Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-08-24
From Field and Farm.)


them out OF reach OF mos, people II the
fad which the movement surely has at
taincd goes much farther.
The big alfalfa crop everywhcn In
eastern Colorado this season prcdicat.s
n great deal OF sheep feeding. and wise
men are already casting about for Of
fcrings to suit their fancy.
The creamery management at Brush.
Morgan county. will soon ship In three
carloads OF dairy cows from Nebraska
In order 10 supply farmers with the de.
sirablc milking machines OF which
there seems to he such n shortage all
over the country.
a great many famcrs on the Divide
who are not now milking cows are ar
ranging for herd this winter and will
begin milking as soon ns fall work IL
over. The Divide country has been
making great strides along dairy lines.
and what has been accomplished there
should stimulate. men In other parts ot
the state 10 start In and do likewise.
The Divide farmers who grow spuds
are not looking for more than half n
crop this year. The vines have .rown
spicndIily nnd look line but the tubcrs
failed to set properly and they are
small and few In hiii. III. dryne.s
of the season and lack of rain just at
the right time nrc thought TO he the
caus.s OF the shortage. The Divide
people will consider themselves lucky
II they can pull or half nm average
crop.
II IL Intended by the allied fruit
growing Interests of MontrOsc. Delta.
Mesa and Garfield counties to have n
joint representative nj Omaha who VIII
route NIL fruit To- the most profitable
markets. ]. &. Carnahnn of frulia
will probably H. the man selected for
the post. II would seem very simpl.
To systematic til. distribution OF fruit
In this way and iiiii. horse sense on
the part Of til. agents should prove
their valu. In such position.
There 4. u had outlook for sheep In
Idaho. TIL" raur- l. very dry and ns u
great many sheep have crowded In
from Utah Hni Nevada feed IL very
short. Not To exceed twenty-five lar
cent. nf the sheep on the range will Ia
iit for killers this season. owners who
have sheep fat enough ar- forwarding
them to market as rapidly ns possible.
ns feed Il 80 short ihni they will
shrink instead Of Improve. III" way
the range Is bclns crowded IL begins
to look rs II the time IL near mt hand
when II may become necessary TO sell
NIL lambs to the feeders and this ccntii-
iion ouEh, 10 help our Colorado buyers.
In localities where the arr no,
enough cows TO run n fuiiy.cluippci
creamery. skim stations can h. .siab.
iI-hri with advantage. especially
whcr, such nn establishment can L.
located clos. to railroad stations. so
cream can H. shipped by express to n
central plant. Even in localities where
equipped creamery couLi SUP
I'pri itself. skim stations would bc an
advantage " enough such stations
could srnd their cream by rail to on-
hiE central plant. wh-rc nothing hait
churnine aud packing the butter
should bc done. II many skim sta.
tions could send their cream TO one
huge central plan, the product could
bc made finer aud certainly much more
uniform than where n dozen or more
small cr-nmcrics turn out the same
amount Of butter ns the big central
churning plant could do alone.
The Denver commission merchants
who follow the speciality OF handling
fruit. complain that growers make
great mistake In not properly packing
aud grading goods. II our Colorado
people could get onto the California
way VI packing they would get Just
ns good price for II. but somehow
our folks do not catch onto the knnck
of proper packing. All kinds OF fruit
should bc well graded before sent to
market. Much Of the fruit which
comes into Denver Is not fl, to put ON
any market. Certain careless men send
such fruit and II gives other growers
n bad reputation. The sooner they
learn TO properly pack fruit the quick.
cr viii n good trade he obtained. We
have preached on this subject for years
and are pleased TO report that a grad
unl Improvement Is annually noticed
by men who observe such things.
Some farmers are now discussing the
ndvisnbiliiy of broadcnstinE and drill.
ing fall grain and there ARE advocates
Of both splnns. Sometimes when
man does not have n drill and one is
difficult TO procure. broadcnsting will
have the preference with him. There
will be this reason for II ut least. A
drill will distribute the seed much more
evenly than any kind OF brundcnstinE.
Briefly speaking. the ground Is usually
letter prepared for drilling than for
broadcast sowing and this preparation
will he n benefit. The ridges made by
the drill will he an advantage unless
the soil is heavy adobe. in which case
they may bc Mt disadvantage. hut
such ground is not always best for
wheat. Cover the grain from one To
two inches in depth. If the soil is in
good condition one inch is about right.
| prefer the prcss.drill for covering
seed to the chain.togglc. especially for
winter grain. ns the winds are less nnt
to blow ont the furrow when the press.
wheel is used
To NOW in August and burn in Sen.
fcmhrr used TO he the rule for killing
bushes in our foothill farming opcri-
tons. The time required FOR those
that are cut To get dry enough TO burn
may give the sprouts chance to start
and they are again killed down by The
burning, which destroys the vitality
of most Of them and if some make