Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-29
FARMING NOTES.
From Field and FnrmD

that fully 10000 head of cattle have
been moved from that section OF the
country TO northern pastures.
Fewer than 10000 lambs remain In
Colorado from last winters feeding OPP
erntlons for shipment TO market. OF
these the Colts of the Arkansas valley
have more than onc.hnlf. but ship
ments are made regularly and all will
soon be railroaded.
Eugene Grubb's new bull law goes
into effect on July 9th, and rangcmcn
OF Colorado might MS well prepare for
Its compliance. as trouble Is bound to
cnsue II Its provisions are not carried
out as prescribed by law. The bill pro-
vides that no bull of less than one-half
blood shall run on the open range.
Every one must provide bull nt least
eighteen months old for every twenty
five or fraction over ten cows running
on the range.
Shcaring Is about completed In Wyo-
ming. In Natrona county the yield is
i.OO0.OOO pounds. or this about 1000.
600 pounds have been sent to wool
commission houses on consignment:
about 100000 pounds have been sold
outright and 100000 pounds will soon
be either sold or consigned. The prices
received have run from 1Ol. TO 1.s;H
cents pound. with IN average of !.
cents. The clip of Swcctwatcr county
liz 1.5OO,OOO pounds. or this 100000
pounds have been shipped to eastern
commission houses on consignment,
about $4,000 pounds have been sold
outright and 10000 pounds are being
hauled from shearing pens to the rail-
roads. The average price has been 113t
cents Il pound.
The following remedy for borers in
the trees Is highly recommended. 1t is
made with ordinary soft soap. diluted
or made thinner with n strong soiu-
tlon OF common washing soda Make
the solution of washing soda ms strong
as possible: then thin the soft soap
with that. If this wash Is painted on
the trees on clear warm day 1t will
leave thin. varnsh-lil;c coating on
the trunks which will stay there for n
number OF weeks. The borers are
grnbs or beetles which hatch from
eggs laid on the bark: II this coating
of soda and soft soap is painted on
the trees the mother beetles will not
lay eggs there ana the trees are safe
Other washes are sometimes recom-
mended. but this is rs good as any.
Many ranchmcn In eastern Colorado
have taken advantage of the law pass
cd by Congress some time ago giving
them the right to file on 1GO.acrc tracts
OF land for reservoir sites. The law
allows them to hold the land for two
years. nt the end of which time II rcser-
voir must have been built on each 100
acre tract. failure to do so causing n
forfeiture of the land. The fee is s.;
FOR each filing. If the reservoirs are
built and contain water then the holder
OF the land. without further fees. files
an affidavit To that effect at the land
office and will hold the land as long as
he wants 1t. provided he files an nfli-
davit every year This law gives stock
men chance to control their range
and fence 1t for pasture purposes ir
they so desire.
In some orchards the past winter
the trees We're partly killed back by
the extreme cold anu the owners have
in most instances cut on the blackened
wood of the branches as far as the
danger showed its bad effect. The nat
ural Inference of many growers has
bech 10 give these trees good deal of
irrigation throughout the growing
season to force them into renewed
strength. This Is II questionable Dro-
cedure. for in so doing the new shoots
are forced into excessive growth by
tne StenEth of the roots on the tree.
and thus become too tender to stand
the following winter. 1t Is better TO
withhold water till the last thing in
the fall after the growing season,
when an irrigation should be given
TO keep the roots from suffering from
winter drouth.
we are having the usual early sum
mer inquiry about Inc lIse of the trocor
Tor punching cattle suffering from al
Ialfa bloat. Tie the animal so ii cannot
get away. With sharp knife make n
small fncsion through the skin over
the prominent part of the swelling on
the left side. This incision should he
made about half way between the
point of the hip and the last rib, and
mrse enough to admit the trocar and
canhuin readily: then the animal will
not notice it. The trOcar and cannulo
are pushed quickly in and directed
downward, inward and forward, until
the fiange of the cannula rests against
the skin. Withdraw the trocar and the
gas Will rush out; that is, it usually
does so. Occasionally. however, the
end of the cannula is plugged up with
green food This can usually he rem
edied by pulling out the cannula part
way, or pushing the trocar in again ana
withdrawing 1t. If this does not work. |
tap the stomach again in another place.
using the same hole through the skin,
The escape of gas is usually accompa.
MED by small quantity of green food. |
The most successful western corn
grower we ever met harvested nearly |
one hundred bushels an acre, while his
neighbors got from twenty to fifty |
bushels on the same area. This man
SAID he did not irrgate his corn until
u came into the tassrl. and then mere
~ run the water through the rows to
give the crop the moisture. In very
dry season like the present this ruIo
may not hold good, however. wc no.
t'ced 1hat where the stalks were irri
gated several times the roots closed
up in balls and grew upon themselves.
nen n severe wind blew across the
m"ld' onc-half the corn was uprooted.
The only explanation of this 10 th,+