Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-24
FARMING MATTERS.
Value Of Horse Power.

VV.VoO, TeHhTkeu t1iI, kTby-nulIeus
Intelligent looking man at the Brown
hotel last evening. says the Denver Re-,
publican. ''In 1900 the agricultural
wealth had advanced to 320. .O0O. .OO0. .OO0.i
The increase Of 1000 900. 900 was con-.
slderably greater than tho total value
OF the farms and farm products Of the
entire country In 1850. am not y
prophet. but will say that unless there
is great development In the irrigation
Of large areas of land at present uncul-.
tivated In the United States. there Will
be a check In these figures In the next
ten years. The reports will show that
we have about reached the maximum.
or are on the down-hill grade
l.. q. Powers. the speaker. Is statis-.
ucinn OF the Department OF Agriculture.
at Washington. He has charge OF re-l
ports submitted by 10000 enumerators.
In the United States. and he In an en-.
cyclopedia OF Information In regard to,
tho farm products and farm develop
ment OF the country.
THE United States" sAid he. "uscsi
more horses and mules on the farms'
and more farm machinery than all of
Europe outside Of Russia That nc-
counts In q large measure for our mar
velous progress. We have had more,
than four times ns many horses nndi
mules In this country than there arc;
In Germany. Tho result In We can pro-i
duco farm products. ship them by rail-
and ocean to Germany. pay the high
tariff and sell them right In tho middle
Of Germany against home consumption.
Why is Il We can do this! because wo'
make use OF horsefcsh. Ono horse IN,
equal to six men In muscular power.l
Ten million men and 2o.OoJ. 600 horscs
and mules nrc equal In work to l1D. .0J1.-
ah s.tk 10. l,s.S
horSr and mui. for large share Of OUR
greatness to-day.
There ia another Interesting phase
of our progress that II might b. inter
rstin. To note. The time In rapidly CON-
In. when ". will b1 sending ricr to-
China and Japan aud selling II In sue
crsaful competition with native grown
rico. Tho simo In not far distant ~hcn
we will b. sending immense ships to-
tho Orient loaded with tho bcst wheat
OF tho world. and the tin. Ia coming.
too. when nearly all tho arid region oe
this country will BE- brought within tho
control Of men and crops will bc raised
which uiil md ready market.
-ts will 10 impossible. To irsiEasr air
thee land. but plants adapted To tho
non.irriEabi- areas arc noa being dis
covered and bTuash, To America. .
saw the tirnt twenty bushels Of wheat
ever grown in III. arid region. and IL
~aa lesson shall never forget In tho
perseverance aad ingenuity Of man!
We shuuli never erass To hnp1 for
greater things In America We will 10
able to compete SUCCESSFULLY with the
cheap Chinese isloF In an occupation.
which 'h. Chinese hare followed fog
thousands af years. James iiiil Of tho
gsrst Northern railroad IL preparing 10
chip wheat across the Pacific. and u II
not an Idle dFratn. We arc able aErt-
cni,ursily to do aiinus, nnythins. pro-
siarsi vu have the assistance Of horses
md machinery. Think af this: The
hoFSra and mules on American farms
represent a greater power than all tho
steam. electricity and water wheels Ia
Grra, Britain and the rsitrd States
Mr.. Powers conferred yesterday vi,h
rrrsidsat Springer and Secretary Mar
tin OF the National Live Stock Asspci-
alton In regard TO the live stock eua.
stts which tho association IL dcsiruus ur
securing. As representative Of the AE-
TirtsItuFai Department Mr.. Powers Ia
heartily In accord with tho wishes Of
the live stock mon and will give any
assistance possible. lie believes ,ha, a
correct yearly census OF live stock and
food products would be Of vas. aayaht-
ago to producers and consumers. even
tDbUEU " - bpENteFb VI NaH spFEss2t9Fssa
The people at tho Colorado expert.
fneut station have found that Russian
speits has a feeding value at least
equal TO corn and greater than wheat
and barley.
II seems like carrying Goals 10 New
castle when Nebraska men come out
TO Colorado to buy swine. This was,
fone. however. last week when George
Quinby Of Lexington. Seb4. visited the
San Luis valley and purchased car
load OF ano alfalfa poTkers around An
tosito in Coneios county. which will
he fed and finished on soft corn this.
fail.-Fieid and Farm.
The Irrigation Congress at Colorado
Springs this week was more largely
attended than for years. Moreover.l
the delegates in attendance were more
largely interested in the good OF the.
cause and hence more practical work
was laid out TO further the irrigation.
of the arid west The meeting was
harmonious. enthusiastic and more
hopeful Of the future than any previ-'
uusly held. There is work to be done
and the plans nov incubasins will
probably be carried TO eomplesion.--
Field and Farm.
new anu important WSH IRE IeHHfp
parafI1nc wax has been discovered by.
a prominent resident Of Ohio. who had
two trees badly damaged by Storm
one a maple and the other an apple.
In each case large limb was broken;
down from the trunk. but still at
tached to Il. The limbs were pTpppeil
up and held securely with straps.
very much "a a broken leg might bs
fastened with splints. and then melt.
cd refined wax was poured into and
over all the cracks. The surgical op-
Grafton was entirely successful. The
paraIline prevented the escape Of the
rap. kept out the rain and moisture
which would have roited the trees.
prevented the depretiations OF insects
and the limbs seem thus far to be
perfectly re-attaehed to the trees.
There is practically no difference In
the quantity of pork that can be pro-
iuced from the same weight of wheat
or corn and in this connection Il might
be we'll to bear in mind that Colorado
is full of shTiveled wheat this season.
In four trials an average Of i99 pounds
of ground wheat we're required TO pro-
fiuce leo pounds Of gain in live weight