Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02
FARMING MATTERS.

The railroads have crushed lamb
,eedIng in Colorado. Without mlncins
words or trying TO cover up an iniquiiy
his is all there Is 10 IL.
The La Cueya Ranch Company OF
Nora county. New Mexico. has sold us
'ntire crop OF spring calves, nuihpet,
ne l.iop head, 10 j. II. sechris'' anu
hey have been shipped TO Iowa.
The farmers around Eaton, Weld
,ounry, have laid in 10000 northern
amhs for the winter. The two princi'
1al importers have been W. j. Farr
md ii. J. Thompson, who formerly
went south for stock.
The G.dties Sheep Company OF Wyo-
ming delivered 1900 lambs 10 Min
l,-Sota feeder last week. They were
gOld by weight. and 1000 brought
,a.:l5 a head and 1000 Si.I5. making
M average for the entire dlcker OF
y 223is head.
The way In which cattle growers are
going INTO pure-bred lines in Colorado
Ias never before been eScclied here
,nd Is encouraging 10 those who have
abored so many years To bring about
,hIs end. The scrub Is going if In fact
I has not already gone, and this ls
cheerful assurance for the welfare OF
he stock Interests.
Colonel Moore OF the North Park
viii lay low now for the next two
,,ar> and do no steer buying on specu-
alton. lie has this season driven on
81 steers and the ranch Will bc main
aimed merely as u breeding establish
ment in small way until things look
lsl.sts.f nFINsss IIa
VIII not of course go out Of cattle rails
ne entirely. but win merely lay by for
I time TO see how the wind will blow.
From tests made of-bccis about six
weeks aeo;it Is found that the finc fall
Weather which has prevailed with the
iSccptIop OF the weeks storm short
lime ago. has added from 20 10 100 per
sent. 90 the sugar contents OF the bccts.
ri,is shows what Colorado sunshine
viii do ind Is hn argument In favor OF
Inorc factories for the state. II II yet
100 early TO give definite Idea Of the
sinpun; OF bcc,s the factory can count
upon. hut the average yield per acre
will not go below twcly. tons.
Sugar bee; harvesting Inns begun on
The western slope. Instructions having
been sent TO the Keller brothers nj
Frulia. Whose ninc,yacrc patch IN the
lnrHcs, In the valley. to begin digging
aud delivering TO the factory. Recent
analyses made of the bccts from this
patch. grown on ground plowcd last
spring for the firs time. show high
per- cent Of sngnr. some reaching 10
per cent. II Is probable that the aver.
,Ec for this patch will be - per cent.
sugar and 81 per cent. co-ciiicicnt OF
purity and tho general average OF the
valley VIII not go below i: per cent.
A new method OF hpniling the range
cattle business is announced MS on
rial. the Dunbar Cattle Company OF
Wyoming introducing, II for the man.
iccmcnt of Its enormous business. II
consists substantially OF dividing the
great herds Into sBnll punches, each
of which Is To be managed and con.
trollcd by spsli separate company.
Ill Such. companies 10 be under the
general supervision OF. the mother. cor
poration. Judging by the articles filed
by the small companies thus far or.
.sanized. pursuant TO the plan. they
are 10 be capitalized at about $4,000
zach. D. "a u -ss.. % -. !,
The annual public meeting: OF the
Colorado. Statt Board OF Horticulture
will he held in the capitol building In
Denver the last three days OF Novcm-.
Der. The program Is now about COM
plctcd and shows the introduction OF
many new writers and speakers. all
men of experience In special lines FOR
which they have been assigned sub
jects. The dry orcharding Of Colo
RADIO Will have one session devoted to
It's peculiar interests and the regular
ordeal with insects will bc taken up.
us well ms practical papers on all other
branches of tree culture In the arid
region. ....