul'
iIpiy the girih 10y the length aud II the
:irih II less than three feet. multiply
the product Dy eleven nnd the result
will b. the numbcr OF pounds. II be-
tween three and Nv. feet. multiply by
sixteen: IL between NV. nnd seven feet.
multiply Icy tw.nty.ihr.c: II between
seven and nine I,-'is multiply by thirty
one: II b.twc-n nine AMI eleven feet.
multiply 10y forty.
The r-crut heavy frusts In the Ar
kansas valley have wound up the mel.
Oh and canning Crbps for the season.
While the melon crop WIS not as heavy
this year as last III" returns for the
crop nT- much mor' satisfactory. The
tomato crop was almost faiiur. In
some plic,s. While there VERY inrs-
and healthy Wines. they Lii not b-ar
fruit. ani u Nry small pack II the r..
suit The EriuTns on melon Ehlpui-nts
nT- nnt all ini y,'t nnd ih"p' may ir
some delay Ia SECURING all that II due
the growers. TIL" two or ihp-' asSnCi.
aIions whirh cut inos.' frnm the ~.
Louis tail Of the husiurss nnd market.
81 s-iilrairly have uia'l- the most mon.
"y. n. was nniicipat,-i when the Cpp.
'ucis wen siEm4i,
Two good rniiuns, frT colorado ar.
given hs follow. ursu Tc,Iu,.si or
Boulder '7ntIiity p'n'"T.: Twenty pounds
Uf alfalfa hay. ten isnunis II cuFn fo'i.
der. thr'-' isp,iuhs ~ cotton .rr,i meal.
four pounds Of "urn mrai. thirteen
pounds ~ brTn. thirty y-nvc pounds oi
rHnEULis. This ration u f,Sl in n herd
uf uln-;y liuls'rin. fric-inns for milk
nui rrgm for n city dairy. The COWS
av"TnE" lis. pounds In weight anL
each gives au .v"rae" Of n.Tcpp pounds
"t milk a Srnr. Another ration l. iw-n.
- idtinhs OF alfalfa hay. Nv" pounds
II uli straw. two,nuh one. half pound.
uf wh-H; hTun. two nud nn-.hHlf
pounds 81 shorts. Nv" pounds II cats.
"n" and Uu'.hHlf Isniin,ls II ,uitun .,-Si
meal This ration hns iE-n fr,I in q
h"ul II forty milking COWS. unr; Irr.
s"ys nni par IInisi-in. Frir.inus,
weighing mn nvrruE" u i.ps, IntIud..
TIL" h"rl il Kept fur hrc,linE PURPOSES.
aud for milk nuL htiiiDr nnd Yields 10.
Ds' pounds NJ milk year
Til" ~uunt"rfrii"r- n butter hny.
ttttftf
Tndu. Their m-ihni II pru'C,lur, il
simple. They purrhnS,, ui,snmnrrnriu-
In lnrE" quantities. haring. of ,niirSr.
the statutory stamp They r,,-~,nmp
anh u-wrnp It. thus preventing their
customers frrnI d"iDCIing the fraud
l"inE rrnCii"rl upon them. uy ihi.
means ol'NiunrEHrinC. which ,-bSis tl,,
Wholesaler "r commission man = cents
pound in Denver. brings from - tn
~ crnis when Tcinilcd over the Cnuu.
ter ~ creamery butter. II rau readily
H. sewn that III" profit ncrruing frnm
even limited trad" i~ great. Their,
arr s''v"rul commission houses and
Wholesalers engaged in this business in
beaver ni III" present time. They ,ln
business through retail stores II which
th'r" ar" an unknown Int undoubtedly
lnrE" number concerned In til" fraud
Their profits ar" 80 large that they uuI
the iTniii" pays them even though they
may u" arrested and fined. The rX.
""uiiun 81 III" present law il simuty n
fnrCr.
Young tr''s should now I,c protect.
"h Icy lnnkinE up the Stem with rnrtI,
making mound nftC"n To- rirb,rrn
in"l's In height. tu prevent injury h,,
field mic" nnh other rn'ICuis. The si,,nis
1hd main branches may hc protected
10y an application NJ whIirwnsh tblrt.
'i'i With sulphur and rupprrnS. Re
new. u necessary. when washed an
nuns. ml"r" sur" remedy is 10
rmrir"l" ih" stem with n shrr, ,r ,,.,r''
netting with Unds uv"riappIur ia ,iI,,,.
NJ expansion for growth ~ ir,,r TLrr,,
J. patent tire" prutrrtur ndvrrtis,,t in
ihis journal thHi has PROVEN very usr.