Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-12-20
worth Of beans and has 5000 pounds to
hold over for seed from about 30 acres.

hold over for seed from about 10 acres.
T. ]. Willis saws: ~ raised is acres of
sugar beets which averaged rs tons to the
acre. l received SS.2S to the ton. These
bccts cost me about sSS.oo an acre to
raise. leaving me net profit Of 1907. So
on my IS acres OF bccts l also raised
% acres OF hay. which averaged -. tons
TO the acre: received &. 90 per ton. max
ing eioso.o oo for my hay crop This hay
cost me $i.oo per ton TO water and put
sane in the stack. leaving me a net profit
on hay o! eSSS.oo. also raised 10 acres
OF corn. which went IS bushels to the
acre; 10 acres OF spring wheat. from
which raised 20 bushels TO the acre: IS
acres OF Mexican beans 20 bushels to the
acre. for which ! sold for s;.7S hun
drrd. Counting /, all. this does not make
a bad showing for one man. | consider
the Arkansas Valley near i:ocky Ford
the hes, place to make money in the
United States"
MIR. Erannon says: II purchased 70
acres OF fenlason * Gretchen. S miles
east of TO Ky f"rd. near Swink station.
! paid eos an acre for this land. onc-thir |
cash. balance in three equal payments at
per cent. l sold from isis acres OF
bcc,s and canialoupcs sisse.oo worth Of
produce. ! also purchased this fall an
other twenty from the same firm. having
money enough from my crop to make
my payment on the :irs, 20 and make the
hrs, payment on the other 30 aud still
have money enough to take me through
TO another crop season.
Mr.. Layton says: Il purchased from
Fcnlason x Crcichcr 20 acres near Swink.
From o.. acres OF bcc,s and can,aioupcs
sold ssSs. 1 did no, purchase the land
until very late and was no; on the land TO
commence farming until six weeks iatcr
than | should have been, and still have
made an excellent showing. Consider
the Arkansas Valley the hes; place
ever saw for che farmer"
There was abou, $50 cars OF can,
lonPcs shipped from the Valley this year
From 700 TO 800 crates IN a car. averaged
abou, - cents per crate. 30 YOU can see
the immense ainoun; OF money the can
ialoupc business brought TO our section
this year.
c. J. Samples says: ~ own a iive-acrc
tract near Rocky Ford. This year
raised twu acres OF canialoupcs: sold the
simc for $500. also raised one acre OF
sugar bcc;s which I sold for sisS."
!. ID. Hale says: ~ raised TO acres of
sugar bcc;s ON my place near Rocky Ford.
iHcN aNcfaScu NC Ig tons TO the acre,
for which realized se1 TO the acre. The
COS, TO raise these bccts was ss5 per acre,
leaving me a net profit on the i9 acres OF
sS9S. The cost includes all OF my own
work. also raised four acres OF cau,a.
loupcs and wa,crnclons from which
made 500
J. II. Award says: II purchased ITO
acres from Fcnlason * Gretchen las,
spring at cost of sI.Soo. I rented the
place for the season OF 1901. and from
my share of the crops received se;o.
This tall l sold the place for $500.
paid $500 cash when bought the Iio
acres. and after figuring the profit, the
raise III land and crops. find that have
made s2,iso from an investment of
$500. I put all of the money in land
again, through their Office. and expect
TO do equally as well mex, year"
{. W. Fcnlason says: II own Is acres
one and one-half miles east of Rocky
Ford. | had four acres of cantaloupcs
from which received $3.50 and five and
onc-half acres in sugar bccts from which
received s97 per acre. The lest of the
place had in feed for my cows. keep
twelve to fifteen head OF fine milch cows,
have separator make butter for the
Rocky Ford trade and receive thirty
cents per pound for my butter the entire
year. / find that I can clear above all