Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-01
FARMING MATTERS.
lHru,n FieIl and Farm.

| j.. ~. Hnfsin OF OterO county las Juse
sold the last OF 500 common range
lambs which he fatlened during the
winter. His lowest average on weights
was seventy pounds AMI his highest
seventy-eigit pounds. Prices ranged
S6.I5 10 $3.50, He bought the lambs
last fail ana ia. average cost eorralied
| Ia his own pens was <i-s9. Feeding
WIS commenced October 4th. Mr..
Harsin estimates his profit In the eight
months on the 100 head at $1,000 or
nearly Sl,'D II head,
\ large portion Of til. bees In Colo
RADIO ar- kept on shares. II very often
happens thai one man own aOO or 800
colonIe.. ani work ihem as his own
property. and. OF course. In this ease.
receiving all the profits or suffering all
the losses In all probability he can
mol only take ear. of his own bees,
but also OF $50 or NOR. colonies belong
ins 10 Icighi,or who has SON. other
business. An agreement IL made.
, whereby the owner al the 800 takes
care OF the ~ cO1ini.- not his own.
For years the i-s.,kecperr around
Denver have suffered much loss by
death OF bnrs which evidently Were
Killed from the poisonous fumes .inan-
ntlns Iruin til. various smelling works
near the city. Hundreds OF bs-cs ARE
found dead Ia their hives whenever the
coursr of III. wind brings the smoke
down upon them. nni some people are
now advocating legislation ON the sub
J.ci, which Ii u great problem. We hear
similar complaints FROM Salt Lake
where much damage from snclicrs l.
r-iortc,i.
One OF onr travelling men now So
Jonrins Ia ;ii- Arkansas valley op his
regular summer vacation reports that
the tendency Hinonr the sh.cpmcn In
that country j. Z" rails. their own lambs
hereafter. rnill this year most OF the
feeder. have purchased their feeding
innfbs In New Mexico. At least half
OF the lamb. that will b. fed thcrc next
season viii is' home raised. They h.
li.y. they csin raise them as cheap as
the M.Slcan-. Practically NIL the feed
crs have closed out heir holdings this
spring. \ few nr- feeding the second
time. but second feeding In not gen.
crai. T...
The loco weed. which has leaves ana
flowers as well ~ seed much like the
pea. l. exceedingly dangerous In the
early spring. II i one of the iirs, plants
to appear ani as the sheep are then
hungry FOR fresh food. this Is eagerly
eaten. Where this plant abouiids cy.
cry effort should L.. made to cxtcrmin.
ate IL. Those who so about ON foot
shout go armed with broad. heavy
chis-i or spuJ "n stout stan. and cut
OF the roo, below the ground by "a
thrust of this tool. Every plan, thus
killed l.sscns the stock. This weed
can Ia. put down In pastures by follow
Ing this course. The iarkspur Il
vicious weed that should bc treated
much In the same way. ns II Is very lie.
siriictivc.
The moving machines started last
week ON the earliest; and best crop OF
alfalfa that Colorado Inns seen for
many years. The second crop this year
Will he reserved FOR the seed. and In
this way n good hay yield Is sunran.
iecd In advance. Some growers are
now figuring on four straight cuttings
OF hay this season and will probably
get them if irrigation and rniuwa,cr
holds ou, To How and the various hnr.
vests are attended to az promptly rs
they should be-. Alfalfa planting Is
still going on In many sections and seed
Is cheaper. Mr.. Strain OF Lamar this
week announces u cut TO nine cents FOR
frst-class homegrown rcclcnncd seed
free from doddcr and this VIII sell the
ton or SO lie has on hand quite readily.
There * no new method. and none
will he found. 10y which crops may bc
grown without work aud by which
moisture may he produced in some
mysterious way. II Is u fact. however.
that there IL less evaporation from the
surface when the soil IL loose OH top
than when II l. hard and compact all
the way down. The reason for this Is
that the loose soil acts as n mulch
through which the moisture from be-
low will not pass and evaporate. The
practical method that is open to west
ern farmers Is to Keep the surface Of
the soil loose. cultivating as soon as
possible after the soil has been com
pacted by irrigation or rain. This plan
will keep the water in the soil for the
use Of the growing crops. The implc-
mcnt which will do the work most eco
nomically is the best. which must be ~
termined by what is available for the