Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
FARMING MATTERS.

Sheep no doubt improve runs. rather
IlInn kill IL out ~ has often lb.-n
claimed 10y IliosT who object To the
rang. us. of forrest reserves. \ year
az" Mr.. Massey had Il dipping corral
in ihc fo0ihiil. u jefferson county.
The sheep irainiHd alout III. place nm.
III every v.s'ig" Uf green had apparent
iy b.-n Graduated and the -Io, looked
as hare rs highway. Last week h.
visited ih. old 'IrrTni and WIS sur
prls.d io fini the eTIisS tiI"r- knc-hish
aud ready ro he cut for hay. Wild oats.
timothy aud other sTass.. had taken
l'0--.-sion nnd were better than they
ind ever been.
We have b--n trying nm -SIrrI-
m.ni." says Major ". 4. Towers of
i'rowcrs county. which has proven
highly successful II has i-'-n the old
-nsc of Moinmci and the mountain ap-
piled to feeding Colorado stock. or
question whether Il was better to TAX.
stock to where the feed grows or the
feed Ia where The caiti. grow. Last
season we. instead ~ shipping great
herd. 10 Missouri and Kansas corn.
fields. transpinni'L the corn yield To
Colorado. whcrc Tiass l. usually two
feet high aud III. altitude about right.
The experiment. ns I said. was success.
fui. In that tn. stock fait-ncd the first
month. whereas Ia th" Missouri valley
states II requires thirty days for COW
to begin taking on flesh. This cow goes
better on the market. hns more hc-h
carries morc Substantial weight"
There nr,. mnny frees In various parts
Of Colorado that wear ont tile pau"iic'
OF owners by falling io bear. They nr,
a Al
and have hnd everything In the way OF
cultivation and Irrigation. and yet the,
Will not bear. II may br that -Sccs'
siyc kind treatment hns iS'-n the cn'fss
OF unfruI,fuincss. They have grown
too much aud arr yet In III. w"od'mnI'
Ing business rather than In fruit bear
ing. IL may bc that the variety is not
nm early bearing one and the propci
Sine to bear has not come. Tie ell
matc also may not favor early bearing.
Rearing may sometimes bc fastened 10y
the same means recommend for cScc-.
sivc wood growth. This Is To check.
There are several ways to do this. The
roots may liz cut back. hut this plan IL
likely TO pcrnnnrntly cripple the tree.
\ good plan In Hir,iilnr in early summer.
Trees OF stone fruitS nrc m'ieh more
sensitive 80 in,.s>vand will not endure
such treatment as described. nor a."
they usually need anything To force
them Into bearing.
In some portions OF Weld. Larimcr
and Boulder counties the grn-sii"plcrs
are said tn lc thicker than M any time
since the locust plague struck the STATE
In 1871 and are voracious caters. Army
worms also seem especially fond OF
peas, which they are taking clean as
they move from field to Held. This re-
calls how Field and Farm has IRE
1ucntiy urged growers to keep hocR
OF turkeys that they mny cope with 'hc
insects, and the advice seems more sal
lent now than ever. Apropos II might
be well To add that Richard Finch.
farmer In Saline valley, Kansas. mas
written that grasshoppcrs nave pceh 81
numerous In his district this summer
as to do considerable damage to all
crops. He has n drove of 1000 young
turkeys and soon discovered that his
poultry WAS more than n match for tine
.yr,sshoppcys. The turkeys destroyed
the hoppcIs almost as rapidly US the!
could light on his premises ana beIore
;hey had time to work any desiructioh.
Presently Mr.. Fincls neighbors no.
ti,,d that his fields continued green
and luNuriant while their own were
barren in spots and they investigated
When they found out about flhchs
turkeys Il few of the cntcrprisinS rnr
mcrs began to negotiate for the use OF
the flock. Finch proceeded on the the
ory Ast 100 turkeys were as vaiuapie
os , farm hand and accordingly SNed
n rental of $3.50 day for each 100 tur.
kcys. The entire flock is in demand
and Mr.. Finch derives revenue oil S2'
:, ,i,,, IN his Investment,
rhc bountiful application OF irriga-
linn water coupled with the several
rains we have had this season nave
caused the spring plowed lands TO
bake hard and some farmers WISH tncir
soils were like they used to be. lhcy
tynudcr why their soils bake. To pre-
vent baking the soil must he opened
that is the fine particles must be push
eI n,nrt So as to admit air and water.
omen or sandy soils rarely bake. be-
cause the particles are too large TO ne
messed compactly together. sand VIII
tighten the clay mixed through 1t FOR 1t
makes the soil open and mellow. Ma
uurr or n green crop like alfalfa. beans
or meas well plowed in will loosen The
soil and hold 1t open. but In tue course
cf time this organic matter may 3trn
III unless renewed and the soil Is .eit
to bake again. Lime acts Oh the me
nnr,iclcs of soil to bind them together
'rhis leaves the soil coarser ond more
omen and the water and air can work
i'm better. A familiar illustration of
this principle is seen when quantity
of lime is thrown into muddy water.
The water is muddy because the little
pnr1iclcs of soil are so light and small
that they will not sink easily. The lime
binds these little particles together so
that they precipitatc freely and IN n
short time the water Is clear. "ro:n
twenty TO twenty-five bushels of lime
an acre is the right amount. but adobe
soils carrying gypsum or other caltar-
eous ingredients must not be lined. 1t
Is better to put it broadcast after spad-
,nc or plowing and rake or harrow In. |
But do not keep up this lining process. |