The Holly chieftain., 1900-03-16
HOLLY, COLORADO FRIDAY, MARCH il. 1900

July ~ t0e 4Wo0t0of Wn8 Wei ana
warm, tho most. favotab;s Kind Of
weather for fungus growth. The Coz
tinusd tptUines hGweveFs hsd . good
el5scc snd esops ware sseigted and
growth maintained long after the
vines AdIacsnt, which were mot spray
"a. had cpaSed -beasing.
The hlIsht Hrst appaars 10 small
brown sposs near the center Of the
leaves. gradually erowinR larger, BE-
coming - large - 4 nve cent piece,
nnally the leayes turn brown and
die. Even the stems are attached.
The spraying with Bordeaux mixture
seems st present TO b the most eject
i've check in the spread OF this disease.
Further Investigation u being made
and will no doubt Be reported from
time 70 time. Mr.. Grimm was follow
ed b. Mr.. s. W. Howell who spoke on
HoRsn RAINING Ho1 PnoyIr.
M. Howell states that there Il NO
country superior 70 this for the profit
able raising Of good horseA Horses
most In demand for commercial pur-
poses are driving horses, and cosch
and carriage teams. He recommends
. horse weighing from twelve TO four
teen hundred pounds with plenty Of
bone. States that style. aetion and
GOOD disposition are essential rcQui-
sites In coed horses and cAnnot Be OBJ
tainsd In what II known q the hron-
cho stock. There 10 NO profit in Z
cheap srsdAof hoseA Secure good
sires, Shire and Clyde bang his pref
erence, he considers them better than
the Norman. He also speaks very
we'll Of the Belkian horse.
The special advantages Of this coun.
try are the soil and climate, the cli.
mste producing horses with good Wind
and the soil giving them aood feet,
two essentials In : good aninal. NJ.
Howell was fellow1d BY Mr.. Alfred
Dober. who spoke q some length On
AI1ALtX.s
Mr.. D0bof aredo6 that alfslfssis the
most profitable forage crop that can
~ grown and - much can b made
from 1t q from any crop OF grain.
Care 4 necessary In the putting up Of
same and good Judgment must be ex-
ercised q to when 1t ls dry enough to
stack. Az to which cutting Is the
best for seed, There II = diversity Of
opinion. A Especial point was made Of
the sdvantage OF irrieating immedi-
stely after the hay was Oh the ground.
A serious setback occurs when this d
not done. E
( sHnEP TxEDrNo.
Mr.. c. 4 Marston spoke ON alfalfa
q . feed for sheep. The advantages
Of raising sheep for market are that
but small capital is required and
quick returns secured. He quoted his
own experience. stating that he pur-
chased 100 ewes, wintersd them on
ten tons Of kafir corn fodder, on which
there was scarcely any grain. and ten
tons of alfalfa hay. then put them
on nine acres of alfalfa pasture, on
which there was also eight head Of
horses, until the month Of August and
let them forage around for the bal
ance Of the seas0n. He sold them at
e2.60 to e2.7S per bead, the wool pay
Ing for the original cost Of the sheep.
The net returns being e24.oo Per acre
for each acre OF alfalfa used. He Lost
ten per cent In wintering
A discussion was entered into rels-
tire 70 the amount Of grain necessary
to fatten lambs and Recommendation
was made that . grain ration Of
pound per head be given. The expert
ments at the state agricultural college
has determined that alfalfa yields
better returns when fed TO cattle than
TO sheep, but II the labor spent 10 TAX
an into consideration sheep are pre-
ferable.
The danger OF bl0at 10 principally to
the ewes and NOT to the young lambs.
Al per cent loss i considered normal
whsn shesp are placed on alfalfa pas
ture and allowed t0 remain there.
The feeding Or sugar beet pulp 70
sheep was dlscussed 1t some length.
The alksll salts In the t0ps and leaves
Do nes make this ~ vnlusble feed n
nssy Wonld suppose, A small guam
|tity. however, can Be fed Will, advan-
tass. To sheep, six pounds per day
would b eons3dered suficient. From
tan tons of bests q person may expect
at~r tS,san - Arv.a ~nI laavaa anA 0vo