Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-02-07
FARMING MATTERS.
Farming Netss.

Stock in the North Park are expected
to 1e doing finely this winter.
A beet sugar growers association
has been organized at Fort Collins BY
farmers interested In the industry.
Two or three little creameries up the
country are about ready to 20 out Of
business for the winter because the
patrons are drying Oh their cows on
account OF the high price Of feed
stuffs. =
A company to promote tho growth OF
the beet sugar industry In tho state
BY assuming the management Of all
details In connection with esta baish.
ment Of new beet sugar factories, has
been formed at Denver. under the
title Of The Sugar Factory construc-
ton Company. The officers and direct
ors include men who have iuterests In
the various mechanical and other
branches combined In the maintenance
Of beet sugar factories.
In somerespects theeastern people can
show us how to do things In the right
way. Down In Michigan the LndinG-
ganixation Of farmers, has done much
toward introducing new methods for
packing and marketing fruit. II II
now preparing to broaden It's lines and
will erect . factory this winter for the
manufacture OF fruit packages. This
action has been brought about by the
knowledge that the trust In negotiating
for the control OF the basket factories
In tho fruit belt thercabouts.
The Inhabitants Of Morgan county
have special reason to be thankful for
the prosperity enjoyed by them during
the year 1901, caused by the compile
tiou OF tho large Bjou canal and its
reservoirs Just finished. The large
canal. forty feet wide on the bottom
and twenty-five miles long. II at last
completed and water was during short
period this fall running through It's en-.
tire length. and the laternls leading
to tho farms have been fillcsi 70 over.
flowing. showing the absolute success
OF the enterprise for the reclaiminE
and irriEatinE Of over 10000 acres oe
land. all Immediately tributary % Fort
Morgan. the county seat OF Morgan
county. The company being fully
aware Of the great value Of storage
water have secured two large reaer-
voir sites. covering LOO acres. having
. storage capacity of l!OulOOO.OO
cubic feet Of water. tho larger Of
which. with Z capacity Of @D.00O.OD
cubic feet. is practically completed.
Uuo tUS "ut&b ~ uuW UrtuR buu tuto
the satne for use next summer when
needed. ~ So -
After waiting peariy . third of .
century for the Colorado pcople 10 ~
the pace with alfalfa The Kansas farm.
ees are finally .bcginuing to aprHreiatr
u Dustn3 he terrible druuth Of last
sumpaer 1 proved the onc salvnti0s
clause Of the country sud now Al has
more friends down there than ever be-
fore. During the scourxv In which cr.
ery living thing was burned up. alfalfa
yielded tWo. thTrc aud cvcn four cut.
tin1s and the stockman posresscd Of
even Q few nerVs of it Wus looked upou
% . sort of poteutate. Il II estimated
that $4,000 acrca Of alfalfa arr grow.
Ing In the Sunnowcr State. Each ycur
the acrcnRc h Increased ani ten years
ESQ fewer thau a1OOO acrra wcrc
raised. In sousc COUNTIES thu uplands
are sown to EnSiiah blue grass and aI
falfa. which furnishes hay. hrsidcs
early and late pasturusr before and af.
tcr native grasses arr ready for graz
Ing. thereby slurienIns the cost and
period Of frCsllnK stock frusn two To
foue months. This allows stock rails
ers much mort time for otherwise itis-
proving their farms and attending To
their various crops.