Gunnison news-champion., 1903-07-03
The LOWER TOMCIA
Sroapezss aeoas tbs Va!ley R.a-h<s
an5 lf-tls Loeai IseEns


fif hrtile Z Iamalea valley found the
raHflmau sfssr1u- and fhe pru=
I peats fr sHieudil cr1r,s thi- iail -
oal.ant Ma-er this -ca-lu Dr. ahsn
dlHt aud the has gram and veze
tahla- growing EAST The ranchmeH
are clHhsieuf af god season ID =
I The intention ct ths NEe-- -CHaNrGeS
/ editor o. yisif atber farming seeiIans
81 She c9uuiE beflre this -aumer
! -oasln b. over and note the c1uditian
al crups and other prospects The
report tr1m tha Ranches visited this
week is a. fllaWs
& John GrthuE wb1-e ranch h. b.
Gated about f1Hr m..e- east af t,uu
aI-a. sav- Che bay Vell lrm hi-
ani this season viii 5e iuIIr NEi
i4Hs Mr. trIhn1 aI-H 1a- lu ezcei
Ieu garden lll- ruab IS situated
ainIv W tae lHH..HI aaI Boz b. a.
slr.I an aHHnI1IH. Hi vafar fHr all
Iw-atlHE purposes.
The adjoining ruaH Hu tHe sasi
owned bv ~mae lauIH viii al-8
have hUe 1r1H1f bay anil Vegetables
AII lanll b. au a'I timer m the val
Iev auj ha- bad uH#h experience m
laruInz aHI suau- bow O.. estimate
crops llc bias mur u.t HnA
from WhieH be vII GOO fII- -sasm
l55 faH- ai hay
D. 10 NrDu..I fIa sturdy aua-
tr frm klu-1- who uHutIr Uw
chased the NrCauua ranch au tde
Tmichi six uIIa- rl-f aI Gmui-ua,
has assurance aI big HHy crop this
tlll Hr has 25J aHre- H ground a
great deal of which Is ular rultiva-
lion. Mr. Mcdowell experts tn cut
$50 toms gf bav.
Clylr Mrlch who recently pur
chased the Jemiug- ranch improN-
ing il fast and b. relpng the benefit
al his labars Ills ranch contains
$50 acres 1f ground which runs along
TJmichi creek for "a mile and three
quarters. IT. Is a large area 5l ranch
land and viii This season yield $50
toms Of hav. This production Is an
/ increase over the past years aud Mr.
Welch intends TO keep ON with inn
: provements
/ Por Van Tuvl. a GunnisOn boy. is
making a success ranching in the
/ T0michi valley. lie has lab1red
faithfully and now has very pro
ductive place His ranch embraces
/ 100 acres and the crop will be large
from it this year Port expects ta
I cut 3ju toms of hav which is doing
nicely lie has in fifteen acres Of
grain and does more general farm
ing than almost any ranchman in the
lower valley.
I Palmer Nadcr, one of the pioneers
oG the valley, has splendid ranch,
well equipped Tie is enjoying much
/ prosperity and predicts not only ex-
cellent crops for himself but also for
the whole valley. Last year his
place produced 300 tons of hay
This year il Will yield much more.
Mr. Nader has a large herd Of cattle
which he feeds much of his hay dur
/ ing the winter months. He Is now
milking eighteen cows and produces
considerable fine butter for the mar
ket. Mr. Nader is ranging his cattle
/ in Taylor park this year and be
states thar the ranges there are excel
lent.
Robert Parliu, proprietor Of the
/ Pitkin-Farliu stage line, has a good
ranch Of l2O acres, near Parlin, that
he is improving as rapidly as pos
sible. He now has 30 acres under
cultivation and IL putting the other
part of the ground in shape for crops
as fast as be can. Iti all mesa
land and under the ditch
James Henry recently took up 500
acres Of ground under the desert
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