The state herald., 1904-06-03

The HERALD occaslonly expresses an
opinion on the merits OF certain methods
Of farming in eastern Colorado and does
30 in . rather positive manner. We
have sometimes wondered II the farmer
Readers Of the HERALD did not, when
reading these opinions, sccasioIly smile
Ia themselves and say, "What does the
HERALD man know about farming any
how as he has never done any farming
in Colorado except with his PEN Such
rssark could Of course be made With
considerable show Of reason. Howev.
or. while We have not since coming to
Colorado actnally held tn. plo~ that til.
led the soil, We have always been enough
intrrested IN the development Of the
natural resources oi our county 10 keep
enr eyes and ssrs wide open for any and
every method OF farming tha, held out
snv prospect o. sowing the problem Of
successful farming in this part Of ths
state with or without irrigation. In do
30 We have slways been pleased to learn
ot my experiment in farming that's could
be taken ss foundation for advocating
what We had been convinced to be al
improved method Of farming in the rsin
belt. The HERALD advocated the Camp.
bell system Of cultivation for what 10
known Nc our buffalo grass land ana
urged the farmers to make test Of il.
Plenty OF facts in regard to the success.
full tests Of the system IN other states
were gwen 10 show, as We believed, that
1t could be made = success IN our coun.
~ but the iarmsrs, or most Of them a,
least, evidently thought tho s,s,em vas
altogether too slow for = western farmer.
We recently heard OF . test OF this sys
TEN OF cultivation that was made in our
own county and tho correctness Of the
figures and facts OF which cannot DO sue
cessiully questioned. Henry Hurgreav.
ss IL one Of the Paillips county farnsn
who bss always held TO the belief that
tie rich buffalo grsss land Of our county
would eventually DO put to a nors pro.
Fable use than the grazlug OF stock.
Having faith IN the Huai success OF iarri.
lug in this part of the state, be has been
making tssis OF different methods Of cul.
n'm'ion us opportunity was afforded
him. lilo Is hrm believer in the Camp
bell System oi cultivation for the rain
belt and one year ago this spring he
mr. - a o..
but planted 10 crop on the land that
spring and during the crop season oc.
ens,oniy narrowed the land 10 prevent
the growth OF vegetation md to Keep
th. top Of the ground loose In order to
retain Us much oi the moisture Of the
season Ne possible. 10 the fai b. rue.
cd the land TO isll wheat aud he harvest.
ed wheat on that piers OF land that made
Si.ld Of 10 bushels per acre. whes,
r.iscd on tho same farm thst year uut
put IA under the old method made hiui a
yield OF bushels per mere. Recently
wo gave the HshALp readers n clipping
from the For, Collinn Courn.r giving
the resul,s from this system Of farming
10 raising fall wheat b,nr Borthoud this
stat- IN which u vas stated that the
yield OF ~hss, was from - TO " bushels
p.r acre. Nos We CIV. you the results
OF q similar t.st In our own county and
ask yon not 10 satisfy yourself by smil.
ing and saying to yourself, "wsll. that
n only newspaper man farming 10 bis
mind" This sy.ism of farming will
raise good orops Of wheat On the buffalo
gr.ss land Of our county and the man.
~ho attn 's'u'ss To bsli.vs this sitter Il
hiss be.n done right before h,s eyes, has
simply determined ihA, hs will DO, 10
h-ssit