Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-02-01
ROCKY FORD, COLORADO,
THIRD ANNUAL
FARMERS
Held at Rocky Ford. Colorado. Januasy 18th and
18th 1901.

Of Rocky Ford opened Thursday with
M address by Colonel I.ockhart.
Dr. Meyer aud Mr.. Woodbury. enter
taincd the audience by a plano duet.
II. II. Griffin was elected SECRETARY.
Mr. q. W. Goss then addressed some
remarks To the subject of Farm Econ .
omy.
Among the numerous points made In
these rcn,arks. mention nny bc made OF
I'll. following:
Honesty Is the best OF economy.
Try not to ov.rtnx your strength: too
many farmers attempt To do Too ihuch'
let the head save the feet. |
Take good care of all stock AMI prop |
cr,y. II. watchfui Of others success.
IL. OF one mlnd-whcn you decide To
io u thing io II. Il
Get all the information you can ana
rely Oh your Judgment.
Producc the best Of nil food products
OH the farm. ,,
Re temperate In eating and drinking.
Mr.. Baxter not brin. present. the uis'
,nssion was taken up.
Mr.. wIntrrhaltcr said that thcfc was
great negligence on the part Of farmers
i'm the care OF farm machinery. Also
| th,r,. should bc morc economy IN irri'
rniin. waters.
Nr. Fcplason remarked ihnt II was
no, good economy To I. too saving OF
.xpcn,Iiturcs: that n few dollars cs'
pcn,ici would often bring many III ~
urn: improving was saving.
Mc.srs. Ncwbcrry and McNn'' re-
marked that often too long hours wcr'
expected Of farm help: that forc'fni
work cannot bc done II the hours ARE
much tn exceed ten per day.
! Mr.. Woodbury. thought 1t would bc
-.
wives and boys.
| Colonel I.ockhart thought n unircr.
| al reduction OF the hours OF inhor
would hc beneficial.
Nfr. B,inn thought that farmers were
quick to see the economy In reference
to good care and proper hours Q!
| work for stock. hut were slow To snow
the same regard for men.
Adjournment was now taken unit
after dinner.
The afternoon session opened with
n pIano duet by DIR. Meyer and Mr..
Woodbury..
Mr.. Baxter being present. responded
to the subject OF Farm Economy. The
writer thought the farmer should keen
more strict accounts of business nf-
fairs: that most Of us know more OF
economy than we care to practice: TINT
iucing on the farm TO the greatest cN-
tent possible all products Required.
such as meats. vegetables. etc: that
farmers employed false economy In not
| holding together better for the upbuild
ing of their mutual advantages.
Mr.. Matthews thought often economy
was not employed in the using of poor
| tools.
Mr.. Ncwherry thought that too much
was required Of the child on the farm
and that the boy did not get his dues.
Mr.. Fcnlason remarked that the chii'
drcn were not taken into the confidence
Of the parents rs much as they should
he and that one reason for the failure
of the boys to like the farm was the
prevailing opinion that manual labor
| was degrading. which was far from
| true.
| Mr.. William Wintcrhaltcr then ad-
dressed the institute upon the subject
of Seeding Sugar Bccts."
He said the presence of so many pco'
| plc spoke for the success OF the in.
| dustry. and that II had been success.
Every effort had been made to coop.
crotc with the farmers and that the
| farmers had assisted. He advised the
farmers not to think they knew II all
| from the success of last year. The
| ocrcnrc of sugar bects would he nj.
| most doubled this year. and that the
| average for this year was above ten
| tons per acre.
| The speaker also replied 10 those nc.
| cusinr the company Of furnishing rJor
| seed by saving that 1t would he wholly
against their interests to do so: .thnt the
seed was imported. was tested ana
guaranteed.
The discussion showed that some
| ,,,.,f,rr,I .t,vl,tnnn-i inch
while others desired twenty inches
Rcplyinr to questions. Mr.. Winter
halter thought flooding Of bccts in
furious. ,..-.,.,.,
The evening session Thursday oncn"d
| win ni,no duet by DIR. Meyer and Mr.
| Woodbury.. ~
Nr =. X. Blum was the first sneak
or. He thought It would take nuinher
of wears compilation of facts 10 SHOW
inst how and when irrigation VIII vary
! IN, Tonnage and sugar content. lie also
argued for the use of nitrogehous t'r
| tiliZcrs.
| Mr. Wiutcrlalter then presented Il
| ,,nor ,,non the same subject Essen
! ,i,l points Of his remarks were ns 1oi-
| lows. That fertilization was very I'M
| nort,nt and that all manure should be
vol husbanded. Phosphoric acid
nushrs forward Young beet plants aud
assists in producing good quality. nN-
, nerioucc had shown that in TINS NHli'y
/ alfalfa sod produced bects OF good
| quality. .,,. ,,. ,,,r a,
| ,,,n subject of the ''Economicnl Deliv-
crv of Bects." He said that 1t was the
, MOI. cont Of sugar and tonnage alone
| HAT made It profitable to the farmrr-
,hnsc things that 20 TO help the farm
~. mike up the net return to him. The
farmer expected nll benefits that did IN
,ny way add to the expense. or thG COM
nnny,, what tile farmer desired was
regularity and certainty IN orders tor