Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-02-01
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Continued from First rage)

germs and DOCTORS bills.
bitches and laterals should he care
fully cleaned and constructed. burrows
drawn for the reception of water. land
thus lcveied before wafer is turned
in. Iessening the cost of labor III IT.
rIgnting and Increasing the yield and
auality of crops Better farming III
general is demanded, and l want 10
say 10 the agriculturisi Thai our beet
sugar factory has started stimulus
in this direction thar j. OF incalculanlc
value to the farmers Of this valley.
l have heard some criticism. bun every
advancement made in the way OF prog
ress has been criticized, from Adams
work In the garden of Eden up to the
present time. humbly confess that
one visit OF Mr.. Clam 10 my beet Held
during the culiivatins season made me
81 per acre.
And. gentlemen, believe That II
would he economy fo have some such
u system 10 aid farmers In tile pro'luc-
lion ni all crops. We have not. rs "A
farming community, n due appreciation
Of the value OF our experiment station
and its work. nor our agricultural
schools. But know that The twentieth
century will not b. FAR advanced when
these institutions VIII lake the placc
they so richly deserve throughout the
agricultural world.
SELECTION OF SEED.
Another means OF economy is In the
selection OF seed. Great care must bs
taken In tn. selection of all seeds
planted TO secure the best results. This
will Increas. the yield per acre. and
great care must be taken In The
preparation OF the ground bcfor. IL is
ready for the reception OF III. seed.
Half the battle OF raising good crop
IL fought In this alone. ! am a hrn
believer OF fall and winter plowin..
that the nitrogen and oxygen may have
II chance TO act upon the soil and siorc
away the part OF the plant food: NOT
only this. but her, Lies the secret OF cS-
terminating grubs. insect eggs, bugs.
etc. that may have been deposited In
thc ground the previous year. IL also
economies the farmers time in tbs.
spring aud gives him more time for the
completion OF all farm work.
STOCK.
Farmers should not bc compelled TO
buy butter. eggs. poultry. etc. nor any
thing else which he tan produce ON
the farm To utIiIz. on the home table.
and II il better TO hnv. u surplus than
not enough OF IL. for IL can II. easily
marketed.
Will. speaking Of stock. I would like
10 elaborate on nm idea that seized me
while thinking ON this line. There Is
no location In I'll. state better fitted for
raising stock than In the Arkansas val.
ley. and I will say. with some pride.
that believe Rocky Ford TO L. more
fnvornbiy located than nny other to
take hold OF this enterprise.
Why can't our rnnchm"n. farmer.
unI hftsin,.sa man a. the town Get th,sif
heads together. ana afterwards their
shoulders. and try To establish pack
Ing hous.. In Rocky Ford; This indus.
try would call for tnnbcry. and this
for shoe factory. etc. Thus Rocky
Ford would expand and create inrr-
or home market for the r4inchnnn.
farmers product. This would bc strict
ly along the lines OF progressive econ.
omy.
FALSE ECONOMY.
Some farmers are possessed Of the
idea that the quickest way that they
can do picc- OF work the bc,.cr-ihc
icas; labor the least expense. thus econ.
omizing. hut IT l. all false. No farm.
cr Is successful who does his work half
and In n hnphnzard manner. Many are
farming in this way when they do the
best they know how. but farmers mtpst
get out of these rtits. ns we'll Ms school
teachers. Another method of prlctic-
ing false economy l. the lack OF hous.
ing our stock and farm implements by
saving the money necessary to erect
such buildings. This is false economy.
II Is evident from present conditions
In the Arkansas valley that agriculture
will make rapid strides In the near fu-
turc. II Is evident that the farmer
will soon take his rightful position in
sh.. ttsnrII nj ts.F L.,
something toward helping on this for
ward movement by improving his
methods and surroundings and cducat-
ing himself and his children along she
advanced lipcs of agriculture. And let
us shake of that absurd jealousy and
distrust of each other that has so long
been kept nblazc by crafty schcmcrs.
Let us get rid OF this foolishness and
unite ia advancing our own interests
NIL along the line OF agriculture. and
this will be n long step in the direction
OF farm economy. Gentlemen. II IL
said that the farmers are the rocks on
which rests the foundation of every
government. This being so. the farm
or should have a strong voice in the
legislation of the government. and he
will when he ceases to delegate to law
yers the power to 1cgislntc for him. and
I believe the time has come when the
farmer should insist that the taxes we
pay for education should he devoted to
educating our children to the farm.
instead of away from IL.
Let us insist that the Improvement OF
the country IL just as essential as the
Improvement of cities. and that NIL np-
preparations of the public money shall
not he FOR the completion Of some pet
scheme of n political dcmagoguc. but
that n portion Of II shall go to improv-
ing conditions in the country and for
the farmers benefit.
HOW TO GET THE MOST PROFIT
FROM THE DAIRY COW.
BY l.. w. BABCOCE.