Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-08-03

IA ih. season Of bcrs harrcsiin. is
.apidly approaching. wish To call th.
attention of our lsrcs growers In this val.
10y 10 tho con,li,s.s oi ID. roads osrr
which they ~ill has. Ia deliver their crop.
Ny experience has bcsn that IN The fir.i
ycar Of bcc, raising oni. fe~ growers arc
aware ot shat !; means 10 deliver a cfup
cf bccis TO The factory ct the lcaiin. sta.
tons. aud that they afr usually unable 10
estimate tho number Of trips they have
Ia make before iheis cniif~ crop /. taken
care IT. The delivery Of tho csop I. ms.
uaii. al time When rain os saov may
fall amy day. aud Il is ior ihi. reason that
che condition of our public roads and
highway. deserve early aud proper cpu
alteration.
While the roads In the Arkansas valley
srr. generally speaking. in fair cpodiiion
as long ne the weather continues 10 he
dry. this stale of affairs changes com.
pletely as soon as rain OF saow has CON.
ssencei TO fall. The roads are not prop.
esiy graded. and consequently the low
places become very muddy aud eott. and
practically ,mpas.ible for vehicles carry.
in. heavy loads. To avoid disappoini-
meot and difficulties In the hauling Of
,sar crop. would advise that farmers
aud bce, growers confer al this early date
with the Ioadmaster OF rpai supervisor
of their dissrics. aud s-c that their roads
are graded aud repaired In proper shape
before The heavy traffic commences. You
are familiar with the poot places In the
ros,is of your district. and " your appli.
cations for repairs To the fosd cptnmis.
sioaers are OF no avail. or II they capnot
l,c campliei with on account of lack of
funds Tor such necessary repairs. it is
advisable that you form a committee
which will visit the farmers aud beet
growers, who travel over these roads ask.
ing them TO cooperate anil improve The
roads pp Their own account II zach far
mer contributes n day or two OF bis time.
with one or two teams. TO this rcad work
yonr highways will be'put easily in such
a shape as 10 permit Of comparatively
easy traffic ihereover. even alter heavy
rains ur snowfall.
while 1t appears TO I've quite an expense
aud loss Of time 10 the farmer 'o devote
a few DAYS to this work. 10 is really econ.
omy in the end. aud will spare him a
great deal Of disappointment during the
delivery of his crUp. not to mentiob the
saving IN the wear and tear of his harness.
wagon aud hurse flesh. I have often seen
wagons inircd down on poor roads. wiicl,
could nc< bc pullei on, by six or eight
horses. as the latter were unable Ia ge. n
footbold ta the mud aud mire of the road.
bed. These wagons had TO be unloade>l
ON To others aud quite frequently two or
three trips we're made before the load Of
one was deltrered TO lie point Of ,lestiua.
tiop. The~e accidents are daily occur.
repces iD such districts where the high.
ways are sadly neglected. and horses aud
harness suffer severely under the strain:
not TO speak of the financial Loss through
waste Of time aud labor.
While these statements may appear TO
s,fne of you commoaplaee or probably
ridiculous. and form ooly repetition Of
yotis own past experiences, you will find
ont fos yourself later in The season that
this advice nj this early date was of great
value. IL heeled; and IL cast aside YOU
will be the sufferer for not having taken
che proper steps in due time
Another important point which materi.