Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-07-20
FARM NOTES,
from Field ap,, y,,,

The mountain trade E1s trtsr II
been morr thoroughly gv,r en-.
with oicumnrsnTlHr Ilan u6H. n 4
new dairy commiss.U s.Uurg kis ma \
arrests the courts have o.; s.s
color OF the defendants
The spring clip Of WOOL fr1s . 4.
bunch OF 10 sheep brought ]. en-
AIKEN OF Weld county sli1 nA a
more than pay for iliFIF kryp at \
ihcrrnsc In the fnCE Frfrvs-es \
profit ana shows also that -. > \
right way TO start in the ,As-s !,
hess these days.
Scott brothers Of IlcEi cuur,y W
~ good stand Of alfalfa viii ra-7il
ewes and their lambs Gn zach - Il
hrsi year: the next year fruss q. 4
next year stlll fewer. I'as;ur.r: .,l.
by sheep Is hnni on the s'aBl 81
bite out the crowns ol lllc rlrz u.
pnsturcd sheep on alfalfa :; Il
whole season aud during u, 81 4
three years. When pasiurirs o. std
season we lost about = fgF ~ \
es'sts wv WY fANHaaA - =
them ON the alfalfa all ihc ilaf e
they are once PLACED fhrre I'D
changing them when ih, 81 {. Il
gated. Grade Shfur.hlfr lamts 4
which we had fed r0tu WEiic 81
fnlfa weighed seventy dyc poun5s =
first OF October. Our Erai" Na-l
lambs weighed scvcniy r5UniS ~
had not fed corn they would r'-9
have weighed five to ten pouzl's 4
We fattcn our own lambs,
We have been asked time ~! /.
why alfalfa IL not mon sad
adopted for silagc than It Il al 7
quite ns often replied that thstss
need OF going to such cSlrnse uis
can be stacked much morc chsaita
In quite as acceptable form. fElf
dom be advantageous for faT-t'
this country TO make their allan
into cnsilagc. but II they cbo0t
80. the silagc produced would On
fnvorably with n very good 1uif
alfalfa hay. Alfalfa. when :.
with n great deal of moisture y
sometimes passes through 4 ~
tation. producing hay which 4!
considered ny intermediate lsiuci
falfa hay and cnsilncc. In masI
this result has been obtained y !
dent. and. OF course. without =
care or extra labor. Its color : ~
and II Is n very agreeable fcsE
cattle. The loss OF dry matter .
ing ensilage Is % per cent. and :
gestibility Is therefore no Gr'a'ei
field cured hay.
Strange ns II. may seem. th2 U
gated upland fruit irrcs In noi'D
crn Colorado stood the test Of the
hard winter better than did the
the irrigated valleys. Th2 onl! !
cs shown at the Logan county ~ i
year We're upland unirricate ~
raised by J. W. Fyf'c Of Lev
trary to expectations his pa.
We're not all killed during The =
Some We're killed to the grounL
on other trees some branches avs
and others are alive TO '.t
There Is n small row Of box eIu'. ,
north of the peaches. hut u"
enough for any use cNCrp. "
snow. or apples he has Roi''an M,i
Bellcflower. Red Astrn"han. n"'
Blush. Dominic and Jonhtna",
were only slightly injured. n.S,, in
flower is injured the worst o, ,a,
mers in that section nave s"J
chard plantations that Wins ,,"or,
winter very well. which tn,y. r,,
the settlers to make f'irtI'c' w
in this direction. =. i
The summer season is the W.,
for n beginner TO use lilc"u'' q
the reason that less diillt"hl! an
experienced. Eggs are now nov,
than in winter and also t'lT't u,
less expense will be in'uF'r" .,ors a
and the chicks can he .ts llloIs
raised. A beginner cani'o. 'i mmt
In the way of profit Mt ilrs', wInlt
pave the way for next ',"ss m
learning now, so as to Ne i%c I'd
hatch for market when ". q, 4
time comes. Many beginners soms
gusted because they 40 i,"' raIseril
TO learn until they wish To-. TO hs
crs for market. when ihe!
first and best hatches pt1" ,, mlsrai.
have to learn how TO hNT'" T"xas HE
Ex-Goycrnor Hogg of rem T6g iR
little bunch of ostrirh'sr: srood fiI
leave any kind of grhin, ,,,n loJ last III
alfalfa patch and in l.iG the rw"nietHl
months they have thrivsd yea oOrrircl7
well upon it. When thSy ! Icy dirty I M
Austin they were hei! ttnr ~ runnIr! y
months old birds. but ,,ra ~ itr. match
four months in the aiin,i" and E
have become clean. slices "
,,yn considerably. Is.