The silver star., 1899-09-22
Note. From Field and Farm

O. Peterson of Brigham City, Utah.
has just sent In 1000 spring lambs to
the eastern markets The lambs are
in prime condition.
The new cheese factory at Elbert, or
the Divide. is now turning ont 2.500
pounds Of cheese q week and will run
the output up to 1900 pounds by Oc-
tobcr 1st. The Divide factories are
now paying twenty-five cents gauge
for milk, instead of nineteen cents.
which was the summer scale.
n. +. Wheeler of Weld county has
been engaged in running sheep at
Meadow Springs for the past quarter
Of century, and now feels that he
would like to retire. This season he
marketed $4,000 pounds of wool and
his lamb crop averaged over S5 per
cent. Of the ewes in breeding.
Some of the Weld county lamb feed
ers have given New Mexico the horse
laugh and have put OFF to Oregon to
buy their stock. Oregon is pretty well
overrun with buyers and lambs are no
cheaper there than in the southern ter
ritory, but they are larger and better.
Louis Knbell. one of the most promi-
nert sheep owners of Nernal, Utah.
has disposed of his focks TO James
Powers for 10000. Seven thousand
head of sheep We're transferred. the
price being $2.15 head. delivery to be
made next week. II is rumored that
other sales will follow. as the restric-
tions on the range by the setting apart
OF the forest reserve has caused no end
OF Inconvenience In the handling Of
the focks.
The best time TO plow an orchard Is
II the fall, as heavy application of
stable manure can be applied on the
during the winter. The fros,s will dis
integrate the manure and the soluble
matter will be carried down to the
roots by the time spring opens. II pre-
ferred the manure may be narrowed
In ana rye sowed which may be turn
ed under In the spring and the land
tnen lined as partial protection
against disease and insects, and also
to neutrnlize the effects Of an excess
OF acid generated by the decomposi.
ton OF the green material II the su.
gar beet growers Of the western sloyle
would pIow their patches In the fall
and lime the land they would not have
the caterplllars chewing up their good
beets next summer
Early In the fall or as soon as the
currant' leaves will part easily from
the stem is the time to cut pieces of
the present years currant growth to
plant as cuttings. II possible have a
small piece OF old wood attached to
the cutting. The lower part OF this
should be made smooth with a sharp
knife and as soon nA possible plunged
In coarse sand. which should also be
shaded. In this coarse sand fine roots
white In color will start from the hard.
ened sap or cnllous with which the cut
place will bc covered. Beneath the
coarse sand there should be some rich
soil which will supply plant food as
soon NJ the roots are well enough de.
veloped to use It. Plants prepared thus
and heeled In during the winter win
be well rooted by spring and can be
81 out then, making large growth
the same season.
We are receiving reports Of npe
Yields all over the prairie region in the
eastern part Of the state and, the
strangest thing about II NIL Is. that the
crops have been grown wholly with.
out irrigation during the dricst year OF
our agricultural history. Sometime aeo
We told Of the fine yield grown by I. b.
Irowbridss Of Hnxtum. Phillips coun.
| ~. and We now learn Of one fully A
good. II mot better raised BY N. v.
schsrn,srhorn In the northeastern nor.
tion Of Bent county A man on horne.
back In this field could not be seen bv
one ON the outside. n such corn can
b grown In a ycar like this. vhat
may We not expect from scientific m.
Iage along modern lines on lands that
can BE- waterrd by dItchf We have
been thinking about growing corn IN
OosorAdo for the last thirty yoara. ~
= y now time to start N aud INV 4