Gunnison news-champion., 1903-07-10
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rrp- e. la- . a.ro- af aafs and
wll eu 8 ims f 4ai hay frosa the
same A.-a iG acres 81 alfalfa
whieh wu weld go tous. Fran
hte aar.s ai Isituacs Mr BraWn vii
rsi-c ar lea-t l5 tlns this wear i
caudrIans remaIu tayouthle H.
al-a has in ~ acrc- af fimaahy aud
will cm frmn b - taus al eNeelieui
has
j A Haymaker and -sin. 4 NJ
have hcated Hew ranch Il 2,n
acrc- near tbe u,Huth af lasi Canon
gtdch which they are improving
They have already placed 30 acrcs
uuJer cuhira,ial mostly in garden
produee twenty aere- ,i I,8taiaes
have heu planted and they eXpeci
go TINS If rhis vegetable f1r the
market They al-a have in hve
arre- ai hue garden truek besides
-ams bay and grain Thar home is
l1catcd m a bluff overlooking q
smiling valley which some dav vii
blusspn as the ro-c.
Harry Iiu:on has a beautiful
ranch IT ,BH acrcs on the Gunnisn
about SIX miles NORTH of town which
be- Is improving YEARLY lie has in
this wear ~ acres ID grain which
will sield l0N0 bushels. ; acres af
iuf hay q acres nf potataes which
Will produce at least ~ tons. 10
acres ut fine seeded hay land and
one acre Of excellent garden Mr.
Linton prides himself on raising
hne garden produce which be mar
kci- in Gunnisou. His ranch is So
situated that it ESCAPES the latc
irpsts and be has never had failure
Ills wheat Is heading out now. he
raises successfully cautcl1upcs. tuma
t1es, cucumhers, squash. sweet corn.
beans and an endless variety of
choice vegetables. Mr.. Linton is
well pleased with farming Ina Gunni-
SON county aud thinks the opputu-
nifty is great for Improvement all
along the line. lie will next season
put in a line Of small fruits such a.
strawberries, raspberries and cur
rants He Is successful farmer
and viii no doubt win in his expert
menis.
II. W Stanley has recently taken
POO acres Of good ranch land below
Almont. He is now putting it
under cultivation and calculates to
put in hydraulic ram To- hoist
sufficient water To irriqate | 40 acres
Of choice mesa land east of the river. |
Mr.. Stanley has in six acres of oats
and barley and garden and will
have small crop this season.
Vernon Davis adds ranching 10
his other business and has J,p acres
OF line land at Almont. part of which |
is being cultivated. He raises vepe-
tables and other products for lis
excellent summer resort
August Shoup has 80 acres Of
ranch land above Almont ON East
river. He has , acres in oats besides
will cut 20 tons of hay.
Mrs. |. w. Comstock has very
pretty ranch below Howeville on
East river. Of POO acres. One
hundred acres are under cultivation
as follows: ~ acres oats and barley. |
and balance in timothy and native |
hay. The yield this season is estl- |
mated at 40 tons timothy and 60 tons |
native hay besides a good crop Of
grain.
q. +. Willis owner of the original !
Jack : Cabin ranch Of 100 acres has
a showing for good crops this fall. !
He expects TO have l3o tons of oats
and hay.
Horace l.. Fisher owns 100 acres
of good ranch land on the west side |
Of East river which he is putting
under cultivation. He will cnt |
about 60 tons of timothy besides 20
or 30 tons ofnative hay. Mr. Fisher
also has IN some grain which is
doing nicely.
John Lorr is one Of the pioneer
ranchmen Of the East river. lie 4
and his sister, Miss May, have been |
in the valley for the past 10 wears. 1
They have improved their place 1
nicely and are successful in the /
farming industry The ranch viii /
yield tins season about I3j tons If /
timothy hay besides l , tons Of aat
hay.
J. r. and Pavton Spanu have an /
excellent ranch Of 800 acres fram
which they will cut 2tu tons Of /
good timothy. redtop and native Law /
this season. They also have iu a |
good crop of vegetables.