North Park union., 1901-09-20

The SAFEST crop farmer can grow ;
the one that has less enemies and can
withstand more hardships is the sugar
beet. 1t is not influenced by specula-
tiOn, such as corn, wheat. oats, etc
The farmer makes his contract In the
fall us to the number Of acres he Will
plant, 30 that he knows II by planting
ten acres of beets and under only fair
conditions he will raise twenty tons to
the acre, which will net him above all
expenses about $75 per acre. Thus he
knows months In advance what his
crop will be worth the next year.
This Is not true Of any other crop.
MS for Instance, corn may be worth 20
cents bushel ut planting time, and
when harvested may be worth only 10
cents. This is likewise true of all
small grain, MS the prices are largely
controlled by the gamblers on the
Board OF Trade.
1.-THE Arkansas valley of Colorado Is
considered the ideal sugar l'eet coun-
try, as they grow more tons 20 the acre
and contain a larger percentage OF
sugar than beets grown anywhere In
the world. The Rocky Ford factory Is
now rearrangin9 some Of Its machin-
cry, the beets being 10 rich they Will
not submit to the usual methods en-
ployed at the other factories.
"Cantaloupes are also very profit
able crop, and many growers estimate
they will pay 800 an acre net. l saw
two and one-half acres near Rocky
Ford that yielded the grower $1,000.
This was on rented land, Of which the
owner received one-third Of the crop.
This may be rather an exceptional
case, but 1t proves what extensive
farming will do.
Lands In the vicinity OF Rocky
Ford, before the erection of the sugar
factory, that sold for $35, $40 and $50
an acre, are worth to-day from $50
to $3.50 an acre. The question Is what
Ia land worth that will net over and
above all expenses from SIS to $125
an acre?
1.-THE prosperous conditions that ex-
list at Rocky Ford will be duplicated
farther down the valley, or between
Lamar and Holly. This company has
completed arrangements for second
factory to cost 81 600, 600 or more, the
work to be commenced In the early
spring, while the third factory is not
far remote probability.
LANDS In the Holly district and the
very choicest In the valley and under
| ulOSt lDtTleSt rybtC" VI Htlkutous
with a never-failing supply Of water,
a perpetual water right going with the
land is selling at $35 per acre, with ten
per cent down and the balance in sew
en- years Mt six per cent. The company
will also build houses, barns. ETC., on
which they require fifty per cent.
down and the balance In seven years
at six per cent"
- AZ 4 a a
to attack Colon shortly and which re-
Quested that the respective nationali-
ties be notified:
"I acknowledge receipt Of your letter
Of yesterday and hereby respectfully
notify you that any Interference on
your part with the free transit Of
goods or passengers across the 18TH
mus of Panama would lie violation
Of treaty rights with my government,
and the latter, should You attempt
such interference, would act accord.
ingly.
Construction Of free access to the
Panama railroad stations in Colon
from any docks Mt this port or OBJ
struction of the main streets leading
to the Panama railroad stations, or
any act on the part of insurgent forces
rendering such access dangerous
would be regarded as interference
with the above mentioned free tran.
sit"