Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-03-08
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Despite prciuiiciai juism-n, the
shryt,. .hCaFiug mnrhin" is gradually
making inGaads all over the West. and
II hn. sup'iy come To- stay. \ good
many arr 10 isr installed In Colorado
this spring while power Is cheap.
Tli-s,r l. mIrr OF less speculation
about the condition Of fruit buds in
the Arkansas valley. and ~. near as
We cun learn the Ip-arh and apTico;
trr-s arr damaged somewhat. but they
will produce as much fruit as they
should carry without thinning. and this
IL all that could H. desired.
Wheat scc,iins began in rial earnest
down In Yuma county this week and
our cousins In the riiu b-lt proclaim
that they never had such fiHr prospects
sS now. The ground IL amply moist
cnri from the precipitation Of last fall.
plowinE has bcru going on all winter
and seeding is now under way. This
is the proper Cap-r. and the earlier the
sc~j is covered the better chance the
crop viii have.
4 numi-'T Of citizens declined to
make new rrcoT,i Of cattle brands
under the statute Of is.p. One man in
Las Auimas county was willin. to rcsi
his case on the allegation that the state
has nu right to cuniisCatc brand. tn.
ownership Of which has bcrn unuuc~.
toned for many years. Another claims
that 60 r-cpri n brand IL nn prU~,Ctiun.
aud cites n ease where cattle thieves
had driven stock into q distant county.
The cattle wCrc taken by a state in.
spcc,ur aui sold. the state krrpjus the
money. despite the protest Us the own.
crs OF the cattle.
One vf tile worst pests which We
/ notice coming Into the alfalfa fields /.
| crab -rnS~. AMI II will have ts IS
watched closely to prevent its spr,.nd
all over creation. In the spring ius,
i-riur" the alfalfa gets started take n
| disc. set II nearly straight anI thor.
| orEt.ly disc the field. going both WAYS
This lups"us W. th" ground. splits the
old crowns. thereby thiCkCninc Che
stnnJ anil giving the alfalfa new life
50 that " grows In spite VI crab grass
Nany suUrrSsful alfalfa rniscrs disc
tie alfalfa fields every two years
whether the crab grass lsnihprs or no,
anil consider II very beneficial. Alfalfa
should never u" put In field that is
foul with crab grass. First clean the
Held 10y growing small grain or by
SUMMER Ialluwing and then use the
disc after II appears in the field. Car,
the field is young. hut at any time /,
I VIII stand more Of such treatment than
would bC supposed.
The neglect in the usc of rurr,i
mnnurc in this state has been Inrgci,
due 'o the difficulty experienced i'm rni.
ting 1t wh"n pluwcl under. owing 4,
/ the dry condition Of the soil y.r,
often manure. when placed in tLr
ground. Is morC of dCirimCnt than a..
lrlr To ihc crops for year or irn
Experiments arc being inndc ia nsccp.
lnIn what advantage may he ,Irriyc,I
from applying water 20 tho n1t,,,-,'
heap tr"m time To time in nr,in- -.
maintain proper degree Of mnis,,,r,'
| 70 properly promote durumpUsiii,n ,,,,,
then apply the manure to Tho soii IN
| wen rottCd condition. II has -
'"uhd ihat manure hCap 60 ,vb,ci,
water has been added from tip,c' =.
iiihe during the winter is in mnrh i.,,
| tcr condition than unr loft untr",,".,
! we nav" never thought II n,Iyig,tLL
I " place coarse MANURE In tho arn,,,',
without irrisatinE at once with :, ,,,,m',
h'au OF water to assist In tho in,,;,,'I,
ate decomposition. '''''''cui'